1950 French Grand Prix
| Date | |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Reims, 64 laps |
| Round | 6 of 7 |
| Race numbers | The 1950 French Grand Prix was the:
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| More 1950 season | |
| More French Grands Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 64 | 2hr 57m 52.800s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | +1 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 64 | +25.700s | 6 |
| 3 | +16 | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) | 61 | +3 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +9 | (FRA) 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 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 55 | DNF | |
| 8 | -3 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 52 | +12 laps | |
| R | (FRA) Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | Maserati-Milano | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Reg Parnell | Maserati (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Franco Rol | Maserati | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Maserati | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (FRA) Eugene Chaboud | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | |||||
| (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |||||
| (ITA) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 5 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 6 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 7 | (ITA) Franco Rol | Maserati |
| 8 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati (privateer) |
| 9 | (FRA) Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | Maserati-Milano |
| 12 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | Maserati (privateer) |
| 13 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini |
| 14 | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 15 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 16 | (FRA) Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 17 | (FRA) Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 18 | (GBR) David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) |
| 19 | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 26 |
| 2 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 24 |
| 3 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 22 |
| 4 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 10 |
| 5 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | 9 |
| 6 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 8 |
| 7 | (USA) Bill Holland | 6 |
| 8 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | 5 |
| 9 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 4 |
| = | (MCO) Louis Chiron | 4 |
| = | (USA) Mauri Rose | 4 |
| = | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | 4 |
| 13 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 3 |
| = | (FRA) Raymond Sommer | 3 |
| = | (USA) Cecil Green | 3 |
| = | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 3 |
| 17 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | 2 |
| 18 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 1 |
| = | (USA) Joie Chitwood | 1 |
| = | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | 1 |
| = | (FRA) Eugene Chaboud | 1 |
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