| Type: | GP |
| Grand Prix: | Swiss |
| Date: | 3 July |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Official Name: | IX Grand Prix de Suisse |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Location: | Circuit Bremgarten, Bern |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 4.523 |
| Course Km: | 7,280 |
| Distance Laps: | 40 |
| Distance Mi: | 180.951 |
| Distance Km: | 291,200 |
| Pole Driver: | Giuseppe Farina |
| Pole Team: | Maserati |
| Pole Country: | Italy |
| Pole Time: | 2:50.4 |
| Fast Driver: | Giuseppe Farina |
| Fast Team: | Maserati |
| Fast Time: | 2:52.2 |
| Fast Country: | Italy |
| First Driver: | Alberto Ascari |
| First Team: | Ferrari |
| First Country: | Italy |
| Second Driver: | Luigi Villoresi |
| Second Team: | Ferrari |
| Second Country: | Italy |
| Third Driver: | Raymond Sommer |
| Third Team: | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| Third Country: | France |
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]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |  Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | 2:50.4 | – |
| 2 | 22 |  B. Bira | Maserati | 2:53.2 | + 2.8 |
| 3 | 30 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:54.7 | + 4.3 |
| 4 | 18 |  Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 2:55.7 | + 5.3 |
| 5 | 46 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 2:57.5 | + 7.1 |
| 6 | 8 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 2:59.6 | + 9.2 |
| 7 | 16 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 2:59.6 | + 9.2 |
| 8 | 28 |  Reg Parnell | Maserati | 3:00.2 | + 9.8 |
| 9 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3:00.8 | + 10.4 |
| 10 | 38 | Antonio Branca | Maserati | 3:06.9 | + 16.5 |
| 11 | 12 | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago | 3:08.0 | + 17.6 |
| 12 | 36 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 3:10.1 | + 19.7 |
| 13 | 2 |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 3:11.0 | + 20.6 |
| 14 | 50 | Fred Ashmore | Maserati | 3:11.0 | + 20.6 |
| 15 | 14 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 3:12.7 | + 22.3 |
| 16 | 44 | Rudi Fischer | Simca Gordini | 3:16.6 | + 26.2 |
| 17 | 48 |  Harry Schell | Talbot-Lago | 3:30.6 | + 40.2 |
| 18 | 24 | Frank Séchehaye | Maserati | 3:33.2 | + 42.8 |
| 19 | 26 | Clemente Biondetti | Talbot-Lago | 3:41.4 | + 51.0 |
| 20 | 42 | Alfred Dattner | Simca Gordini | 3:52.8 | + 1:02.4 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 40 | 1:59:24.6 |
| 2 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 40 | + 56.6 |
| 3 | 18 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 40 | + 1:06.7 |
| 4 | 8 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 40 | + 1:43.3 |
| 5 | 22 | B. Bira | Maserati | 40 | + 2:06.7 |
| 6 | 16 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 40 | + 2:28.3 |
| 7 | 46 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 8 | 28 | Reg Parnell | Maserati | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 9 | 36 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 10 | 14 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 11 | 50 | Fred Ashmore | Maserati | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 12 | 12 | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 13 | 2 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 14 | 38 | Antonio Branca | Maserati | 37 | + 3 Laps |
| 15 | 44 | Rudi Fischer | Simca Gordini | 36 | + 4 Laps |
| 16 | 48 | Harry Schell | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 6 Laps |
| 17 | 42 | Alfred Dattner | Simca Gordini | 31 | + 9 Laps |
| Ret | 20 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | 13 | Oil pressure |
| Ret | 24 | Frank Séchehaye | Maserati | 10 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 26 | Clemente Biondetti | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2 | Brakes |