1950 Real-life Italian Grand Prix

The 1950 Italian Grand Prix was the seventh and final race in the 1950 Formula 1 season, held at Monza. Giuseppe Farina won the race, the championship and the Champion Elimination Medals Championship ahead of Alberto Ascari, who shared his Ferrari with Dorino Serafini. Luigi Fagioli finished third. Johnny Claes clinched the first of his two Mediocrity Awards at this race.

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
2	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
4	Franco Rol	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
6	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
8	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
10	Giuseppe Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
12	Raymond Sommer	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
14	Giovanni Bracco	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s	Pirelli
16	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari V12	Pirelli
18	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
20	Luigi de Filippis	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
22	Clemente Biondetti	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 166S	Jaguar L6	?
24	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
26	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
28	Paul Pietsch	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
30	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
32	Cuth Harrison	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s	Dunlop
34	Luigi Platé	Enrico Platé	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago 700	Talbot L6	Dunlop
36	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
38	Toulo de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
40	Guy Mairesse	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
42	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	Englebert
44	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini L4s	Englebert
46	Consalvo Sanesi	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
48	Dorino Serafini	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari V12	Pirelli
50	David Murray	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
52	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Milano	Milano	Milano 1	Speluzzi L4s	Pirelli
56	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
58	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
60	Piero Taruffi	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
62	Franco Comotti	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/50	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
64	Henri Louveau	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot L6	Dunlop
66	Franco Bordoni	Enrico Platé	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago 700	Talbot L6	Dunlop

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:58.6	-
2	16	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:58.8	+ 0.2
3	10	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:00.2	+ 1.6
4	46	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	2:00.4	+ 1.8
5	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:04.0	+ 5.4
6	48	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	2:05.6	+ 7.0
7	60	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo	2:05.8	+ 7.2
8	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:08.6	+ 10.0
9	4	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:10.0	+ 11.4
10	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:12.4	+ 13.8
11	40	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:13.2	+ 14.6
12	42	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:13.4	+ 14.8
13	58	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:13.4	+ 14.8
14	64	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:13.8	+ 15.2
15	30	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:14.0	+ 15.4
16	24	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:14.4	+ 15.8
17	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:14.4	+ 15.8
18	8	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	2:16.2	+ 17.6
19	6	Louis Chiron	Maserati	2:17.2	+ 18.6
20	56	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:17.2	+ 18.6
21	32	Cuth Harrison	ERA	2:18.4	+ 19.8
22	2	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:18.6	+ 20.0
23	52	Felice Bonetto	Milano-Speluzzi	2:19.8	+ 21.2
24	50	David Murray	Maserati	2:22.0	+ 23.4
25	22	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	2:30.6	+ 32.0
26	62	Franco Comotti	Maserati-Milano	2:33.6	+ 35.0
27	28	Paul Pietsch	Maserati	No time	-
DNA	14	Giovanni Bracco	Ferrari	-	-
DNA	20	Luigi de Filippis	Maserati	-	-
DNA	26	Reg Parnell	Maserati	-	-
DNA	34	Luigi Platé	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	-	-
DNA	66	Franco Bordoni	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	-	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	80	2:51:17.4	3	8
2	48	Dorino Serafini Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	80	+ 1:18.6	6	3 3
3	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	80	+ 1:35.6	5	4
4	58	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	75	+ 5 Laps	13	3
5	24	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	75	+ 5 Laps	16	2
6	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	72	+ 8 Laps	17
7	8	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	72	+ 8 Laps	18
Ret	50	David Murray	Maserati	56	Gearbox	24
Ret	32	Cuth Harrison	ERA	51	Radiator	21
Ret	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	48	Gearbox	8
Ret	40	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	42	Oil Pipe	11
Ret	4	Franco Rol	Maserati	39	Retirement	9
Ret	60	Piero Taruffi Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	34	Engine	7
Ret	56	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	29	Gearbox	20
Ret	18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	23	Gearbox	1	1
Ret	2	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	22	Overheating	22
Ret	16	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	21	Engine	2
Ret	22	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	17	Engine	25
Ret	64	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	16	Brakes	16
Ret	62	Franco Comotti	Maserati-Milano	15	Retirement	26
Ret	42	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	13	Water Pipe	12
Ret	6	Louis Chiron	Maserati	13	Oil Pressure	19
Ret	46	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	11	Engine	4
Ret	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	7	Transmission	10
Ret	30	Prince Bira	Maserati	1	Engine	15
Ret	28	Paul Pietsch	Maserati	0	Engine	27
DNS	52	Felice Bonetto	Milano-Speluzzi	0	Non Starter	23

Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio

1. Giuseppe Farina

2. Alberto Ascari/Dorino Serafini

3. Luigi Fagioli

4. Louis Rosier

5. Philippe Étancelin

6. Toulo de Graffenried

7. Peter Whitehead

Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio

Mediocrity Awards

1. David Murray - 33 laps (23-50, 52-56)

2. Peter Whitehead - 16 laps (57-72)

3. Maurice Trintignant - 11 laps (3-13)

4. Johnny Claes - 8 laps (1, 15-16, 18-22)

5. Clemente Biondetti - 3 laps (2, 14, 17)

6. Cuth Harrison - 1 lap (51)

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Regular championship

(Bold denotes World Champion)

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	30
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	27
3	Luigi Fagioli	24 (28)
4	Louis Rosier	13
5	Alberto Ascari	11

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

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

(Bold denotes World Champion)

Pos	Driver	Wins	2nd	3rd	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	3	0	0	30
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	3	0	0	27
3	Johnnie Parsons	1	0	0	9
4	Luigi Fagioli	0	4	1	24 (28)
5	Alberto Ascari	0	1.5	0	11

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

Mediocrity Awards

(Bold denotes World Champion)

Pos	Driver	Laps
1	Johnny Claes	75
2	Toni Branca	41
3	Bob Gerard	36
4	David Murray	33
5	Joe Fry	23

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