VOLUME 4 SAMPLE PAGE
III COUPE DES PETITES CYLINDRÉES
Reims
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
26 laps
Maurice Trintignant
Robert Manzon
Raymond Sommer
Juan Fangio
Mario Tadini
Dudley Folland
Luigi Villoresi
Alberto Ascari
Felice Bonetto
Clemente Biondetti
Dorino Serafini
John Heath
George Abecassis
Bill Aston
Stirling Moss
Oscar Moore
René Bonnet
Eugene Martin
Giuseppe Farina
Roger Loyer
126.36 miles
Equipe Gordini
Equipe Gordini
Equipe Gordini
Automovil Club Argentina
Scuderia Ferrari
D C Folland
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari
L Platé
OSCA
HW Motors
G E Abecassis
W E Aston
A E Moss
O B Moore
Automobiles DB
E Martin
Dr G Farina
Ecurie de Paris
Simca-Gordini 15
Simca-Gordini 15
Simca-Gordini 15
Ferrari 166 Corsa/49
Ferrari 166 Corsa/48
Ferrari 166 Inter SC
Ferrari 166 Corsa/49
Ferrari 166 Corsa/49
Ferrari 166 Corsa/49
Talbot 700
OSCA
HW-Alta
Cooper 9
Cooper 9
Cooper 9
OBM
DB
Jicey
Maserati
Simca-Deho
Notes :
16
20
38
dns – opt just to do F1 race
dna
dna
Alternative Driver :
10
Franco Cortese
Shared Car :
40
"Robert"
Stirling Moss journeyed straight from
Italy to France for the next race, a week later. At
Reims he was faced with the stern challenge of a large
number of highly competitive Ferraris as well as the
Gordini team. Fangio was back in the fold and joined
by his fellow Argentinian, Froilan Gonzalez. Fangio
was again in fine form and made the best start with
Ascari doing his best to keep up.
Almost
immediately,
the
Cooper
challenge evaporated completely. Both Aston and
Abecassis dropped out and Moss started a series of
pit-stops which dropped him right out of contention so
that he only completed just over half of the required
number of laps.
At the front, Fangio started to pull away
as he and Ascari traded fastest laps. Tadini lay third
and Trintignant fourth; followed by the other two
Gordinis in the order Manzon, Sommer. The latter
dropped out of the race a few laps later when his gear
.
STARTING GRID
Fangio
Sommer
Folland
Cortese
Ascari
Trintignant
Manzon
Loyer
Heath
Bonnet
18
22
17.07.1949
0012-GC.
0011-GC.
0014-GC.
011F
06C
166SC-010I
12C
08C
NPA 5
Simca-Gordini
Simca-Gordini
Simca-Gordini
Ferrari 166/F2
Ferrari 166/F2
Ferrari 166 C
Ferrari 166/F2
Ferrari 166/F2
Ferrari 166/F2
Talbot
OSCA
Alta F2
JAP
JAP
JAP
BMW 328
Citröen
BMW 328
Maserati
Simca
85.094
6
dna
dna
lever broke, always an annoying fault. After ten laps,
Fangio was 23" ahead and he continued to increase
his lead despite Ascari lapping almost as fast.
However, after 14 laps, Fangio was suddenly out of the
race, his gearbox broken. Ascari could now relax a
little for he was nearly a minute ahead of Tadini and
much more than that ahead of Trintignant. He was in
the sole surviving Gordini when Manzon retired a lap
after Fangio. There were two other retirements late in
the race but both were classified as finishers in the
French way of things.
At the front, Ascari continued to lead
comfortably and, in the end, ran out the winner by a
large margin. Tadini and Trintignant were the only
unlapped runners. Further back John Heath was
having a steady drive into fifth place and realizing the
potential of Formula 2 for the small-scale constructor.
