1950 Nations Grand Prix

The 1950 Nations Grand Prix was a motor race set to Formula One rules, held on 30 July 1950. The race was won by Argentinean driver Juan Manuel Fangio after a distance of 68 laps.

1950 Nations Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1950 Formula One season
Race details
Date 30 July 1950
Official name III Grand Prix des Nations
Location Geneva, Switzerland
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.990 km (2.479 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 267.247 km (166.059 miles)
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo
Time 1:46.7
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo
Time 1:45.1
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Alfa Romeo

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 4   Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:46.7
2 40   Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:48.7 + 2.0
3 42   Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1:48.7 + 2.0
4 2   Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 1:49.3 + 2.6
5 6   Emmanuel de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 1:51.1 + 4.7
6 44   Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:52.8 + 6.1
7 46   Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo 1:53.0 + 6.3
8 20   Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 1:55.5 + 8.8
9 10   Louis Chiron Maserati 1:58.5 + 11.8
10 24   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 1:58.6 + 11.9
11 18   Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 1:57.9 + 11.2
12 32   Harry Schell Maserati 1:58.7 + 12.0
13 34   Reg Parnell Maserati 2:00.0 + 13.3
14 30   Prince Bira Maserati 2:00.1 + 13.4
15 16   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 2:01.7 + 15.0
16 8   José Froilán González Maserati 2:07.6 + 20.9
17 26   Antonio Branca Maserati 2:07.7 + 21.0
18 22   Franco Comotti Maserati-Milano 2:17.1 + 30.4
19 12   Franco Rol Maserati - -
20 36   David Murray Maserati 2:26.7 + 40
Source:[1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 4   Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 68 2:07'55.0 1
2 6   Emmanuel de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 66 +2 Laps 5
3 46   Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo 66 +2 Laps 7
4 40   Alberto Ascari Ferrari 62 Engine 2
5 16   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 62 +6 Laps 15
6 2   Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 61 Crashed 4
7 24   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 61 +7 Laps 10
8 10   Louis Chiron Maserati 61 +7 Laps 9
9 42   Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 60 Accident 3
10 18   Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 60 Overheating 11
11 20   Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 58 +10 Laps 8
12 12   Franco Rol Maserati 58 +10 Laps 19
13 26   Antonio Branca Maserati 56 +12 Laps 17
Ret 44   Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago 39 Spun off 6
Ret 34   Reg Parnell Maserati 29 Gave Up 13
Ret 30   Prince Bira Maserati 24 Exhaust 14
Ret 36   David Murray Maserati 15 Fuel Pump 20
Ret 22   Franco Comotti Maserati-Milano 14 Carburettor 18
Ret 32   Harry Schell Maserati 12 Fuel Tank 12
Ret 8   José Froilán González Maserati 5 Radiator 16
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "1950 Nations GP Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. ^ "1950 Nations GP Race results". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.


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