1950 Albi Grand Prix
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit d'Albi | |||
| Date | 16 June 1950 | ||
| Official name | XII Circuit de l'Albigeois | ||
| Location | Albi, France | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 8.880 km (5.518 mi) | ||
| Distance | 2x17 laps, 301.9 km (187.6 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 3:06.7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Simca-Gordini | ||
The 1950 Albi Grand Prix (officially known as XII Circuit de l'Albigeois) was a non-championship Formula One Grand Prix held on 16 July 1950. It was the fourteenth Grand Prix of the year, counting both championship and non-championship races.
The race was contested over two heats of 17 laps after which the times were aggregated. The winner was Louis Rosier in a Talbot-Lago after finishing third and second in respectively Heat 1 and Heat 2. José Froilán González finished second in a Maserati 4CLT-48 and Maurice Trintignant came in third in a Simca-Gordini T15.
Contents
Entries
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | DNS/DNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Raymond Sommer |
R. Sommer | Talbot | T26C | |
| 4 | Philippe Étancelin |
P. Étancelin | |||
| 6 | Louis Rosier |
Écurie Rosier | |||
| 8 |  Giuseppe Farina |
Dr. Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | 4CLT-48 | |
| 10 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Scuderia Achille Varzi | |||
| 12 | José Froilán González |
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| 14 | Nello Pagani |
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| 16 | Luigi Villoresi |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 275 | |
| 18 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 125 | ||
| 20 | Robert Manzon |
Équipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | T15 | |
| 22 | Maurice Trintignant |
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| 24 |  B. Bira |
Enrico Platé | Maserati | 4CLT-48 | |
| 26 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried |
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| 28 | Felice Bonetto |
Scuderia Milano | 4CLT-48 | DNA | |
| 30 | Gianfranco Comotti |
Milano | DNA | ||
| 32 |  Johnny Claes |
Écurie Belge | Talbot | T26C | |
| 34 | Pierre Levegh |
P. Levegh | |||
| 36 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Y. Giraud Cabantous | |||
| Pierre Meyrat |
DNS - Giraud-Cabantous started in this car |
Qualifying results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 3:06.7 | |
| 2 | José Froilán González | 3:08.6 | +1.9 | |
| 3 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot | 3:10.0 | +3.3 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | 3:11.0 | +4.3 |
| 5 | Louis Rosier | Talbot | 3:12.6 | +5.9 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3:12.7 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot | 3:15.4 | +8.7 |
| 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 3:16.0 | +9.3 |
| 9 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot | 3:16.8 | +10.1 |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | 3:21.3 | +14.6 | |
| 11 | Pierre Levegh | 3:23.4 | +16.7 | |
| 12 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | 3:27.5 | +20.8 |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 3:30.6 | +23.9 |
| 14 | Robert Manzon | 3:31.5 | +24.8 | |
| 15 | Prince Bira | Maserati | No time | |
| 16 | Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Race results
Heat 1
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time (Diff.)/DNF | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot | 55:53.6 | 3 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | +0.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Louis Rosier | Talbot | +27.6 | 5 |
| 4 | José Froilán González | Maserati | +1:14.6 | 2 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | +2:42.6 | 13 |
| 6 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | +1 lap | 12 |
| 7 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot | +1 lap | 11 |
| 8 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | +1 lap | 14 |
| 9 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | +1 lap | 8 |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | Talbot | +2 laps | 10 |
| Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | NC | 4 | |
| Emmanuel de Graffenried | 16 | |||
| Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | DNF - Ignition | 6 | |
| Prince Bira | Maserati | DNF - rear axle | 15 | |
| Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot | DNF - rear axle | 9 | |
| Philippe Étancelin | DNF - driver injured | 7 |
Heat 2
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time (Diff.)/DNF/DNS | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 56:27.7 | 4 |
| 2 | Louis Rosier | Talbot | +19.7 | 3 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | +2:37.8 | 11 |
| 4 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot | +3:33.5 | 7 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | +1 lap | 5 |
| 6 | Robert Manzon | 8 | ||
| 7 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | 6 | |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 12 | ||
| Johnny Claes | Talbot | NC | 10 | |
| Philippe Étancelin | DNF - valve | 13 | ||
| Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | DNF | 9 | |
| Raymond Sommer | Talbot | DNS - damaged car | 1 | |
| Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | DNS - oil leak | 2 |
Overall
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time (Diff.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Rosier | Talbot | 1:53:08.6 |
| 2 | José Froilán González | Maserati | +27.3 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | +1 lap |
| 4 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot | |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | +2 laps |
| 6 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | |
| 7 | Giuseppe Farina | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Johnny Claes | Talbot | +5 laps |
| 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | +7 laps |
| 10 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot | +17 laps |
| 12 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 13 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 14 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot | |
| 15 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | ||
| 16 | Prince Bira | Maserati |
