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Grand Prix de France 1950
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 2 Jul 1950
- Name
- Grand Prix de France 1950
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/6
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Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Grand Prix de France 1950 · Reims-Gueux
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1950 Formula 1 World Championship · round 6
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2:57:52.800 · 64 laps · alfa-romeo | 9 |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 2:58:18.500 · 64 laps · alfa-romeo | 6 |
| 3 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 61 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | Time not recorded · 61 laps · gordini | 3 |
| 5 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | Time not recorded · 59 laps · talbot-lago | 1 |
| 5 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | Shared drive · Time not recorded · talbot-lago | 1 |
| 6 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | Time not recorded · 56 laps · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | Shared drive · Time not recorded · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| 7 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 55 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | Time not recorded · 52 laps · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | Engine · Time not recorded · 15 laps · milano | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | Overheating · Time not recorded · 12 laps · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | Overheating · Time not recorded · 11 laps · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Reg Parnell | Maserati | Engine · Time not recorded · 10 laps · maserati | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Franco Rol | Maserati | Engine · Time not recorded · 7 laps · maserati | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Louis Chiron | Maserati | Engine · Time not recorded · 7 laps · maserati | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Hampshire | Maserati | Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · maserati | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | Overheating · Time not recorded · 5 laps · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | José Froilán González | Maserati | Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · maserati | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | Practice only · Time not recorded · talbot-lago | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2:30.600 · alfa-romeo | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2:32.500 · alfa-romeo | |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 2:34.700 · alfa-romeo | |
| 4 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 2:39.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 5 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 2:42.700 · talbot-lago | |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 2:46.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 7 | Franco Rol | Maserati | 2:46.700 · maserati | |
| 8 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 2:48.000 · maserati | |
| 9 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 2:49.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 10 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | Time not recorded · talbot-lago | |
| 11 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:51.000 · milano | |
| 12 | Reg Parnell | Maserati | 2:54.000 · maserati | |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 2:55.500 · gordini | |
| 14 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 2:55.900 · maserati | |
| 15 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 2:57.400 · talbot-lago | |
| 16 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | 2:58.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 17 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 2:59.300 · talbot-lago | |
| 18 | David Hampshire | Maserati | 2:59.500 · maserati | |
| 19 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 3:01.000 · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2:30.600 · alfa-romeo | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2:32.500 · alfa-romeo | |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 2:34.700 · alfa-romeo | |
| 4 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 2:39.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 5 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 2:42.700 · talbot-lago | |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 2:46.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 7 | Franco Rol | Maserati | 2:46.700 · maserati | |
| 8 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 2:48.000 · maserati | |
| 9 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 2:49.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 10 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | Time not recorded · talbot-lago | |
| 11 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:51.000 · milano | |
| 12 | Reg Parnell | Maserati | 2:54.000 · maserati | |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 2:55.500 · gordini | |
| 14 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 2:55.900 · maserati | |
| 15 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 2:57.400 · talbot-lago | |
| 16 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | 2:58.000 · talbot-lago | |
| 17 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 2:59.300 · talbot-lago | |
| 18 | David Hampshire | Maserati | 2:59.500 · maserati | |
| 19 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 3:01.000 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 4 | Louis Rosier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 5 | Johnnie Parsons | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 7 | Bill Holland | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Louis Chiron | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Mauri Rose | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Peter Whitehead | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Raymond Sommer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Cecil Green | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Felice Bonetto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Joie Chitwood | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Tony Bettenhausen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Philippe Étancelin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Eugène Chaboud | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |