1949 Salon Grand Prix
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Date
9 October 1949
Official name
V Grand Prix du Salon
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1949 Salon Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 October 1949 | ||
| Official name | V Grand Prix du Salon | ||
| Location | Montlhéry, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.283 km (3.904 mi) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 402.13 km (249.87 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Time | 2:25.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | |
| Time | 2:23.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
The 5th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 9 October 1949 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris, France.
The 64-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Raymond Sommer, who also set fastest lap. Harry Schell and Pierre Meyrat, also in Talbot-Lagos, were second and third.[1][2]
