1949 Monte Carlo Rally Explained

1949 Monte Carlo Rally
Native Name:XIX Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Previous Round:1939 Monte Carlo Rally
Next Round:1950 Monte Carlo Rally
Country: Monaco
Startdate:24
Enddate:30 January 1949
Driver1: Jean Trévoux
Team1:Hotchkiss 686 GS
Teamsstart:230
Teamsfinish:166

The 1949 Monte Carlo Rally was the 19th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, the first since the end of the Second World War. It was won by Jean Trévoux.[1] W.M. Couper's lightly used Bentley Mark VI won the Grand Prix d'Honneur in the Comfort Competition.[2]

Results

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Pos.No.DriverCarNotes
136 Jean TrévouxHotchkiss 686 GS
238 Maurice WormsHotchkiss 686 GS
368 František DobryBristol 400
4126 Leonard PotterAllard L 3.6
542 Ken WhartonFord 3.6 L
649 Paul ValléeDelahaye 135 MS
722 Jean LarocheSalmson S4 E
830 Alan GodsalAllard L 3.6
9177 Manuel Giró i MinguellaFord V8
10159 Salvador Fabregas BasTalbot 4L
11128 Godfrey ImhofAllard 3.9
12129 Countess von Limburg StirumFord V8
1366 Louis RosierRenault 4CV
1410 T. C. WiseJowett Javelin
1575 BergerCitroën 11
16142 Jean SandtCitroën 11
1785 NormaSimca 8
1888 BoulardCitroën 11
19154 Maurice GatsonidesHillman Minx
2012 HallLagonda 4.5. L
21205 M. J. PalmaFord V8
22131 R. SmithJowett Javelin
2386 Louis ChironAustin 16
2456 Sydney AllardAllard L 3.6
253 TaulelleTalbot 2.7 L
2660 Mike CouperBentley Mark VI
2750 BrugairollesCitroën 15/6
28158 S. Kohout/J. SvětlíkTatra 87
294 PeraudRenault 4CV
3063 DufourDelahaye 135
317 Henry SennSimca 8
3211 M. AllisonLancia Dilambda 8
33206 Simão/ChalskelmanMercury 3.9 L
34125 P. R. MonkhouseSunbeam-Talbot Ten
3537 FiniganStandard Vanguard
36152 FowlerHealey 2.4 L
37140 HarperVauxhall Velox
38113 Verner HanssonStudebaker Champion
39220 François Landon/Ferdinand AuriachRenault 4CV
40172 Marcel Becquart/Henri SecretHotchkiss 686
41124 Nick HainesSunbeam-Talbot Ten
42184 Maurice WickAllard M1JYT950
43153 G. Goedhard G.Volkswagen Typ 11 (1131cc)
4474 Pierre Laureys/R. OuryRenault 4CV
45150 Hugo ReichmannBentley Mark VI
46130 L. FeitzChrysler New Yorker
47135 Elsie Mary Wisdom-Gleed/Betty HaigMorris Minor MM
  1. 1, Coupe des Dames
4883 Marc Angelvin/Nicole AngelvinSimca 6
49123 George HartwellSunbeam-Talbot Ten
5072 Leopold Lancman/Miloslav ŠipekAero-Minor
516 Bernard Denis/A. FunelHotchkiss 864
52121 Greta Molander/Helga ÅhrbergDodge Kingsway
  1. 2, Coupe des Dames
53207 Manuel Nunes dos Santos/Jaime RodriguesOldsmobile
54108 G. EriksonDodge Kingsway
551 Roger Montabert/Henri PeignauxDelahaye 135
56103 Iwan HartleySimca 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rallye Monte-Carlo 1949. Rallye Monte-Carlo 1949.
  2. The First Post-War Monte Carlo Rally . . March 1949 . 4 .
  3. Web site: 1949 Miscellaneous Rallies.