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Home / Seasons / 1950 F1 World Championship Season / 1950 French Grand Prix

1950 French Grand Prix

DateSunday, 2 July 1950
Winner
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Alfa Romeo
Pole position
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Alfa Romeo
CircuitReims, 64 laps
Round6 of 7
Race numbers

The 1950 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 6th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Reims
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo642hr 57m 52.800s9 FL
2+1(ITA) Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo64+25.700s6
3+16(GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)61+3 laps4
4+9(FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini61+3 laps3
5-1
  • (FRA) Philippe Etancelin
  • (FRA) Eugene Chaboud
Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)59+5 laps
  • 1
  • 1
6+10
  • (FRA) Charles Pozzi
  • (FRA) Louis Rosier
Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)56+8 laps 
7-5(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo55DNF 
8-3(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot52+12 laps 
R (FRA) Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)37DNF 
R (ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati-Milano15DNF 
R (BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)12DNF 
R (FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot11DNF 
R (GBR) Reg ParnellMaserati (privateer)10DNF 
R (ITA) Franco RolMaserati7DNF 
R (MCO) Louis ChironMaserati7DNF 
R (GBR) David HampshireMaserati (privateer)6DNF 
R (FRA) Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago-Talbot5DNF 
R (ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezMaserati (privateer)4DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Eugene ChaboudTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)   
  (ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari   
  (ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari   

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
2(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo
3(ITA) Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo
4(FRA) Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
5(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot
6(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot
7(ITA) Franco RolMaserati
8(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezMaserati (privateer)
9(FRA) Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
10  
11(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati-Milano
12(GBR) Reg ParnellMaserati (privateer)
13(FRA) Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini
14(MCO) Louis ChironMaserati
15(BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
16(FRA) Charles PozziTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
17(FRA) Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago-Talbot
18(GBR) David HampshireMaserati (privateer)
19(GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio26
2(ITA) Luigi Fagioli24
3(ITA) Giuseppe Farina22
4(FRA) Louis Rosier10
5(USA) Johnnie Parsons9
6(ITA) Alberto Ascari8
7(USA) Bill Holland6
8(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej5
9(GBR) Reg Parnell4
=(MCO) Louis Chiron4
=(USA) Mauri Rose4
=(GBR) Peter Whitehead4
13(FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous3
=(FRA) Raymond Sommer3
=(USA) Cecil Green3
=(FRA) Robert Manzon3
17(ITA) Felice Bonetto2
18(USA) Tony Bettenhausen1
=(USA) Joie Chitwood1
=(FRA) Philippe Etancelin1
=(FRA) Eugene Chaboud1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

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
1-2 start
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

See also

  • French Grand Prix
  • Reims circuit
  • 1950 World Championship season

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