1949 Swiss Grand Prix
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Date
3 July 1949
Official name
IX Grand Prix de Suisse
Location
Circuit Bremgarten, Bern
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1949 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 July 1949 | ||
| Official name | IX Grand Prix de Suisse | ||
| Location | Circuit Bremgarten, Bern | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7,280 km (4.523 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 291,200 km (180.951 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:50.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:52.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | ||
The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Bremgarten on 3 July 1949. The race was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 125. Ascari's team mate Luigi Villoresi was second and Raymond Sommer was third in a Talbot-Lago T26C. Giuseppe Farina set pole and fastest lap in his Maserati 4CLT/48 but retired with mechanical problems.[1][2][3]
