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1950 Swiss Grand Prix
1950 Swiss Grand Prix
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	Circuit Bremgarten in 1950
Race details
Date	4 June 1950
Official name	Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile
Location	Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
Course	Temporary street/road circuit
Course length	7.280 km (4.524 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 291.200 km (180.943 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Philippe Étancelin;
Time	2:51.1
Podium
First	Prince Bira;
Second	Felice Bonetto;
Third	Emmanuel de Graffenried;

The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 June 1950 at Circuit Bremgarten in Bern, Switzerland. It was the third World Championship Formula One race, as well as the tenth Swiss Grand Prix. It was the third race of six in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers.

The 40-lap race was won by Prince Bira, after starting from second on the grid, with a race time of 2:04:37.1 and an average speed of 140.204 km/h. Felice Bonetto finished second, and Emmanuel de Graffenried finished third. This was the first time in Formula 1.5 history that a constructor managed to score a 1–2–3 finish.

Entries[edit]

9 drivers were entered for the race.

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis
2	Nello Pagani	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
4	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Talbot-Lago T26C
26	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
30	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
32	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
34	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/50
40	Toni Branca	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CL
42	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Talbot-Lago T26C
44	Harry Schell	Ecurie Bleue	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Talbot-Lago T26C

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying classification[edit]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	42	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:51.1	–
2	30	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:53.2	+2.1
3	32	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:54.2	+3.1
4	34	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2:54.6	+3.5
5	4	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:59.0	+7.9
6	2	Nello Pagani	Maserati	3:06.9	+15.8
7	26	Louis Chiron	Maserati	3:06.9	+15.8
8	40	Toni Branca	Maserati	3:10.0	+18.9
9	44	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:11.5	+20.4

Starting grid[edit]

1950 F1.5 Swiss Grand Prix Starting Grid
Row 1	3rd		2nd		1st
	de Graffenried 2:54.2		Bira 2:53.2		Étancelin 2:51.1
Row 2		5th		4th
		Claes 2:59.0		Bonetto 2:54.6
Row 3	8th		7th		6th
	Branca 3:10.0		Chiron 3:06.9		Pagani 3:06.9
Row 4				9th
				Schell 3:11.5

Race[edit]

Race classification[edit]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	30	Prince Bira	Maserati	40	2:04:37.1	2	8
2	34	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	40	+ 41.0	4	6
3	32	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	40	+ 1:08.2	3	4
4	2	Nello Pagani	Maserati	39	+ 1 Lap	6	3
5	44	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	39	+ 1 Lap	9	2
6	26	Louis Chiron	Maserati	39	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	4	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	38	+ 2 Laps	5
8	40	Toni Branca	Maserati	35	+ 5 Laps	8
Ret	42	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	25	Gearbox	1

Championship standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
3	1	Prince Bira	14
1	2	Bob Gerard	12
1	3	Louis Chiron	9
1	4	Cuth Harrison	6
	5	Felice Bonetto	6

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
1	1	Maserati	20
1	2	ERA	12
	3	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	7
	4	Alta	1
	5	Simca-Gordini	0

Note: only the top 5 is shown in both sets of standings.