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The French Grand Prix 1950 was the 6th round of the 1950 F1 season, and took place at the Reims-Gueux in Reims, France, on July 2nd.

Juan Fangio won the race from the pole, followed by Luigi Fagioli, and Peter Whitehead completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 18th position of the grid.

Final results

1
-
Juan Fangio
Alfa Romeo
2:57:52.8
Finished
2
1
Luigi Fagioli
Alfa Romeo
+25.7
Finished
3
15
Peter Whitehead
Ferrari
+3 Laps
4
8
Robert Manzon
Simca
+3 Laps
5
1
Philippe Étancelin
Talbot-Lago
+5 Laps
6
9
Charles Pozzi
Talbot-Lago
+8 Laps
7
5
Nino Farina
Alfa Romeo
Fuel pump
8
3
Yves Cabantous
Talbot-Lago
+12 Laps
9
-
Pierre Levegh
Talbot-Lago
Engine
10
-
Felice Bonetto
Maserati
Engine
11
3
Johnny Claes
Talbot-Lago
Overheating
12
6
Louis Rosier
Talbot-Lago
Overheating
13
2
Reg Parnell
Maserati
Engine
14
7
Franco Rol
Maserati
Engine
15
2
Louis Chiron
Maserati
Engine
16
1
David Hampshire
Maserati
Engine
17
1
Raymond Sommer
Talbot-Lago
Overheating
18
10
José Froilán González
Maserati
Engine
19
1
Eugène Chaboud
Talbot-Lago
+5 Laps
20
9
Louis Rosier
Talbot-Lago
+8 Laps
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Nino Farina, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 55, Pierre Levegh, Felice Bonetto, Reg Parnell, Franco Rol, Louis Chiron, David Hampshire, and José Froilán González, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, and Johnny Claes, Louis Rosier, and Raymond Sommer, all of whom suffered from an overall car overhating.

Fuel pump

  • Nino Farina
    Lap 55

Engine

  • Pierre Levegh
    Lap 36
  • Felice Bonetto
    Lap 14
  • Reg Parnell
    Lap 9
  • Franco Rol
    Lap 6
  • Louis Chiron
    Lap 6
  • David Hampshire
    Lap 5
  • José Froilán González
    Lap 3

Overheating

  • Johnny Claes
    Lap 11
  • Louis Rosier
    Lap 10
  • Raymond Sommer
    Lap 4

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.