1950 Italian Grand Prix

The Italian Grand Prix 1950 was the 7th round of the 1950 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy, on September 3rd.

Nino Farina won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Dorino Serafini, and Luigi Fagioli completing the podium.

Juan Fangio started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he experienced issues with the gearbox, and had to retire on lap 23rd.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

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

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 25 drivers out of the original 29 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, David Murray, Raymond Sommer, Pierre Levegh, and Juan Fangio, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Cuth Harrison, who had a problem with the radiator of the car on lap 51, Guy Mairesse, who had problems with the oil pipe on lap 42, Franco Rol, and Franco Comotti, both had to retire, Piero Taruffi, Alberto Ascari, Clemente Biondetti, Consalvo Sanesi, Prince Bira, Paul Pietsch, and Juan Fangio, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Johnny Claes, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 22, Henri Louveau, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 16, Maurice Trintignant, who had problems with the water pipe on lap 13, Louis Chiron, who suffered a loss in oil pressure on lap 13, Robert Manzon, who had a transmission problem on lap 7, and Felice Bonetto, who withdrew on lap 0.

Qualifying