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| 1950 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 21 May 1950 | ||||
| Official name | Prix de Monte-Carlo et XIe Grand Prix Automobile | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 3.180 km (1.976 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 100 laps, 318.000 km (197.596 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Time | 1:50.2[1] | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |||
| Time | 1:51.0[2] | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Maserati | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1950 Monaco Grand Prix, formally titled thePrix de Monte-Carlo et XIe Grand Prix Automobile,[3] was aFormula Onemotor race held on 21 May 1950 atMonaco. It was race two of seven in the1950 World Championship of Drivers. The 100-lap race was held at an overall distance of 318.1 km (197.1 mi) and was won byJuan Manuel Fangio for theAlfa Romeo team after starting from pole position.Alberto Ascari finished second forFerrari andLouis Chiron finished third forMaserati. It was also the first race forFerrari inFormula One.[4]
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After two qualifying sessions, on Thursday and Saturday, whichCharles Pozzi,Yves Giraud-Cabantous,Pierre Levegh andClemente Biondetti did not start, the race was dominated from start to finish byJuan Manuel Fangio, who scored his first ever victory in a World Championship event, driving anAlfa Romeo. The starting grid consisted of alternating rows of three and two, starting with three on the front row and continuing up to two on the 8th row. The first two rows of the grid (positions 1 to 5) were made up of the fastest five drivers from the Thursday qualifying session, with the remaining positions based on the other 16 drivers' times in the second session on the Saturday.[5] This format meant thatLuigi Villoresi started 6th, despite his time being fast enough for 2nd place on the grid.
Due to an accident in practice,Alfredo Pián did not start the race, withPeter Whitehead another non-starter. The race was marred by a large pile-up during the first lap, when a wave from the harbour flooded the track at Tabac Corner.[6]Nino Farina in 2nd, spun and crashed while Fangio managed to escape the chaos. Those who were behind them tried to stop or avoid the carnage, but eight more drivers (from a field of 19 drivers) crashed and retired.[6] None of them were injured, butJosé Froilán González, who damaged hisMaserati in the pile-up but was subsequently running second, crashed during the second lap. His car caught fire and he suffered burns.[7] The race went on with many cars going off at Tabac Corner, nearly causing other accidents.Ferrari driverLuigi Villoresi charged his way from the back of the field after being delayed by the pile-up, but did not finish.[6]
Harry Schell's Cooper was the first rear-engined car to start in a championship race.[8] Chiron's 3rd-place finish made him the onlyMonegasque driver to score points inFormula One untilCharles Leclerc finished 6th in the2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.[9]
Positions 1-5 determined by Thursday practice. The rest of the field was set on Saturday.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Saturday | ||||
| 1 | 34 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1:50.2 | |
| 2 | 32 |  Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1:52.8 | |
| 3 | 2 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 1:53.7 | |
| 4 | 14 |  Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 1:54.1 | |
| 5 | 36 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 1:54.2 | |
| 6 | 38 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | Unknown | 1:52.3 |
| 7 | 40 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:53.8 | |
| 8 | 48 |  Louis Chiron | Maserati | 1:56.3 | |
| 9 | 42 | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari | 1:56.6 | |
| 10 | 16 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 1:57.7 | |
| 11 | 10 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 2:00.4 | |
| 12 | 52 |  Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 2:00.7 | |
| 13 | 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 2:01.4 | |
| 14 | 24 |  Cuth Harrison | ERA | 2:01.6 | |
| 15 | 50 |  Prince Bira | Maserati | 2:02.2 | |
| 16 | 26 | Bob Gerard | ERA | 2:03.4 | |
| 17 | 44 | Franco Rol | Maserati | 2:04.5 | |
| 18 | 6 |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2:12.0 | |
| 19 | 4 | Alfredo Pián | Maserati | No time | |
| 20 | 8 |  Harry Schell | Cooper-JAP | No time | |
| 21 | 28 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | No time | |
| DNA | 18 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | – | |
| DNA | 20 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | – | |
| DNA | 22 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | – | |
| DNA | 46 | Clemente Biondetti | Maserati | – | |
| Source:[13] | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 100 | 3:13:18.7 | 1 | 92 |
| 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 | 36 | Oil leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 2 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 1 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 32 | Nino 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 | ||
Source:[14] | |||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Nino Farina | 9 |
 11 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
 1 | 3 | Luigi Fagioli | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | Alberto Ascari | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Louis Chiron | 4 |
| Source:[15] | |||
| Previous race: 1950 British Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 1950 season | Next race: 1950 Indianapolis 500 |
| Previous race: 1948 Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco Grand Prix | Next race: 1952 Monaco Grand Prix |
