1950 Albi Grand Prix

France Albi Albi track.jpg Circuit Les Planques 16 July 1950 XII Circuit de l'Albigeois Albi, France Circuit Les Planques 5.518 8.880 2x17 187.6 301.9 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 3:06.7 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 3:06.7 Argentina Louis Rosier Talbot France José Froilán González Maserati Argentina Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini France The 1950 Albi Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 16 July 1950. The race was contested over two heats of 17 laps with the result decided by aggregate. The winner was Louis Rosier in a Talbot-Lago after finishing third and second in respectively Heat 1 and Heat 2. José Froilán González finished second in a Maserati and Maurice Trintignant came in third in a Simca-Gordini. Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati set fastest lap. Qualifying Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time 1 10 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 3:06.7 2 12 ARG José Froilán González Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 +1.9 3 6 FRA Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C +3.3 4 8 ITA Giuseppe Farina Giuseppe Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 +4.3 5 2 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +5.9 6 16 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 275 +6.0 7 4 FRA Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +8.7 8 18ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 +9.3 9 38 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France/Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C +10.1 10 32 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +14.6 11 34 FRA Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C +16.7 12 14 ITA Nello Pagani Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 +20.8 13 22 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Type 15 +23.9 14 20 FRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Type 15 +24.8 15 24 Siam B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 No time 16 26 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 No time DNA 28 ITA Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 - DNA 30 ITA Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 - DNA 38 FRA Pierre Meyrat Ecurie France/Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C Reserve driver Results Heats Heat 1 Pos.DriverConstructorTime 1 FRA Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago55:53.6 2 ARG Juan Manuel FangioMaserati+0.5 3 FRA Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+27.6 4 ARG José Froilán GonzálezMaserati+1:14.6 5 FRA Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini+2:42.6 6 ITA Nello PaganiMaserati16 laps 7 FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago16 laps 8 FRA Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini16 laps 9 ITA Alberto AscariFerrari16 laps 10 BEL Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago15 laps NC ITA Giuseppe FarinaMaserati14 laps NC CH Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati11 laps Ret ITA Luigi VilloresiFerrariIgnition Ret Siam B. BiraMaseratiRear axle Ret FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoRear axle Ret FRA Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoDriver injuredHeat 2 Pos.DriverConstructorTime 1 ARG José Froilán GonzálezMaserati56:27.7 2 FRA Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+19.7 3 ITA Giuseppe FarinaMaserati+2:37.8 4 FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago+3:33.5 5 FRA Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini16 laps 6 FRA Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini16 laps 7 ITA Nello PaganiMaserati16 laps 8 CH Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati16 laps NC BEL Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago14 laps Ret FRA Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoValve Ret ITA Alberto AscariFerrari DNS GB Raymond SommerTalbot-LagoDamaged car DNS ARG Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiOil leak Aggregate Pos. Driver Constructor Time 1 FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 1:53:08.6 2 ARG José Froilán González Maserati +27.3 3 FRA Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini33 laps 4 FRA Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago33 laps 5 FRA Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini32 laps 6 ITA Nello PaganiMaserati32 laps 7 ITA Giuseppe FarinaMaserati31 laps 8 BEL Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago29 laps 9 CH Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati27 laps NC ITA Alberto AscariFerrari- NC FRA Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago- NC ARG Juan Manuel FangioMaserati- NC ITA Luigi VilloresiFerrari- NC FRA Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago- NC FRA Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago- NC Siam Prince BiraMaserati- References oldracingcars.com – Grand Prix d'Albi, 16 Jul 1950 1950 Non-World Championship Grands Prix – XII Circuit de l'Albigeois Albi Grand Prix 1950 1950 Jersey Road Race 1950 Dutch Grand Prix 1949 Albi Grand Prix 1951 Albi Grand Prix Albi Grand Prix Albi Grand Prix Category:Motorsport in France Albi Grand Prix