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French Grand Prix 1950

Round 6 of 7  · 2 July 1950  · Reims-Gueux  · 64 laps

Fastest Lap Juan Manuel Fangio 2:35.600 (lap 52)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 FAN Juan Manuel Fangio FL Alfa Romeo 1 2:57:52.800 9
2 FAG Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 3 +25.700 6
3 WHI Peter Whitehead Ferrari 19 +3 laps 4
4 MAN Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 13 +3 laps 3
5 ETA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 4 +5 laps 1
5 CHA Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago 1
6 POZ Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago 16 +8 laps
6 ROS Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago
7 FAR Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2 Fuel pump
8 CAB Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 5 +12 laps
DNF LEV Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 9 Engine
DNF BON Felice Bonetto Maserati 11 Engine
DNF CLA Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 15 Overheating
DNF ROS Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 6 Overheating
DNF PAR Reg Parnell Maserati 12 Engine
DNF ROL Franco Rol Maserati 7 Engine
DNF CHI Louis Chiron Maserati 14 Engine
DNF HAM David Hampshire Maserati 18 Engine
DNF SOM Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago 17 Overheating
DNF GON José Froilán González Maserati 8 Engine
DNS CHA Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago Practice only

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 FAN Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:30.600
2 FAR Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:32.500
3 FAG Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:34.700
4 ETA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 2:39.000
5 CAB Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 2:42.700
6 ROS Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 2:46.000
7 ROL Franco Rol Maserati 2:46.700
8 GON José Froilán González Maserati 2:48.000
9 LEV Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 2:49.000
10 CHA Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago
11 BON Felice Bonetto Maserati 2:51.000
12 PAR Reg Parnell Maserati 2:54.000
13 MAN Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:55.500
14 CHI Louis Chiron Maserati 2:55.900
15 CLA Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 2:57.400
16 POZ Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago 2:58.000
17 SOM Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago 2:59.300
18 HAM David Hampshire Maserati 2:59.500
19 WHI Peter Whitehead Ferrari 3:01.000