This realisation would lead to the HWM - Britain's first
real step on the stairway to Grand Prix success
RESULTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Ascari
Tadini
Trintignant
Folland
Heath
Bonnet
Martin
Moore
26
26
26
24
24
23
19
17
1:19'56.9"
1:21'22.3"
1:22'17.4"
1:21'30.9"
1:21'46.9"
1:21'14.1"
Engine
Crash
94.83 mph
Moss
Abecassis
Martin
Moore
9.
Aston
Tadini
Fastest Lap : Juan Fangio 2'56.2" 99.30 mph
Moss
Cortese
Manzon
Fangio
Abecassis
Aston
Loyer / "Robert"
Sommer
15
15
14
Engine
Gearbox
Magneto
Engine
Gear lever
VOLUME 6 SAMPLE PAGE VII GRAN PREMIO DI BARI
Bari
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
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24
60 laps
Froilan Gonzalez
Onofre Marimon
Jean Behra
Maurice Trintignant
Andre Simon
Harry Schell
Roberto Mieres
Umberto Maglioli
Louis Rosier
Robert Manzon
"B Bira"
Sergio Mantovani
206.46 miles
Scuderia Ferrari
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Equipe Gordini
Scuderia Ferrari
Equipe Gordini
H Schell
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Scuderia Ferrari
Equipe Rosier
Equipe Rosier
Prince Bira
Officine Alfieri Maserati
Ferrari 625
Maserati 250F
Gordini 16
Ferrari 625
Gordini 16
Maserati A6GCM
Maserati A6GCM
Ferrari 625
Ferrari 500
Ferrari 625
Maserati A6GCM
Maserati 250F
The next Italian race of the season provided a
rude awakening for the host nation when only two
Italian drivers were entered. Ascari and Villoresi were
hamstrung by the unreadiness of the Lancia Grand
Prix cars while there was no sign of Farina. Despite
this a good field assembled on the Adriatic coast.
Practice saw the Ferraris of Gonzalez and
Trintignant heading the list but their third driver,
Maglioli never impressed as much in single-seaters as
he did in sports cars. So Behra got onto the front row
while Marimon headed the challenge of the Maserati
team.
Trintignant made the best start but Gonzalez
got past him after two laps and was never thereafter
headed. At the opposite end of the field, "Bira" was
slow to get away while Mantovani had to stop in order
Simon
RESULTS
Trintignant
Manzon
Ferrari 625/F1
Maserati 250/F1
Gordini 23
Ferrari 625/F1
Gordini 23
Maserati 250/F1
Maserati 250/F1
Ferrari 625/F1
Ferrari 625/F1
Ferrari 625/F1
Maserati 250/F1
Maserati 250/F1
to have an oil pipe mended.
Marimon was third at first followed by Behra
and Mieres. Manzon, Schell, Maglioli and Simon were
next in line with "Bira" still at the back. Behra
overtook Marimon on lap 17 but his lead did not last
long for he spun so that Marimon got back into third
place again. He celebrated by setting the fastest lap of
the race.
Later on, Marimon stopped for a water hose to
be repaired and this enabled Behra to secure his third
place although he was never in a position to challenge
the leading Ferraris. So the race ended with Gonzalez
comfortably clear of Trintignant and only Behra still
on the same lap. At this time it seemed to all that the
Ferrari was a potent weapon well able to withstand
the forthcoming challenge from Lancia and Mercedes.
STARTING GRID
Behra
625-4
2506
16-0032
625-6
16-0033
2038 (2503)
2048 (2501)
625-5
186-F2
54-1
2051 (2504)
2502
23.05.1954
Gonzalez
Marimon
Maglioli
Mieres
etc
Fastest Lap : Onofre Marimon 2'16.5" 89.49 mph
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Gonzalez
Trintignant
Behra
Marimon
Schell
"Bira"
Maglioli
Mieres
Simon
Manzon
Rosier
Mantovani
60
60
60
59
58
56
54
2:21'08.4"
2:21'15.2"
2:22'09.8"
2:22'44.8"
2:23'09.9"
2:22'40.0"
2:22'57.2"
27
Piston
3
Shock absorber
87.80 mph