1950 French Grand Prix

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The 1950 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 1950 at Reims-Gueux. It was race 6 of 7 in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers. The 64-lap race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Luigi Fagioli finished second and Peter Whitehead took third in a privateer Ferrari.

Report

A total of 22 cars entered the event, four of which did not start the race. Franco Comotti did not attend the event; Eugène Chaboud did not start in his own car, instead sharing Philippe Étancelin's Talbot-Lago; and the two Scuderia Ferrari entries of Luigi Villoresi and Alberto Ascari withdrew in practice.

Fangio put in a stunning display with a 187 km/h (116 mph) practice lap. With Ferrari not starting their 3-litre cars, the main opposition was to come from the Talbots, complete with dual ignition engines with 12 spark plugs. However, they suffered from radiator problems and overheated, allowing Fangio and Fagioli to lead home another Alfa demonstration run, whilst Farina succumbed to fuel pump trouble. Peter Whitehead finished third despite a fractured head gasket in the last two laps.

Entries

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre
2 Template:Flagicon Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s Template:Pirelli
4 Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s Template:Pirelli
6 Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s Template:Pirelli
8 Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 275 Ferrari 275 F1 3.3 V12 Template:Pirelli
10 Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 275 Ferrari 275 F1 3.3 V12 Template:Pirelli
12 Template:Flagicon Raymond Sommer Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-GS Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
14 Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s Template:Pirelli
16 Template:Flagicon Philippe ÉtancelinTemplate:Efn Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
18 Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
20 Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
22 Template:Flagicon Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
24 Template:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
26 Template:Flagicon Charles PozziTemplate:Efn Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
28 Template:Flagicon Franco Rol Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Template:Pirelli
30 Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Template:Pirelli
32 Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Template:Dunlop
34 Template:Flagicon David HampshireTemplate:Efn Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Template:Dunlop
36 Template:Flagicon José Froilán González Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Template:Pirelli
38 Template:Flagicon Franco Comotti Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Template:Pirelli
40 Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati-Milano Maserati 4CLT/50 Milano 1.5 L4s Template:Pirelli
42 Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Template:Dunlop
44 Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s Template:Englebert
Sources: <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time
1 6 Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:30.6
2 2 Template:Flagicon Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:32.5
3 4 Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:34.7
4 16 Template:Flagicon Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:39.0
5 18 Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:42.7
6 20 Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:46.0
7 28 Template:Flagicon Franco Rol Maserati 2:46.7
8 36 Template:Flagicon José Froilán González Maserati 2:48.0
9 22 Template:Flagicon Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:49.0
10 24 Template:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot Unknown
11 40 Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 2:51.0
12 32 Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell Maserati 2:54.0
13 44 Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:55.5
14 30 Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron Maserati 2:55.9
15 42 Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:57.4
16 26 Template:Flagicon Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:58.0
17 12 Template:Flagicon Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:59.3
18 34 Template:Flagicon David Hampshire Maserati 2:59.5
19 14 Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead Ferrari 3:01.0
Template:Abbr 8 Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi Ferrari –
Template:Abbr 10 Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari Ferrari –
Template:Abbr 38 Template:Flagicon Franco Comotti Maserati –
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Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 64 2:57:52.8 1 9Template:Ref
2 4 Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 64 + 25.7 3 6
3 14 Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead Ferrari 61 + 3 Laps 18 4
4 44 Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 61 + 3 Laps 12 3
5 16 Template:Flagicon Eugène ChaboudTemplate:Efn Talbot-Lago-Talbot 59 + 5 Laps 4 1
Template:Flagicon Philippe ÉtancelinTemplate:Efn 1
6 26 Template:Flagicon Charles PozziTemplate:Efn Talbot-Lago-Talbot 56 + 8 Laps 15  
Template:Flagicon Louis RosierTemplate:Efn  
7 2 Template:Flagicon Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 55 Fuel Pump 2  
8 18 Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 52 + 12 Laps 5  
Template:Abbr 22 Template:Flagicon Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 36 Engine 9  
Template:Abbr 40 Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 14 Engine 10  
Template:Abbr 42 Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11 Overheating 14  
Template:Abbr 20 Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 10 Overheating 6  
Template:Abbr 32 Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell Maserati 9 Engine 11  
Template:Abbr 28 Template:Flagicon Franco Rol Maserati 6 Engine 7  
Template:Abbr 30 Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron Maserati 6 Engine 13  
Template:Abbr 34 Template:Flagicon David Hampshire Maserati 5 Engine 17  
Template:Abbr 12 Template:Flagicon Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Overheating 16  
Template:Abbr 36 Template:Flagicon José Froilán González Maserati 3 Engine 8  
Template:Abbr 24 Template:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot Practice only  
Template:Abbr 8 Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Withdrawn  
Template:Abbr 10 Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari Ferrari Withdrawn  
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Notes

Notes

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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
2 1 Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio 26
2 Template:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli 24
2 3 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina 22
4 Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier 10
5 Template:Flagicon Johnnie Parsons 9
Source: <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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Further reading

  • Template:Cite book
  • Sheldon and Rabagliati, A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 5, 1950–1953, 1988

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