1949 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
| 1949 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 March 1949 | ||
| Official name | X Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Location | Gávea, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 10.78 km (6.70 mi) | ||
| Distance | 15 laps, 161.64 km (100.44 mi) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Chico Landi | Maserati | |
| Time | 7:39.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The X Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro was a Grand Prix motor race held at Gávea, Rio de Janeiro on 27 March 1949. The race was held over 15 laps and was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CLT. Chico Landi in a Maserati 4CL set fastest lap but retired after an accident.[1]
Classification
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati 4CLT | 1:57:17.3, 82.806kph |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Ferrari 125 C | +42.0s |
| 3 | Francisco Marques
|
Maserati 4CL | +6:01.3 |
| 4 | Aloísio Fontenelle
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | +7:29.4 |
| 5 | Henrique Casini
|
Alfa Romeo | +1 lap |
| 6 | Annuar de Góes Daquer
|
Maserati | +2 laps |
| Ret. | Domingo Lopes
|
Bugatti | 9 laps, accident |
| Ret. | Chico Landi
|
Maserati 4CL | 7 laps, accident |
| Ret. | Alberto Ascari
|
Maserati 4CLT | Accident |
| Ret. | Benedicto Lopes
|
Bugatti | |
| Antônio Fernandes da Silva
|
Maserati | ||
| Carlos Barbosa
|
Maserati | ||
| Nino Stefanini
|
Bugatti | ||
| Rodrigo Miranda
|
Maserati |
References
[edit]- ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-08-11.
Additional reading
[edit]- Melo, Victor Andrade (2009-02-17). "Antes de Fittipaldi, Piquet e Senna: o automobilismo no Brasil (1908-1954)". Motriz. Revista de Educação Física. (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 (1): 104–115.
- Melo, Victor Andrade de (2011). "Before Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna: The Beginning of Motor Racing in Brazil (1908–1954)". The International Journal of the History of Sport (2): 253–267. doi:10.1080/09523367.2011.537915. ISSN 0952-3367.