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Formula Libre Races 1949

Round	Date	Race	State	Started
1	18.4.1949	Goodwood Easter [Formula Libre Handicap 1]	GB
2	18.4.1949	Goodwood Easter [Formula Libre Handicap 2]	GB
3	18.4.1949	Goodwood Easter [Formula Libre Handicap 3]	GB
4	24.4.1949	Coupe d'Argent [Voiturette+Sports]	F
5	21.5.1949	Bruxelles [Voiturette]
6	5.6.1949	Bol d'Or	F
7	9.7.1949	Curragh [Formula Libre]	IRL
8	9.7.1949	Leinster [Formula Libre]	IRL
9	10.9.1949	Curragh [Formula Libre Handicap]	IRL
10	17.9.1949	Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 1]	GB
11	17.9.1949	Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 2]	GB
12	17.9.1949	Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 3]	GB
13	17.9.1949	Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 4]	GB
14	25.9.1949	Norisring [F2]	D	7

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 1

Goodwood Easter [Formula Libre Handicap 1]

Easter Monday (1st Easter Handicap, Formula Libre Race), Goodwood Motor Circuit	Date: 18.4.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 120,363 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	12	Frank Kennington	Cisitalia D46	5	0:09:37,600	Monoposto
2.	7	George Mackie	Rover Spl	5	0:10:08,600	Monoposto
3.	5	Gordon Shillito (GB)	Riley 2.0	5	0:10:10,200	Racing
4.	10	Ken Dowling (GB)	Riley 1.7
5.	2	Oscar Moore (GB)	OBM			Racing
6.	3	John Heath (GB)	HW Alta			Racing

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 2

Goodwood Easter [Formula Libre Handicap 2]

Easter Monday (2nd Easter Handicap, Formula Libre Race), Goodwood Motor Circuit	Date: 18.4.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 128,361 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	51	Stirling Moss (GB)	Cooper JAP	5	0:09:41,600	Monoposto
2.	63	Dick Jacobs (GB)	MG Spl	5	0:10:06,000
3.	52	George Abecassis (GB)	Cooper Vincent	5	0:10:06,400	Monoposto
4.	65	Lionel Leonard (GB)	MG KN Spl
5.	55	George Hartwell	Cooper Vincent			Monoposto
6.	59	Gerry Dunham (GB)	Alvis Spl			Monoposto

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 3

Goodwood Easter [Formula Libre Handicap 3]

Easter Monday (3rd Easter Handicap, Formula Libre Race), Goodwood Motor Circuit	Date: 18.4.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 135,475 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	22	Reg Parnell (GB)	Maserati 4CLT/48	5	0:09:38,200	Monoposto
2.	31	Tony Rolt (GB)	Alfa Romeo	5	0:09:39,000	Monoposto
3.	23	Fred Ashmore	Maserati 4CLT/48	5	0:09:51,800	Monoposto
4.	33	Jim Byrom	Bugatti T35B
5.	27	David Murray (GB)	Maserati 4CL			Monoposto
6.	35	xxx	Talbot T150C 82934

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 4

Coupe d'Argent [Voiturette+Sports]

Coupe d'Argent, Montlhéry	Date: 24.4.1949

Sportscars race ran in conjuction with voiturette race.

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
	-	Guillaumet	Peugeot				1.	S
	-	Guerne	?				2.	S

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 5

Bruxelles [Voiturette]

Grand Prix de Bruxelles	Date: 21.5.1949

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
	Other starters:
	6	Aldo Gordini (F)	Simca Gordini TMM 0001GCS	Gordini

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 6

Bol d'Or

XXI° Bol d'Or, 24 Heures, Montlhéry	Date: 5.6.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance: 2487,542 km

