1950 Swiss Grand Prix

F1 Switzerland Swiss Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile Circuit Bremgarten.svg Circuit Bremgarten track layout 4 June 1950 1950 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship 1950 Belgian Grand Prix Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland Temporary street/road circuit 4.524 7.28 42 190.008 305.760 Warm, dry and sunny Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:42.1 Argentina Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:41.6 8http://www.statsf1.com/en/1950/suisse/meilleur-tour.aspx Switzerland 1950 - Best Laps • STATS F1 STATS F1 4 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120813234248/http://www.statsf1.com/en/1950/suisse/meilleur-tour.aspx 13 August 2012 live Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo Italy Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot France SUI The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix, formally titled the Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile,http://www.progcovers.com/motor/bern5006042.jpg Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile: Internationale Motorrad- und Seitenwagenrennen Automobil Club der Schweiz 1950 de 16 January 2018 was a Formula One motor race held on 4 June 1950 at Bremgarten. It was race four of seven in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers. The 42-lap race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Nino Farina after he started from second position. His teammate Luigi Fagioli finished second and Talbot-Lago driver Louis Rosier came in third. Report The fourth round of the Championship took place just three weeks after the series began at Silverstone (with Monaco and Indianapolis having taken place on consecutive weekends). Once again the event proved to be a battle between the Alfa Romeo factory 158s of Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli and the Scuderia Ferraris of Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi (who had the latest model with de Dion rear suspension, twin overhead camshaft engine and 4-speed gearbox), Raymond Sommer and Peter Whitehead. There were a number of uncompetitive Talbot-Lagos and Maseratis as usual. José Froilán González was out of action as a result of burns he had received after the first lap accident at Monaco Grand Prix. Also out of action as a result of the crash was Maserati factory driver Franco Rol. This was the last race to be entered by pre-war racer Eugène Martin. It was also the first and only World Championship Grand Prix for Nello Pagani, better known for his exploits in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. In qualifying Fangio and Farina were well clear of Fagioli with Villoresi and Ascari sharing the second row of the 3-2-3 grid. Peter Whitehead, Franco Rol, Reg Parnell and Rudi Fischer failed to qualify. In the race, on the first lap Ascari managed to get among the Alfa Romeos but he quickly slipped back and it was left to the Alfas to battle. Fangio led early on but then Farina went ahead through a faster refuelling stop. Fagioli was unable to keep up and after both Villoresi and Ascari retired. It was left to Prince Bira to run fourth. He had to refuel and so Philippe Étancelin in a Talbot-Lago was able to move into fourth place. Shortly afterwards, factory Talbot-Lago driver Eugène Martin crashed heavily and was seriously hurt when he was thrown from the car. Étancelin later went out with gearbox trouble and so Talbot-Lago factory driver Louis Rosier moved into fourth. He was promoted to third when Fangio retired on lap 33 with an electrical problem. Farina became the first driver to win multiples Grands Prix, after winning the inaugural World Championship Grand Prix. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 2Italy Nello Pagani1 1 Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 4Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 6 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 8France Eugène Martin Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 10France Louis Rosier Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 12Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s Pirelli 14Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s Pirelli 16Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s Pirelli 18Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s Pirelli 20France Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 166 F2-50 Ferrari 166 F2 2.0 V12 Pirelli 22Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s Pirelli 24UK Peter Whitehead Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s Pirelli 26Monaco Louis Chiron Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 28Italy Franco Rol Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 30Thailand Prince Bira Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 32Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 34Italy Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CLT/50 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 36UK Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Pirelli 38Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon SVA-Fiat SVA 1500 Fiat L4s Pirelli 40Switzerland Toni Branca Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s Pirelli 42France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 44United States 1912 Harry Schell Ecurie Bleue Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop Sources: http://www.manipef1.com/results/1950/switzerland/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509144215/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1950/switzerland/entries/ 9 May 2012 1950 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1950&gp=Swiss%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1950 Swiss GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 15 November 2013 1 1 — Nello Pagani qualified and drove all 39 laps of the race in the #2 Maserati. José Froilán González, named substitute driver for the car, was absent due to injury.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1950/suisse/engages.aspx Switzerland 1950 - Race entrants statsf1.com 11 January 2016 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 14Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:42.1 2 16Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:42.8 3 12Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:45.2 4 22Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:46.1 5 18Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:46.8 6 42France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:51.1 7 6France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:52.7 8 30Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 2:53.2 9 8 France Eugène Martin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:53.7 10 10 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:54.0 11 32Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:54.2 12 34Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 2:54.6 13 20France Raymond Sommer Ferrari 2:54.6 14 4Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:59.0 15 2 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 3:06.8 16 26Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 3:06.8 17 40Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 3:10.0 18 44United States 1912 Harry Schell Talbot-Lago-Talbot 3:11.5DNA Did not attend 24UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari–DNA Did not attend 28ITA Franco Rol Maserati–DNA Did not attend 36UK Reg Parnell Maserati–DNA Did not attend 38SUI Rudi Fischer SVA-Fiat–Source:X Großer Preis der Schweiz silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/1950/50ch.html de 25 December 2015 Race Pos No Driver ConstructorLapsTime/Retired Grid Points 1 16 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 42 2:02:53.7 2 92 1 2 12Italy Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 42 + 0.4 3 6 3 10France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 41 + 1 Lap 10 4 4 30Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 40 + 2 Laps 8 3 5 34Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 40 + 2 Laps 12 2 6 32Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 40 + 2 Laps 11   7 2Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 39 + 3 Laps 15   8 44United States 1912 Harry Schell Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 + 3 Laps 18   9 26Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 39 + 3 Laps 16   10 4Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 4 Laps 14   11 40Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 35 + 7 Laps 17  Ret Retired 14Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 32 Engine 1  Ret Retired 42France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 25 Gearbox 6  Ret Retired 8France Eugène Martin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 19 Accident 9  Ret Retired 20France Raymond Sommer Ferrari 19 Suspension 13  Ret Retired 22Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 9 Engine 4  Ret Retired 18Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 4 Oil Pump 5  Ret Retired 6 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 0 Accident 7  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/382/ 1950 Swiss Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150105020507/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/382/ 5 January 2015 25 December 2015 Notes 2 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Italy Nino Farina 18 10px 2 2 Italy Luigi Fagioli 12 10px 1 3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 9 10px 1 4 United States 1912 Johnnie Parsons 9 10px 5 Italy Alberto Ascari 6Source: https://www.statsf1.com/en/1950/suisse/championnat.aspx Switzerland 1950 - Championship statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. References 30em Swiss Grand Prix 1950 1950 Indianapolis 500 1950 Belgian Grand Prix 1949 Swiss Grand Prix 1951 Swiss Grand Prix Swiss Category:Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix Swiss