VI. Grand Prix de France 1949 – Formula 1 Race Published 20. January 2014 Circuit Reims Date 17.07.1949 Laps 64 Distance 500,160 km / 310,851 miles No Driver Ferrari S/N Team Result 20 Luigi Villoresi 125 F1 12 C Scuderia Ferrari retired / brakes 24 Peter Whitehead 125 F1 10 C Scuderia Ferrari ? 3.