1950 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 2 July 1950 |
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| Circuit | Reims, 64 laps |
| Round | 6 of 7 |
| Race numbers | The 1950 French Grand Prix was the
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| More French Grands Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 64 | 2hr 57m 52.800s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | +1 |  Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 64 | +25.700s | 6 |
| 3 | +16 |  Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) | 61 | +3 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +9 |  Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 61 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | -1 | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 59 | +5 laps |
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| 6 | +10 | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 56 | +8 laps | ||
| 7 | -5 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 55 | DNF | |
| 8 | -3 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 52 | +12 laps | |
| R | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Felice Bonetto | Maserati-Milano | 15 | DNF | ||
| R |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Reg Parnell | Maserati (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Franco Rol | Maserati | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Louis Chiron | Maserati | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Eugene Chaboud | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | |||||
| Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |||||
| Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |||||
Notes
- Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi withdrew from the Grand Prix after Ferrari withdrew their works team entries.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:30.600
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 5 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 7 | Franco Rol | Maserati |
| 8 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati (privateer) |
| 9 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
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| 11 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati-Milano |
| 12 | Reg Parnell | Maserati (privateer) |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini |
| 14 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 15 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 16 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 17 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 18 | David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) |
| 19 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1950 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 26 |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | 24 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | 22 |
| 4 | Louis Rosier | 10 |
| 5 |  Johnnie Parsons | 9 |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | 8 |
| 7 | Bill Holland | 6 |
| 8 |  Birabongse Bhanudej | 5 |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | 4 |
| = | Louis Chiron | 4 |
| = | Mauri Rose | 4 |
| = | Peter Whitehead | 4 |
| 13 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 3 |
| = | Raymond Sommer | 3 |
| = | Cecil Green | 3 |
| = | Robert Manzon | 3 |
| 17 | Felice Bonetto | 2 |
| 18 | Tony Bettenhausen | 1 |
| = | Joie Chitwood | 1 |
| = | Philippe Etancelin | 1 |
| = | Eugene Chaboud | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Charles Pozzi (only start), Peter Whitehead
- Last start
- David Hampshire
- Wins
- 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
- 5th for Alfa Romeo
- Race 1-2
- 4th for Alfa Romeo
- Podiums
- 4th for Luigi Fagioli NEW RECORD, 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 1st and only for Peter Whitehead (11th different podium finisher, 2nd British driver)
- 9th & 10th for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to score ten podiums), 2nd for Ferrari
- Poles
- 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
- 5th for Alfa Romeo
- Qualifying 1-2
- 5th for Alfa Romeo
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 5th for Alfa Romeo
- Front row starts
- 5th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 4th and last for Luigi Fagioli
- Points finishes
- 1st and only for Peter Whitehead (18th different point scorer, 2nd British driver), 1st for Robert Manzon (19th different point scorer, 4th French driver), 1st and only for Eugene Chaboud (20th different point scorer, 5th French driver), 1st for Philippe Etancelin (21st different point scorer, 6th French driver)
- Pole & win
- 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD