1950 Monaco Grand Prix

  1950 Monaco Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 7 in the 1950 Formula One season
Date	21 May 1950
Official name	XI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit 3.181 km (1.977 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 318.1 km (197.7 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:50.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:51.0
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Second	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Third	Louis Chiron	Maserati

The 1950 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 21, 1950 at Monaco. This race was the second round of 1950 World Drivers' Championship. The race, contested over 100 laps at an overall distance of 318.1 km (197.1 mi) was won by Juan Manuel Fangio for the Alfa Romeo team after starting from pole position. Alberto Ascari finished 2nd for Ferrari and Louis Chiron finished 3rd for Maserati.

Report

After two qualifying sessions, on Thursday and Saturday, which Charles Pozzi, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Pierre Levegh and Clemente Biondetti did not start, the race was dominated by Juan Manuel Fangio, who scored his first ever victory in a World Championship event, driving an Alfa Romeo. The starting grid consisted of alternating rows of three and two, starting with three on the front row and continuing up to two on the 8th row. The race was marred by a large pile-up during the first lap, when a wave from the harbour flooded the track at Tabac Corner. Nino Farina in 2nd, spun and crashed while Fangio managed to escape the chaos. Those who were behind them tried to stop or avoid the carnage, but eight more drivers (from a field of 19 drivers) crashed and retired. None of them was injured, but José Froilán González, who damaged his Maserati in the pile-up but was subsequently running second, crashed during the second lap. His car caught fire and he suffered burns. The race went on with many cars going off at Tabac Corner, nearly causing other accidents. Ferrari driver Luigi Villoresi charged his way from the back of the field after being delayed by the pile-up, but did not finish.

Harry Schell's Cooper was the first rear-engined car to start in a championship race.

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
2	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
4	Alfredo Piàn	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
6	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
8	Harry Schell	Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper	Cooper T12	JAP V-twin	D
10	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	E
12	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	E
14	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
16	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
18	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
20	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Automobiles Talbot- Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
22	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	D
24	Cuth Harrison	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s	D
26	Bob Gerard	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s	D
28	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	D
32	Giuseppe Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	P
34	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	P
36	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	P
38	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	P
40	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	P
42	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	P
44	Franco Rol	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
46	Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati Milano 4CLT-50	Maserati L4s	P
48	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
50	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P
52	Toulo de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	P

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	34	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:50.2	-
2	32	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:52.8	+ 2.6
3	2	José Froilán González	Maserati	1:53.7	+ 3.5
4	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:54.1	+ 3.9
5	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	1:54.2	+ 4.0
6	38	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:52.3	+ 2.1
7	40	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:53.8	+ 3.6
8	48	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.3	+ 6.1
9	42	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	1:56.6	+ 6.4
10	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.7	+ 7.5
11	10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:00.4	+ 10.2
12	52	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:00.7	+ 10.5
13	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:01.4	+ 11.2
14	24	Cuth Harrison	ERA	2:01.6	+ 11.4
15	50	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:02.2	+ 12.0
16	26	Bob Gerard	ERA	2:03.4	+ 13.2
17	44	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:04.5	+ 14.3
18	4	Alfredo Piàn	Maserati	No time	-
19	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:12.0	+ 21.8
20	8	Harry Schell	Cooper-JAP	No time	-
21	28	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	34	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	100	3:13:18.7	1	9
2	40	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	99	+ 1 Lap	7	6
3	48	Louis Chiron	Maserati	98	+ 2 Laps	8	4
4	42	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	97	+ 3 Laps	9	3
5	50	Prince Bira	Maserati	95	+ 5 Laps	15	2
6	26	Bob Gerard	ERA	94	+ 6 Laps	16
7	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	94	+ 6 Laps	19
Ret	38	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	63	Rear Axle	6
Ret	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	38	Oil leak	4
Ret	2	José Froilán González	Maserati	1	Accident	3
Ret	32	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	0	Accident	2
Ret	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	0	Accident	5
Ret	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	0	Accident	10
Ret	10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	0	Accident	11
Ret	52	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	0	Accident	12
Ret	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	0	Accident	13
Ret	24	Cuth Harrison	ERA	0	Accident	14
Ret	44	Franco Rol	Maserati	0	Accident	17
Ret	8	Harry Schell	Cooper-JAP	0	Collision	20
DNS	28	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari		Engine	21
DNS	4	Alfredo Piàn	Maserati		Practice accident	18

Fastest laps in race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap	Pts
1	34	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:51.0	-	?	1
2	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.9	+ 6.9	?
3	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:00.2	+ 9.2	?

Notes

• The first five positions on the grid were reserved for the fastest five times from the first qualifying session on Thursday. The remainder of the grid was based on the times from the second qualifying session on Saturday.
• Drivers: 25 competing, 21 qualified for race, 7 classified
• Numbers: #30 not assigned.
• Leader: Juan Manuel Fangio (Laps 1-100, entire race)
• First race in Formula 1 for Scuderia Ferrari
• First podium finish for Scuderia Ferrari
• First points for Scuderia Ferrari
• First Grand Chelem in Formula One history (pole, fastest lap, win and lead every lap).

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1=	Giuseppe Farina	9
1=	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
3=	Luigi Fagioli	6
3=	Alberto Ascari	6
5=	Reg Parnell	4
5=	Louis Chiron	4

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

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/380/. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 

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