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1950 French Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 2 July 1950
Official name XXXVII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
Course Temporary road course
Course length 7.815 km (4.856 miles)
Distance 64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 miles)
Weather Hot and sunny
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo
Time 2:30.6
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Time 2:35.6 on lap 7[1]
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

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

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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

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No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre
2 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
4 Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
6 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 275 Ferrari 275 F1 3.3 V12 P
10 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 275 Ferrari 275 F1 3.3 V12 P
12 France Raymond Sommer Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-GS Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
14 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s P
16 France Philippe Étancelin1 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
18 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
20 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
22 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
24 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
26 France Charles Pozzi2 Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
28 Italy Franco Rol Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
30 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
32 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s D
34 United Kingdom David Hampshire3 Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s D
36 Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
38 Italy Franco Comotti Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
40 Italy Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati-Milano Maserati 4CLT/50 Milano 1.5 L4s P
42 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
44 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s E
Sources: [2][3]
^1 — Philippe Étancelin qualified and drove 26 laps of the race in the #16 Talbot-Lago. Eugène Chaboud, who did not start the race despite qualifying in his own car, took over Étancelin's vehicle for 33 laps of the race.[4]
^2 — Charles Pozzi qualified and drove 14 laps of the race in the #26 Talbot-Lago. Louis Rosier, whose own car had already retired, took over #26 for 42 laps of the race.[4]
^3 — David Hampshire qualified the #34 Maserati and drove it in the race until he was forced to retire. David Murray, named substitute driver for the car, was not used during the Grand Prix.[5]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 6 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:30.6
2 2 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:32.5 + 1.9
3 4 Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:34.7 + 4.1
4 16 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:39.0 + 8.4
5 18 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:42.7 + 12.1
6 20 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:46.0 + 15.4
7 28 Italy Franco Rol Maserati 2:46.7 + 16.1
8 36 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 2:48.0 + 17.4
9 22 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:49.0 + 18.4
10 24 France Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot Unknown
11 40 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 2:51.0 + 20.4
12 32 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati 2:54.0 + 23.4
13 44 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:55.5 + 24.9
14 30 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 2:55.9 + 25.3
15 42 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:57.4 + 26.8
16 26 France Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:58.0 + 27.4
17 12 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:59.3 + 28.7
18 34 United Kingdom David Hampshire Maserati 2:59.5 + 28.9
19 14 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Ferrari 3:01.0 + 30.4
WD 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
WD 10 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
DNA 38 Italy Franco Comotti Maserati
Source:[6][7]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 64 2:57:52.8 1 91
2 4 Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 64 + 25.7 3 6
3 14 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Ferrari 61 + 3 Laps 18 4
4 44 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 61 + 3 Laps 12 3
5 16 France Philippe Étancelin
France Eugène Chaboud
Talbot-Lago-Talbot 59 + 5 Laps 4 1
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6 26 France Charles Pozzi
France Louis Rosier
Talbot-Lago-Talbot 56 + 8 Laps 15  
7 2 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 55 Fuel Pump 2  
8 18 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 52 + 12 Laps 5  
Ret 22 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 36 Engine 9  
Ret 40 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 14 Engine 10  
Ret 42 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11 Overheating 14  
Ret 20 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 10 Overheating 6  
Ret 32 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati 9 Engine 11  
Ret 28 Italy Franco Rol Maserati 6 Engine 7  
Ret 30 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 6 Engine 13  
Ret 34 United Kingdom David Hampshire Maserati 5 Engine 17  
Ret 12 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4 Overheating 16  
Ret 36 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 3 Engine 8  
DNS 24 France Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago-Talbot Practice only  
DNS 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Withdrawn  
DNS 10 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Withdrawn  
Source:[8]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

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Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
2 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 26
2 Italy Luigi Fagioli 24
2 3 Italy Giuseppe Farina 22
4 France Louis Rosier 10
5 United States Johnnie Parsons 9
Source: [9]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Manipe F1". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "1950 French Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "1950 ACF GP - Entry List". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b "French Grand Prix 1950 - Results". ESPN F1. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ^ "France 1950 - Race entrants". Stats F1. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ "XXXVII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France". Silhouet.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. ^ "France 1950". Stats F1. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. ^ "1950 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. ^ "France 1950 - Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

Further reading

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  • Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 21–22. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
  • Sheldon and Rabagliati, A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 5, 1950–1953, 1988


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