Winner's average speed: 101,586 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	43	Robert Manzon (F)	Simca Gordini Coupe 1100cc	24:00:00,000	1.	S1.1
2.	42	Fiebre	Simca Gordini 508C 810404		2.	S1.1
3.	18	Vernet	Simca		1.	R1.1
4.	41	Huc	Simca		3.	S1.1
	50	Molinari	Simca Deho		1.	S750
	65	Cornet	Le Nivet		1.	C750
	66	Renaud	Villard		1.	C750
	12	Vinot	Amilcar Jeff		2.	R1.1
	52	Gilson	Simca		2.	S750
	16	Lambert	Lambert Sp.		3.	R1.1
	53	Brousse	Simca 6		3.	S750
	30	Lecerf	Simca		4.	S1.1
	55	Bianchi	Renault		4.	S750
	38	Guillard	Simca		5.	S1.1
	35	Fanfani	Simca		6.	S1.1
	32	Lacroix	Simca Deho		7.	S1.1
	37	Ferid	Simca Ferid		8.	S1.1
	In entry list only:
	1	Lachaize	D.B. - Citroën	Not known if ran		S1.5
	2	Laverdure	Berte Sp.	Not known if ran		S1.5
	4	Quentin	Simca	Not known if ran		S1.5
	10	Serraud	Simca Deho	Not known if ran		R1.1
	11	Mottet	M. Special	Not known if ran		R1.1
	14	Pouponneau	Amilcar	Not known if ran		R1.1
	17	Georget	Chauzy Sp.	Not known if ran		R1.1
	19	Le Jamtel	Dergi	Not known if ran		R1.1
	20	Breillet	Simca Léger	Not known if ran		R1.1
	21	xxx	Cisitalia	Not known if ran		R1.1
	23	Robert	Renault	Not known if ran		R1.1
	24	"Jeff"	Amilcar Jeff	Not known if ran		R1.1
	31	Puigesch	Simca Deho	Not known if ran		S1.1
	33	Estager	Simca Deho	Not known if ran		S1.1
	34	Camerano	Simca Camerano	Not known if ran		S1.1
	36	Chauzy	Chauzy Sp.	Not known if ran		S1.1
	39	Herbet	B.N.C.	Not known if ran		S1.1
	40	Boyer	Renault	Not known if ran		S1.1
	44	Pages	RS	Not known if ran		R750
	45	Dubois	Dubois Sp.	Not known if ran		R750
	51	de Malleville	Dynamit	Not known if ran		S750
	60	Denis	ARS	Not known if ran		R500
	64	Corrouge	Corrouge	Not known if ran		C1.1

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 7

Curragh [Formula Libre]

Formula Libre Race, Leinster A.C., Curragh	Date: 9.7.1949

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant
1.	-	K. Murphy	MG Magnette N-type	K Murphy
2.	-	Manthorpe	MG PB	Manthorpe
3.	-	Ross	MG TC	Ross

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 8

Leinster [Formula Libre]

Formula Libre Race, Leinster Races	Date: 9.7.1949

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Div.	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	McCrea	MG R type

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 9

Curragh [Formula Libre Handicap]

Irish Motor Racing Club, O'Boyle Trophy, Formula Libre Handicap Race, Curragh	Date: 10.9.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance: 159,325 km

Winner's average speed: 89,351 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	-	Joe Flynn (IRL)	MG 929cc	20	1:26:55,000
2.	-	Billy Groves	MG 1250	20	1:26:28,000
3.	-	Billy Leeper (GB)	MG 1250	20	1:26:39,600
4.	-	Joe Kelly (IRL)	ERA	20	1:26:39,600	Monoposto
5.	-	Peter C. T. Clark (GB)	HRG	20	1:28:06,000
6.	-	M. P. Heaslett (GB)	MG 1250	20	1:29:21,000
7.	-	S. M. Smyth	Riley 1.1	20	1:29:51,000
8.	-	Charlie Manders	Sunbeam MG	20	1:30:07,000
9.	-	Pierce Cahill (IRL)	MG 1287	20	1:30:09,000
10.	-	Dick Shattock (GB)	Atalanta 1.5	20	1:31:50,000
	Did not finish:
	-	Henry Kyle	MG Magnette K3 K3006		DNF
	-	McCrea	MG R type		DNF	Monoposto

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 10

Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 1]

Goodwood International, 1st September Handicap, Formula Libre Race, Goodwood	Date: 17.9.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 133,801 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	12	Ken McAlpine (GB)	Maserati 8CM	5	0:08:55,060	Monoposto
2.	1	Reg Parnell (GB)	Maserati 4CLT/48	5	0:09:09,000	Monoposto
3.	2	David Hampshire (GB)	Maserati 4CLT/48	5	0:09:10,600	Monoposto
4.	7	Joe Fry (GB)	Maserati 4CL	5		Monoposto
5.	9	Phillip Fotheringham-Parker (GB)	Maserati 6CM	5		Monoposto
6.	14	Roland Dutt (GB)	Maserati 8C	5		Monoposto

