1950 Real-life Monaco Grand Prix

The 1950 Monaco Grand Prix was the second of seven races in the 1950 Formula One season held at Monaco. After a massive pileup on the first lap which eliminated ten cars, Juan Manuel Fangio won his first Grand Prix ahead of Alberto Ascari and Louis Chiron.

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
2	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
4	Alfredo Pián	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
6	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
8	Harry Schell	Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper	Cooper T12	JAP V-twin	Dunlop
10	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	Englebert
12	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	Englebert
14	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
16	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
18	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
20	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
22	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
24	Cuth Harrison	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s	Dunlop
26	Bob Gerard	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s	Dunlop
28	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Dunlop
32	Giuseppe Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
34	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
36	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
38	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
40	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
42	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
44	Franco Rol	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
46	Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati Milano 4CLT-50	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
48	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
50	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
52	Toulo de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
54	André Simon	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	Englebert

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	34	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:50.2	-
2	32	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:52.8	+ 2.6
3	2	José Froilán González	Maserati	1:53.7	+ 3.5
4	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:54.1	+ 3.9
5	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	1:54.2	+ 4.0
6	38	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:52.3	+ 2.1
7	40	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:53.8	+ 3.6
8	48	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.3	+ 6.1
9	42	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	1:56.6	+ 6.4
10	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.7	+ 7.5
11	10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:00.4	+ 10.2
12	52	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:00.7	+ 10.5
13	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:01.4	+ 11.2
14	24	Cuth Harrison	ERA	2:01.6	+ 11.4
15	50	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:02.2	+ 12.0
16	26	Bob Gerard	ERA	2:03.4	+ 13.2
17	44	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:04.5	+ 14.3
18	4	Alfredo Pián	Maserati	No time	-
19	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:12.0	+ 21.8
20	8	Harry Schell	Cooper-JAP	No time	-
21	28	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	34	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	100	3:13:18.7	1	9
2	40	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	99	+ 1 Lap	7	6
3	48	Louis Chiron	Maserati	98	+ 2 Laps	8	4
4	42	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari	97	+ 3 Laps	9	3
5	50	Prince Bira	Maserati	95	+ 5 Laps	15	2
6	26	Bob Gerard	ERA	94	+ 6 Laps	16
7	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	94	+ 6 Laps	19
Ret	38	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	63	Rear Axle	6
Ret	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	38	Oil leak	4
Ret	2	José Froilán González	Maserati	1	Accident	3
Ret	32	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	0	Accident	2
Ret	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	0	Accident	5
Ret	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	0	Accident	10
Ret	10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	0	Accident	11
Ret	52	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	0	Accident	12
Ret	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	0	Accident	13
Ret	24	Cuth Harrison	ERA	0	Accident	14
Ret	44	Franco Rol	Maserati	0	Accident	17
Ret	8	Harry Schell	Cooper-JAP	0	Collision	20
DNS	28	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari		Engine	21
DNS	4	Alfredo Pián	Maserati		Practice accident	18

Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio

Classification:

1. Juan Manuel Fangio

2. Alberto Ascari

3. Louis Chiron

4. Raymond Sommer

5. Prince Bira

6. Bob Gerard

7. Johnny Claes

Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio

Mediocrity Awards

1. Johnny Claes - 71 laps (3-54, 61-74, 90-94)

2. Bob Gerard - 22 laps (1, 55-60, 75-89)

3. Luigi Villoresi - 1 lap (2)

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Regular championship

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	9
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
3	Luigi Fagioli	6
4	Alberto Ascari	6
5	Louis Chiron	4

• 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	Giuseppe Farina	1	0	0	9
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	1	0	0	9
3	Luigi Fagioli	0	1	0	6
4	Alberto Ascari	0	1	0	6
5	Louis Chiron	0	0	1	4

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

Mediocrity Awards

Pos	Driver	Laps
1	Johnny Claes	74
2	Joe Fry	23
3	Bob Gerard	22
4	Joe Kelly	15
5	Geoff Crossley	14

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