1950 French Grand Prix

1950 French Grand Prix
Race details
	Race 6 of 7 in the 1950 Formula One season
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Date	2 July 1950
Official name	XXXVII GRAND PRIX DE L'A.C.F.
Location	Reims
Course	Reims-Gueux ; 7.815 km (4.856 mi)
Distance	64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 mi)
Weather	Hot and sunny
Pole position
Time	2:30.6
Fastest lap
Time	2:35.6 on lap 7
Podium

The 1950 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 2, 1950 at Reims-Gueux. It was the sixth round of 1950 World Drivers' Championship.

Report[]

Fangio put in a stunning display with a 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. But they suffered from radiator problems and overheated to allow Fangio and Fagioli to lead home another Alfa demonstration run, whilst Farina succumbed to fuel pump trouble. Peter Whitehead took a deserved podium with 3rd place despite a fractured head gasket in the last two laps.

Entries[]

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
2	Nino Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	P
4	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	P
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	P
8	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	P
10	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	P
12	Raymond Sommer	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot L6	D
14	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	P
16	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	D
18	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	D
20	Louis Rosier	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	D
22	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
24	Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
26	Charles Pozzi	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
28	Franco Rol	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
30	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
32	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	D
34	David Hampshire	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	D
36	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
38	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
40	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-50	Milano L4s	P
42	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
44	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	E

Qualifying[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	6	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:30.6	-
2	2	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:32.5	+ 1.9
3	4	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:34.7	+ 4.1
4	16	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:39.0	+ 8.4
5	18	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:42.7	+ 12.1
6	20	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:46.0	+ 15.4
7	28	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:46.7	+ 16.1
8	36	José Froilán González	Maserati	2:48.0	+ 17.4
9	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:49.0	+ 18.4
10	24	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
11	40	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano	No time	-
12	32	Reg Parnell	Maserati	No time	-
13	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	No time	-
14	30	Louis Chiron	Maserati	No time	-
15	42	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
16	26	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
17	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
18	34	David Hampshire	Maserati	No time	-
19	14	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	No time	-

Starting grid positions[]

1st Row	3 Pos.		2 Pos.		1 Pos.
	Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:34.7		Farina Alfa Romeo 2:32.5		Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:30.6
2nd Row		5 Pos.		4 Pos.
		Cabantous Talbot-Lago 2:42.7		Étancelin Talbot-Lago 2:39.0
3rd Row	8 Pos.		7 Pos.		6 Pos.
	González Maserati 2:48.0		Rol Maserati 2:46.7		Rosier Talbot-Lago 2:46.0
4th Row		10 Pos.		9 Pos.
		(Chaboud) (Talbot-Lago) (No time)		Levegh Talbot-Lago 2:49.0
5th Row	13 Pos.		12 Pos.		11 Pos.
	Manzon Simca-Gordini No time		Parnell Maserati No time		Bonetto Maserati No time
6th Row		15 Pos.		14 Pos.
		Claes Talbot-Lago No time		Chiron Maserati No time
7th Row	18 Pos.		17 Pos.		16 Pos.
	Hampshire Maserati No time		Sommer Talbot-Lago No time		Pozzi Talbot-Lago No time
8th Row				19 Pos.
				Whitehead Ferrari No Time

Classification[]

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

Notes[]

Leaders:
- Nino Farina (laps 1-16)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (laps 17-64)

Shared Drives:
- Car #16: Philippe Étancelin (first 26 laps) then Eugène Chaboud (33 laps). They shared the points for 5th place.
- Car #26: Charles Pozzi (14 laps) then Louis Rosier (42 laps)

Did not start:
- Gianfranco Comotti (did not arrive)
- Eugène Chaboud (did not start in own car; shared drive with Philippe Étancelin)
- Luigi Villoresi (withdrawn in practice)
- Alberto Ascari (withdrawn in practice)

Fangio broke the record for the most victories - this was his third.

Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	26
2	Luigi Fagioli	24
3	Nino Farina	22
4	Louis Rosier	10
5	Johnnie Parsons	9

Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References[]

"The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/384/. Retrieved 2007-06-05.

Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 21–22.

Sheldon and Rabagliati, A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 5, 1950-1953, 1988

↑ "Manipe F1". http://www.manipef1.com/results/1950/france/race/. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

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