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1950 Belgian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
Official nameXII Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique
ImageSpa 1947.png
Date18 June
Year1950
Previous_round1950 Swiss Grand Prix
Next_round1950 French Grand Prix
LocationSpa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing circuit
Course_mi8.825
Course_km14.120
Distance_laps35
Distance_mi308.875
Distance_km494.2
WeatherWarm, dry and sunny
Pole_DriverNino Farina
Pole_TeamAlfa Romeo
Pole_Time4:37.0
Pole_CountryItaly
Fast_DriverNino Farina
Fast_TeamAlfa Romeo
Fast_Time4:34.1
Fast_Lap18
Fast_CountryItaly
First_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
First_TeamAlfa Romeo
First_CountryArgentina
Second_DriverLuigi Fagioli
Second_TeamAlfa Romeo
Second_CountryItaly
Third_DriverLouis Rosier
Third_TeamTalbot-Lago-Talbot
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix, formally titled the Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique, was a Formula One motor race held on 18 June 1950 at Spa-Francorchamps. It was race five of seven in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers. The 35-lap race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. His teammate Luigi Fagioli finished second and Talbot-Lago driver Louis Rosier came in third.

Report

By the time of the Belgian Grand Prix, the pace of the season was beginning to tell, with only 14 cars arriving at the Spa circuit. These included the dominant Alfa Romeos of Nino Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli. Scuderia Ferrari was down to two 125s for Luigi Villoresi and Alberto Ascari, although Ascari had a new V12 engine to try out. The factory Talbot-Lago team had three cars for Louis Rosier, Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Philippe Étancelin (standing in for the injured Eugène Martin). The rest of the field was made up of Talbot-Lagos (notably one for Raymond Sommer), a single Alta and one Maserati for Toni Branca. This race was the final entry for Geoffrey Crossley, the sport's high costs forcing him, like many privateers, to retire after just a handful of races.

Farina and Fangio were fastest as usual in qualifying with Fagioli unable to match them. Sommer split the Ferraris in his old Talbot-Lago. The race would be a similar story. The Alfas went off on their own and Sommer battled with the two Ferraris. When the Alfa stopped for fuel, Sommer found himself in the unlikely position of being race leader. Unfortunately his engine blew up. Ascari took the lead but he had to stop for fuel and that meant that the Alfas went ahead again with Fangio leading Farina and Fagioli. Farina suffered transmission trouble in the closing laps and dropped to fourth behind the best of the surviving Talbot-Lagos being driven by Rosier. Ascari finished fifth.

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyre246810121416182022242630Sources:
ITA Luigi VilloresiScuderia FerrariFerrariFerrari 125Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s
ITA Alberto AscariFerrariFerrari 275Ferrari 275 F1 3.3 V12
FRA Raymond SommerRaymond SommerTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
ITA Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo SpAAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 158Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
ARG Juan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 158Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
ITA Luigi FagioliAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 158Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s
FRA Louis RosierAutomobiles Talbot-DarracqTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
FRA Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
FRA Eugène ChaboudEcurie LutetiaTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26C-DATalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
FRA Pierre LeveghPierre LeveghTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
BEL Johnny ClaesEcurie BelgeTalbot-LagoTalbot-Lago T26CTalbot 23CV 4.5 L6
GBR Geoffrey CrossleyGeoffrey CrossleyAltaAlta GPAlta 1.5 L4s
CHE Toni BrancaAntonio BrancaMaseratiMaserati 4CLMaserati 4CL 1.5 L4s

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime1234567891011121314Source:
8ITA Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo4:37
10ARG Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo4:37
12ITA Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo4:41
2ITA Luigi VilloresiFerrari4:47
6FRA Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago-Talbot4:47
16FRA Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot4:49
4ITA Alberto AscariFerrari4:52
14FRA Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot4:53
18FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot4:56
22FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot5:01
20FRA Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago-Talbot5:13
26GBR Geoffrey CrossleyAlta5:44
30CHE Toni BrancaMaserati5:45
24BEL Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-TalbotNo time

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRet
10ARG **Juan Manuel Fangio****Alfa Romeo**352:47:262**8**
12ITA **Luigi Fagioli****Alfa Romeo**35+ 143**6**
14FRA **Louis Rosier****Talbot-Lago-Talbot**35+ 2:198**4**
8ITA **Nino Farina****Alfa Romeo**35+ 4:051**4**
4ITA **Alberto Ascari****Ferrari**34+ 1 Lap7**2**
2ITA Luigi VilloresiFerrari33+ 2 Laps4
22FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago-Talbot33+ 2 Laps10
24BEL Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot32+ 3 Laps14
26GBR Geoffrey CrossleyAlta30+ 5 Laps12
30CHE Toni BrancaMaserati29+ 6 Laps11
20FRA Eugène ChaboudTalbot-Lago-Talbot22Oil Pipe13
6FRA Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago-Talbot20Oil Pressure5
16FRA Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot15Overheating6
18FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot2Oil Pipe9

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1ITA Nino Farina22
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA Luigi Fagioli18
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3ARG Juan Manuel Fangio17
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 24FRA Louis Rosier10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15USA Johnnie Parsons9
  • Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References

Year_of_race = 1950 | Previous_year's_race = 1949 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1951 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. "Belgium 1950 - Best Laps • STATS F1".
  2. (1950). "Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique". Royal Automobile Club of Belgium.
  3. "1950 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com.
  4. "1950 Belgian GP - Entry List". chicanef1.com.
  5. "Belgium 1950 - Qualifications".
  6. "1950 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "Belgium 1950 - Championship".
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