1950 Swiss Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 4 June 1950
Winner:	Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Pole position:	Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap:	Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Circuit:	Bremgarten, 42 laps
Round:	4 of 7

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	42	2hr 02m 53.700s	9 FL
2	+1	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	42	+0.400s	6
3	+7	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	41	+1 lap	4
4	+4	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	40	+2 laps	3
5	+7	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	40	+2 laps	2
6	+5	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati (P)	40	+2 laps
7	+8	Nello Pagani	Maserati (P)	39	+3 laps
8	+10	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	39	+3 laps
9	+7	Louis Chiron	Maserati	39	+3 laps
10	+4	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	39	+3 laps
11	+6	Toni Branca	Maserati (P)	35	+7 laps
R		Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	33	DNF
R		Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	25	DNF
R		Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	19	DNF
R		Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	19	DNF
R		Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	9	DNF
R		Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	4	DNF
R		Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	0	DNF

Starting Grid

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

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:42.100
2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:42.800
3	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:45.200
4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:46.100
5	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:46.800
6	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:51.100
7	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:52.700
8	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	2:53.200
9	Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:53.700
10	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:54.000
11	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati (P)	2:54.200
12	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:54.600
13	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	2:54.600
14	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:59.000
15	Nello Pagani	Maserati (P)	3:06.900
16	Louis Chiron	Maserati	3:06.900
17	Toni Branca	Maserati (P)	3:10.000
18	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	3:11.500

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:42.100
2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:42.800	0.700
3	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:45.200	3.100
4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:46.100	4.000
5	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:46.800	4.700
6	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:51.100	9.000
7	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:52.700	10.600
8	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	2:53.200	11.100
9	Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:53.700	11.600
10	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:54.000	11.900
11	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati (P)	2:54.200	12.100
12	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano (P)	2:54.600	12.500
13	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	2:54.600	12.500
14	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	2:59.000	16.900
15	Nello Pagani	Maserati (P)	3:06.900	24.800
16	Louis Chiron	Maserati	3:06.900	24.800
17	Toni Branca	Maserati (P)	3:10.000	27.900
18	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot (P)	3:11.500	29.400

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	18
2	Luigi Fagioli	12
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
=	Johnnie Parsons	9
5	Alberto Ascari	6
=	Bill Holland	6
7	Louis Rosier	6
8	Birabongse Bhanudej	5
9	Reg Parnell	4
=	Louis Chiron	4
=	Mauri Rose	4
12	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3
=	Raymond Sommer	3
=	Cecil Green	3
15	Felice Bonetto	2
=	Tony Bettenhausen	1
=	Joie Chitwood	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Felice Bonetto, Toni Branca, Nello Pagani (only start)

Constructor: Maserati-Milano

Last start

Driver: Eugene Martin

Wins

Driver: 2nd for Giuseppe Farina NEW RECORD

Constructor: 3rd for Alfa Romeo

Race 1-2

Constructor: 2nd for Alfa Romeo

Podiums

Driver: 2nd for Giuseppe Farina & Luigi Fagioli NEW RECORD, 1st for Louis Rosier (10th different podium finisher, 1st French driver)

Constructor: 5th & 6th for Alfa Romeo, 1st for Talbot-Lago (6th different podium finisher)

Poles

Driver: 2nd for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD

Constructor: 3rd for Alfa Romeo

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 3rd for Alfa Romeo

Fastest laps

Driver: 2nd for Giuseppe Farina NEW RECORD

Constructor: 3rd for Alfa Romeo

Front row starts

Driver: 3rd for Juan Manuel Fangio & Giuseppe Farina, 2nd for Luigi Fagioli

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Felice Bonetto (17th different point scorer, 4th Italian driver)

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 2nd and last for Giuseppe Farina NEW RECORD

See also

• Swiss Grand Prix
• Bremgarten Circuit
• 1950 World Championship season