1950 French Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 2 July 1950
Winner:	Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Pole position:	Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap:	Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Circuit:	Reims, 64 laps
Round:	6 of 7

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
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 (P)	61	+3 laps	4
4	+9	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	61	+3 laps	3
5	-1	Philippe Etancelin & Eugene Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	59	+5 laps	1 1
6	+10	Charles Pozzi & Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	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 (P)	37	DNF
R		Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	15	DNF
R		Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	12	DNF
R		Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	11	DNF
R		Reg Parnell	Maserati (P)	10	DNF
R		Franco Rol	Maserati	7	DNF
R		Louis Chiron	Maserati	7	DNF
R		David Hampshire	Maserati (P)	6	DNF
R		Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	5	DNF
R		Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati (P)	4	DNF
Did not start
		Eugene Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)
		Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
		Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:30.600
2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:32.500
3	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:34.700
4	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:39.000
5	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:42.700
6	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:46.000
7	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:46.700
8	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati (P)	2:48.000
9	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:49.000
10
11	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:51.000
12	Reg Parnell	Maserati (P)	2:54.000
13	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:55.500
14	Louis Chiron	Maserati	2:55.900
15	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:57.400
16	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:58.000
17	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:59.300
18	David Hampshire	Maserati (P)	2:59.500
19	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari (P)	3:01.000

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:30.600
2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:32.500	1.900
3	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:34.700	4.100
4	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:39.000	8.400
5	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:42.700	12.100
6	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:46.000	15.400
7	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:46.700	16.100
8	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati (P)	2:48.000	17.400
9	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:49.000	18.400
10	Eugene Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)
11	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:51.000	20.400
12	Reg Parnell	Maserati (P)	2:54.000	23.400
13	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:55.500	24.900
14	Louis Chiron	Maserati	2:55.900	25.300
15	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:57.400	26.800
16	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:58.000	27.400
17	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:59.300	28.700
18	David Hampshire	Maserati (P)	2:59.500	28.900
19	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari (P)	3:01.000	30.400

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
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

Driver: Charles Pozzi (only start), Peter Whitehead

Last start

Driver: David Hampshire

Wins

Driver: 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD

Constructor: 5th for Alfa Romeo

Race 1-2

Constructor: 4th and last for Alfa Romeo

Podiums

Driver: 4th for Luigi Fagioli NEW RECORD, 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 1st and only for Peter Whitehead (11th different podium finisher, 2nd British driver)

Constructor: 9th & 10th for Alfa Romeo, 2nd for Ferrari

Poles

Driver: 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD

Constructor: 5th for Alfa Romeo

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 5th for Alfa Romeo

Fastest laps

Driver: 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio

Constructor: 5th for Alfa Romeo

Front row starts

Driver: 5th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 4th and last for Luigi Fagioli

Points finishes

Driver: 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

Driver: 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina)

Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)

Driver: 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD

See also

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