1950 French Grand Prix

 1950 French Grand Prix

Racing data
6th of 7 races in the 1950 World Automobile Championship
Surname:	XXXVII Grand prix de l'ACF
Date:	2nd July 1950
Place:	Reims
Course:	Circuit de Reims-Gueux
Length:	500.16 km in 64 laps of 7.815 km
Weather:	hot, sunny
Pole position
Driver:	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time:	2: 30.6 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time:	2: 35.6 min (lap 52)
Podium
First:	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Second:	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo
Third:	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari

The 1950 French Grand Prix took place on the Reims circuit on July 2nd and was the sixth race of the 1950 World Automobile Championship .

background

19 entries were received for the race. Ferrari did not compete with the works team, but was only represented by the privateer Peter Whitehead .

training

The training on the fast course was dominated by the factory Alfa Romeo . Fangio secured pole position from Farina and Fagioli . The best non-Alfa was almost five seconds slower than the third-placed Fagioli Alfa.

run

As already indicated in practice, the Alfa Romeo were the top favorites on the fast track. So even after the start they led the field with Farina at the front. On the 18th lap, however, he had to head for the pits to have his defective fuel pump repaired there. This took him over seven minutes. Nevertheless he managed to get back to third place by halfway through the race. Shortly afterwards, however, he was unlucky again and had to pit again, moved up to third place and finally had to park his car on the track nine laps before the end with the fuel pump finally defective. As a result, Peter Whitehead inherited third place, which would remain his only podium in his Formula 1 career. The main benefit of Farina's defect was Fangio, who won the race undisputed and also took the lead in the drivers' championship. Due to the high temperatures, the engines were subjected to enormous loads. This meant that all started Maseratis had to give up with engine failure and the Talbots had to constantly refill cooling water.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Alfa Romeo	2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo	P
	4th	Luigi Fagioli
	6th	Juan Manuel Fangio
Talbot-Lago	12	Raymond Summers	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot	D.
Team Peter Whitehead	14th	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125F1	Ferrari	D.
Team Philippe Etancelin	16	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot	D.
	16	Philippe Étancelin
Talbot-Lago	18th	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot	D.
	20th	Louis Rosier
Team Pierre Levegh	22nd	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot	D.
Ecurie Lutetia	24	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot	D.
Team Charles Pozzi	26th	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot	D.
	26th	Charles Pozzi
Maserati	28	Franco Rol	Maserati 4CLT / 48	Maserati	P
	30th	Louis Chiron
Scuderia Ambrosiana	32	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CLT / 48	Maserati	D.
	34	David Hampshire
Scuderia Achille Varzi	36	José Froilán González	Maserati 4CLT / 48	Maserati	P
Scuderia Milano	40	Felice Bonetto	Maserati 4CLT / 50	Maserati	P
Ecurie Belge	42	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot	D.
Simca-Gordini	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini T15 GC	Gordini	E.

classification

Starting grid

Item	driver	constructor	time	Starting row
1.	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2: 30.6	1
2.	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	2: 32.5	1
3.	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2: 34.7	1
4th	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	2: 39.0	2
5.	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	2: 42.7	2
6th	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	2: 46.0	3
7th	Franco Rol	Maserati	2: 46.7	3
8th.	José Froilán González	Maserati	2: 48.0	3
9.	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	2: 49.0	4th
10.	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	no time	5
11.	Reg Parnell	Maserati	no time	5
12.	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	no time	5
13.	Louis Chiron	Maserati	no time	6th
14th	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	no time	6th
15th	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	no time	7th
16.	Raymond Summers	Talbot-Lago	no time	7th
17th	David Hampshire	Maserati	no time	7th
18th	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	no time	8th
19th	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	no time	DNS

Race result

Item	driver	constructor	Round	time	km / h	s. Rd.	guide
1.	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	64	2: 57: 52.8	168.83	2: 35,600	48
2.	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	64	2: 58: 18.5	168.42
3.	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	61	2: 59: 30.3	159.45
4th	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	61	3: 00: 43.5	158.38
5.	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	33	3: 00: 09.8	153.66	2: 50,400
	Philippe Étancelin		26th	handing over
6th	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	42	2: 58: 15.2	147.41
	Charles Pozzi		14th	handing over
7th	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	55	Fuel system			16
8th.	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	52	2: 58: 19.6	136.83	2: 52.300
DNF	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	37	engine		2: 56.600
DNF	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	15th	engine
DNF	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	12	engine		3: 01.900
DNF	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	11	engine		2: 50.900
DNF	Reg Parnell	Maserati	10	engine
DNF	Franco Rol	Maserati	7th	engine
DNF	Louis Chiron	Maserati	7th	engine
DNF	David Hampshire	Maserati	6th	engine
DNF	Raymond Summers	Talbot-Lago	5	engine		2: 57.300
DNF	José Froilán González	Maserati	4th	engine

World Cup stand after the race

The first five got 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2 points respectively; there was a point for the fastest lap. Only the four best results from seven races count. *) contains the point for the fastest lap, fields marked in the same color represent pick-up of the vehicle (divided points) and values ​​in brackets are deleted results.

Item	driver	constructor								Points
01.	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo		*9 *			8th	*9 *		26th
02.	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	6th			6th	6th	6th		24
03.	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	*9 *			*9 *	*4 *			22nd
04th	Louis Rosier	Talbot	2			4th	4th			10
05.	Johnnie Parsons	Kurti's power			*9 *					09
06th	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari		6th			2			08th
07th	Bill Holland	Deidt			6th					06th
08th.	B.Bira	Maserati		2		3				05
09.	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	4th							04th
	Louis Chiron	Maserati		4th						04th
	Mauri Rose	Deidt			4th					04th
	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari						4th		04th
13.	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot	3							03
	Raymond Summers	Ferrari		3						03
	Cecil Green	Kurti's power			3					03
	Robert Manzon	Gordini						3		03
17th	Felice Bonetto	Maserati				2				02
18th	Joie Chitwood	Kurti's power			1					01
	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurti's power			1					01
	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot						1		01
	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot						1		01

literature

• Lang, Mike; Grand Prix 1950–1965; Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford Sommerset 1981 (English)

Web links

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