Grand Prix of Luxembourg 1949
Driven a Ferrari 166MM Berlinetta to victory; Luigi Villoresi
The Grand Prix of Luxembourg 1949 , also Findel , took place on May 26, 1949 at Findel Airport near Luxembourg . The race was not part of any racing series.
The race
Little is known about the Grand Prix of Luxembourg. The race was given importance by Scuderia Ferrari factory cars . It was the only Scuderia victory that year in a sports car race, with the exception of Clemente Biondetti's success in the Mille Miglia . Luigi Villoresi won the race ahead of the Belgian André Pilette and the Luxembourg Honoré Wagner .
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 2.0 |
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari 166 | 60 | |
| 2 | S 2.0 |
 André Pilette
|
BMW 328 | 54 | ||
| 3 | S 2.0 |
 Honoré Wagner
|
BMW 328 | 54 | ||
| 4th |
 Marcel Balsa
|
BMW | 53 | |||
| 5 |
 RC Willis
|
Frazer-Nash | 52 | |||
| 6th |
Cornet
|
Veritas | 49 | |||
| 7th |
Raph
|
Simca | 48 | |||
| 8th |
Varet
|
Simca-daho | 46 | |||
| 9 |
Jos. Zigrand
|
Bugatti | 43 |
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2.0 |
Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari 166 | Overall victory |
Racing data
- Reported: unknown
- Started: unknown
- Rated: 9
- Race classes: 1
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 3.763 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 1: 53: 35,600
- Total laps of the winning team: 60
- Total distance of the winning team: 225.800 km
- Winner's average: 121.572 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: unknown
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Car and moto races on the Findel. In: Newspaper article from May 25, 1949. tageblatt, accessed on December 3, 2016 .