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 | |||
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| 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 |
 Piero Taruffi | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 1:45.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Alfa Romeo | ||
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "1950 Nations GP Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
- ^ "1950 Nations GP Race results". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-08.