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1950 French Grand Prix
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Reims layout used between 1926 and 1951
Reims layout used between 1926 and 1951
Race details
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)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 2:46.7
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Simca-Gordini
Third Talbot-Lago-Talbot

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

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11 drivers were entered with them competing in 10 different cars.

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis
14 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125
26 France Charles Pozzi1 Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C
28 Italy Franco Rol Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
30 Monaco Louis Chiron Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
32 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
34 United Kingdom David Hampshire Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
36 Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
40 Italy Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati-Milano Maserati 4CLT/50
42 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C
44 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
^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

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 28 Italy Franco Rol Maserati 2:46.7
2 36 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 2:48.0 +1.3
3 40 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano No time
4 32 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati No time
5 44 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini No time
6 30 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati No time
7 42 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot No time
8 26 France Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago-Talbot No time
9 34 United Kingdom David Hampshire Maserati No time
10 14 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Ferrari No time

Race

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Race classification

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Championship standings after the race

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