1950 Real-life French Grand Prix

The 1950 French Grand Prix was the sixth race out of seven in the 1950 Formula One season, held at Reims. Juan Manuel Fangio won the race, taking advantage of Giuseppe Farina's retirement from the race to take the championship lead, with Luigi Fagioli finishing second and also passing Farina in the standings. Peter Whitehead finished third. The race was declared a non-championship round for the Mediocrity Awards.

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
2	Giuseppe Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
4	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
6	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
8	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
10	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
12	Raymond Sommer	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot L6	Dunlop
14	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
16	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	Dunlop
16*	Eugène Chaboud	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	Dunlop
18	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	Dunlop
20	Louis Rosier	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	Dunlop
22	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
24	Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
26	Charles Pozzi	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
28	Franco Rol	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
30	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
32	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
34	David Hampshire	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
36	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
38	Franco Comotti	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
40	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-50	Milano L4s	Pirelli
42	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
44	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	Englebert

• Chaboud decided not to start the race in his car, instead sharing Philippe Etancelin's Talbot-Lago.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	6	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2:30.6	-
2	2	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:32.5	+ 1.9
3	4	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:34.7	+ 4.1
4	16	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:39.0	+ 8.4
5	18	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:42.7	+ 12.1
6	20	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:46.0	+ 15.4
7	28	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:46.7	+ 16.1
8	36	José Froilán González	Maserati	2:48.0	+ 17.4
9	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:49.0	+ 18.4
10	24	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
11	40	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano	No time	-
12	32	Reg Parnell	Maserati	No time	-
13	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	No time	-
14	30	Louis Chiron	Maserati	No time	-
15	42	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
16	26	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
17	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	No time	-
18	34	David Hampshire	Maserati	No time	-
19	14	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	64	2:57:52.8	1	9
2	4	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	64	+ 25.7	3	6
3	14	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	61	+ 3 Laps	18	4
4	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	61	+ 3 Laps	12	3
5	16	Philippe Étancelin Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	59	+ 5 Laps	4	1 1
6	26	Charles Pozzi Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	56	+ 8 Laps	15
7	2	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	55	Fuel Pump	2
8	18	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	52	+ 12 Laps	5
Ret	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	36	Engine	9
Ret	40	Felice Bonetto	Maserati-Milano	14	Engine	10
Ret	42	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	11	Overheating	14
Ret	20	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	10	Overheating	6
Ret	32	Reg Parnell	Maserati	9	Engine	11
Ret	28	Franco Rol	Maserati	6	Engine	7
Ret	30	Louis Chiron	Maserati	6	Engine	13
Ret	34	David Hampshire	Maserati	5	Engine	17
Ret	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	4	Overheating	16
Ret	36	José Froilán González	Maserati	3	Engine	8

Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio

1. Juan Manuel Fangio

2. Luigi Fagioli

3. Peter Whitehead

4. Robert Manzon

5. Philippe Étancelin/Eugène Chaboud

6. Charles Pozzi/Louis Rosier

7. Giuseppe Farina

8. Yves Giraud-Cabantous

Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Regular championship

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	26
2	Luigi Fagioli	24
3	Giuseppe Farina	22
4	Louis Rosier	10
5	Johnnie Parsons	9

• Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pos	Driver	Wins	2nd	3rd	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	3	0	0	26
2	Giuseppe Farina	2	0	0	22
3	Johnnie Parsons	1	0	0	9
4	Luigi Fagioli	0	4	0	24
5	Alberto Ascari	0	1	0	8

• Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Mediocrity Awards

Pos	Driver	Laps
1	Johnny Claes	67
2	Toni Branca	41
3	Bob Gerard	36
4	Joe Fry	23
5	Joe Kelly	15

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