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 11

Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 2]

Goodwood International, 2nd September Handicap, Formula Libre Race, Goodwood	Date: 17.9.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 134,364 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	27	Tony Rolt (GB)	Alfa Aiken	5	0:09:07,400	Monoposto
2.	9	Duncan Hamilton (GB)	Maserati 6CM	5	0:09:09,000	Monoposto
3.	16	Peter Walker (GB)	ERA E type	5	0:09:22,600	Monoposto
4.	19	Cuth Harrison (GB)	ERA R8C	5		Monoposto
5.	22	Eric Winterbottom (GB)	Cooper Vincent	5		Monoposto
6.	23	Ray Merrick (GB)	Cooper Jap	5		Monoposto

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 12

Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 3]

Goodwood International, 3rd September Handicap, Formula Libre Race, Goodwood	Date: 17.9.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 130,341 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	36	Gordon Shillito (GB)	Riley 2.0	5	0:09:23,400	Racing
2.	47	Dennis Poore (GB)	Veritas	5	0:09:28,400	Monoposto
3.	40	Spencer King	Rover Spl	5	0:09:35,000	Monoposto
4.	44	Oscar Moore (GB)	OBM	5		Racing
5.	32	Richard Habershon	Delage 1927GP	5		Monoposto
6.	33	Frank Kennington	Cisitalia D46	5		Monoposto

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 13

Goodwood International [Formula Libre Handicap 4]

Goodwood International, 4th September Handicap, Formula Libre Race, Goodwood	Date: 17.9.1949

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 114,505 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Div.
1.	67	Gerry Dunham (GB)	Alvis Spl	5	0:10:07,200	Monoposto
2.	62	Ron Willis (GB)	BMW	5	0:10:15,800
3.	55	Ken Dowling (GB)	Riley Spl	5	0:10:27,600
4.	59	V. J. Hearn (GB)	Amilcar	5
5.	60	Gerry Ruddock (GB)	HRG Le Mans	5
6.	53	Jack Newton (GB)	Frazer Nash High Speed 421/100/007	5

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Formula Libre Races	Round: 14

Norisring [F2]

Motorrad u. Renwagen, Endlauf um die deutche Meisterschaft, Nürnberg Stadiongelände	Date: 25.9.1949

Started:

Circuit lenght: 4,000 km

Race distance: 40,000 km

Winner's average speed:

Fastest lap:

Fritz Riess

No. 103

Holbein HH48 BMW

2:13,4

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	104	Alex von Falkenhausen (D)	AFM 49 BMW 1	Alexander von Falkenhausen	10	0:23:14,200	1.	F2
2.	6	Willi Briem (D)	Holbein HH47 BMW	Fritz Rieß	10	0:23:46,000	1.	S2.0
3.	107	Heinz Jäger (D)	Veritas RS BMW	Heinz-Gerd Jäger	10	0:23:59,800	2.	F2
4.	100	Helmut Polensky (D)	Polensky Monopol BMW	Helmut Polensky	10	0:24:04,000	3.	F2
5.	-	Walter Assenheimer (D)	WAM - BMW	Walter Assenheimer	10	0:24:23,100	2.	S2.0
6.	-	Karl Gommann (D)	BMW 328	Karl Gommann	10	0:24:24,600	4.	F2
7.	103	Fritz Riess (D)	Holbein HH48 BMW	Fritz Rieß	10	0:24:38,200	5.	F2
	Did not finish:
	105	Hans Stuck (D)	Cisitalia D46 Fiat	Hans Stuck		DNF		F2
	In entry list only:
	1	Karl Kling (D)	Veritas RS BMW	Karl Kling				S2.0
	12	Karl Bossong (D)	Veritas RS BMW	Karl Bossong				S2.0
	24	Heinz Mölders (D)	Veritas RS BMW	Heinz Mölders				S2.0
	102	Hermann Lang (D)	Veritas RS BMW	Hermann Lang				F2
	110	Mathias Rühl	BMW 328	Mathias Rühl				F2

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Formula Libre Races 1949

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Coupe d'Argent [Voiturette+Sports]

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Bruxelles [Voiturette]

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Bol d'Or

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Curragh [Formula Libre]

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