1950 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 3 September 1950
Winner:	Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Pole position:	Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap:	Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Circuit:	Monza, 80 laps
Round:	7 of 7

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	80	2hr 51m 17.400s	8
2	+4	Dorino Serafini & Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	80	+1m 18.600s	3 3
3	+2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	80	+1m 35.600s	4
4	+9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	75	+5 laps	3
5	+11	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	75	+5 laps	2
6	+11	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati (P)	72	+8 laps
7	+11	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari (P)	72	+8 laps
R		David Murray	Maserati (P)	56	DNF
R		Cuth Harrison	ERA (P)	51	DNF
R		Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	48	DNF
R		Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	42	DNF
R		Franco Rol	Maserati	39	DNF
R		Piero Taruffi & Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	34	DNF
R		Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	29	DNF
R		Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	23	DNF	1 FL
R		Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	22	DNF
R		Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	21	DNF
R		Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar (P)	17	DNF
R		Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	16	DNF
R		Gianfranco Comotti	Maserati-Milano (P)	15	DNF
R		Louis Chiron	Maserati	13	DNF
R		Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	13	DNF
R		Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	11	DNF
R		Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	7	DNF
R		Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	1	DNF
R		Paul Pietsch	Maserati (P)	0	DNF
Did not start
		Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:58.300
2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:58.400
3	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:00.100
4	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	2:02.000
5	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:04.000
6	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	2:05.100
7	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo	2:05.400
8	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:08.300
9	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:10.000
10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:12.200
11	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:13.100
12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:13.200
13	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:13.200
14	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:13.400
15	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	2:14.000
16	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:14.200
17	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati (P)	2:14.400
18	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari (P)	2:16.100
19	Louis Chiron	Maserati	2:17.100
20	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:17.100
21	Cuth Harrison	ERA (P)	2:18.200
22	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:18.300
23
24	David Murray	Maserati (P)	2:22.000
25	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar (P)	2:30.300
26	Gianfranco Comotti	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:33.300
27	Paul Pietsch	Maserati (P)	3:00.200

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:58.300
2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:58.400	0.100
3	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:00.100	1.800
4	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	2:02.000	3.700
5	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:04.000	5.700
6	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	2:05.100	6.800
7	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo	2:05.400	7.100
8	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:08.300	10.000
9	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:10.000	11.700
10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:12.200	13.900
11	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:13.100	14.800
12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:13.200	14.900
13	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:13.200	14.900
14	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:13.400	15.100
15	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	2:14.000	15.700
16	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:14.200	15.900
17	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati (P)	2:14.400	16.100
18	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari (P)	2:16.100	17.800
19	Louis Chiron	Maserati	2:17.100	18.800
20	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:17.100	18.800
21	Cuth Harrison	ERA (P)	2:18.200	19.900
22	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:18.300	20.000
23	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:19.400	21.100
24	David Murray	Maserati (P)	2:22.000	23.700
25	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar (P)	2:30.300	32.000
26	Gianfranco Comotti	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:33.300	35.000
27	Paul Pietsch	Maserati (P)	3:00.200	1:01.900

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1950

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	30
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	27
3	Luigi Fagioli	24
4	Louis Rosier	13
5	Alberto Ascari	11
6	Johnnie Parsons	9
7	Bill Holland	6
8	Birabongse Bhanudej	5
9	Reg Parnell	4
=	Louis Chiron	4
=	Mauri Rose	4
=	Peter Whitehead	4
13	Dorino Serafini	3
14	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3
=	Raymond Sommer	3
=	Cecil Green	3
=	Robert Manzon	3
18	Philippe Etancelin	3
19	Felice Bonetto	2
20	Tony Bettenhausen	1
=	Joie Chitwood	1
=	Eugene Chaboud	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Clemente Biondetti (only start), Gianfranco Comotti, Henri Louveau, Guy Mairesse, Paul Pietsch, Consalvo Sanesi, Dorino Serafini (only start), Piero Taruffi

Last start

Driver: Cuth Harrison, Raymond Sommer

World Champion

Driver: 1st and only world championship for Giuseppe Farina (1st world champion, 1st Italian driver)

Wins

Driver: 3rd for Giuseppe Farina EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)

Constructor: 6th for Alfa Romeo

Podiums

Driver: 5th for Luigi Fagioli, 3rd for Giuseppe Farina, 2nd for Alberto Ascari, 1st and only for Dorino Serafini (12th different podium finisher, 4th Italian driver)

Constructor: 11th & 12th for Alfa Romeo, 3rd for Ferrari

Poles

Driver: 4th for Juan Manuel Fangio

Constructor: 6th for Alfa Romeo

Fastest laps

Driver: 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina)

Constructor: 6th for Alfa Romeo

Front row starts

Driver: 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 1st for Alberto Ascari (9th different front row starter, 3rd Italian driver), 1st and only for Consalvo Sanesi (10th different front row starter, 4th Italian driver)

Points finishes

Driver: 2nd and last for Philippe Etancelin, 1st and only for Dorino Serafini (22nd different point scorer, 5th Italian driver)

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Monza Circuit
• 1950 World Championship season