The 3rd Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 28 April 1949 at the St. Helier Circuit, in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 55-lap race was won by ERA driver Bob Gerard. Emmanuel de Graffenried finished second in a Maserati, and Raymond Mays was third in another ERA. Maserati driver Luigi Villoresi set pole position and fastest lap but finished sixth.Bugatti driver Kenneth Bear was killed in an accident during practice.[1][2]

1949 Jersey Road Race
Non-championship race in the 1949 Formula One season
Race details
Date 28 April 1949
Official name III J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
Location Saint Helier, Jersey
Course length 5.15 kilometres (3.20 miles)
Distance 55 laps, 283.24 kilometres (176.00 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 2:00.0
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 2:08.1
Podium
First ERA
Second Maserati
Third ERA

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 12   Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 2:16:58.6, 124.08kph 12
2 2   Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CLT/48 +1:40.6 5
3 14   Raymond Mays R. Mays ERA D-Type +2:27.2 11
4 1   B. Bira Prince Birabonse Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 2
5 5   Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 10
6 3   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 1
7 10   Peter Whitehead P.N. Whitehead Ferrari 125 +2 laps 7
8 16   David Hampshire D.N. Hampshire ERA B-Type +3 laps 13
9 6   Bob Ansell R.E. Ansell Maserati 4CL +3 laps 21
10 8   David Murray D. Murray Maserati 4CL +5 laps 15
11 17   Geoff Ansell
  Brian Shawe-Taylor
G.E. Ansell ERA B-Type +5 laps 18
12 26   John Heath J.B. Heath HWM-Alta +5 laps 20
Ret 19   George Nixon G.R. Nixon ERA A-Type 49 laps, accident 17
Ret 15   John Bolster P.H. Bell ERA B-Type 46 laps, valves 8
Ret 9   Duncan Hamilton
  Philip Fotheringham-Parker
J.D. Hamilton & P. Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 6CM 29 laps, radiator 19
Ret 22   Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 14 laps, brakes 4
Ret 24   Frank le Gallais Lord Selsdon Talbot-Lago T26C 6 laps, gearbox 14
Ret 4   Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 4 laps, fuel pump 6
Ret 20   George Abecassis G.E. Abecassis Alta GP 1 lap, rear axle 16
DNS 6   George Bainbridge R.E. Ansell Maserati 4CL car driven by Bob Ansell
DNS 11   Leslie Johnson T.A.S.O. Mathieson ERA E-Type 3
DNS 14   Ken Richardson R. Mays ERA D-Type car driven by Mays
DNS 18   Cuth Harrison T.C. Harrison ERA C-Type 9
DNS 25   Kenneth Bear K.W. Bear Bugatti Type 59 crashed during practice, fatal accident
DNQ 7   Archie Baring A.A. Baring Maserati 4CM (22)
DNQ 21   Michael Chorlton M.C. Chorlton CDL-Bugatti (25)
DNQ 23   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C (24)
DNQ 28   Oscar Moore O.B. Moore OBM-BMW 328 (23)
DNA 27   Gordon Watson G.M. Watson Ferrari 166C
DNA 29   Sid Logan S.G. Logan Cooper T9-JAP

References

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  1. ^ "Jersey Road Race". Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-18.


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