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1950 French Grand Prix
Reims layout used between 1926 and 1951
Date
2 July 1950 Official name
XXXVII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. Location
Reims-Gueux , Reims , France Course
Temporary road course Course length
7.815 km (4.856 mi) Distance
61 laps, 476.715 km (296.217 mi) Driver
Maserati Time
2:46.7 First
Ferrari Second
Simca-Gordini Third
Talbot-Lago -Talbot
Motor car race
The 1950 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 1950 at Reims-Gueux in Reims , France . It was the fifth World Championship Formula One race, as well as the thirty-seventh French Grand Prix . It was the fifth race of six in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers .
The 61-lap race was won by Peter Whitehead , with a race time of 2:59:30.3 and an average speed of 159.343 km/h. Robert Manzon finished second, and Charles Pozzi and Louis Rosier finished third with a shared drive.
Entries [ edit ]
11 drivers were entered with them competing in 10 different cars.
^1 – Charles Pozzi qualified and drove 14 laps of the race in the #26 Talbot-Lago. Louis Rosier took over #26 for 42 laps of the race.
Qualifying [ edit ]
Qualifying classification [ edit ]
Race classification [ edit ]
Championship standings after the race [ edit ]