1950 Albi Grand Prix
Circuit Les Planques
Circuit Les Planques
Race details
Date 16 July 1950
Official name XII Circuit de l'Albigeois
Location Albi, France
Course Circuit Les Planques
Course length 8.880 km (5.518 miles)
Distance 2x17 laps, 301.9 km (187.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 3:06.7
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time 3:06.7
Podium
First Talbot
Second Maserati
Third Simca-Gordini

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 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 3:06.7
2 12 Argentina José Froilán González Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 +1.9
3 6 France Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C +3.3
4 8 Italy Giuseppe Farina Giuseppe Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 +4.3
5 2 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +5.9
6 16 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 275 +6.0
7 4 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +8.7
8 18 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 +9.3
9 38 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France/Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C +10.1
10 32 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +14.6
11 34 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C +16.7
12 14 Italy Nello Pagani Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 +20.8
13 22 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Type 15 +23.9
14 20 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Type 15 +24.8
15 24 Thailand B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 No time
16 26 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 No time
DNA 28 Italy Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 -
DNA 30 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 -
DNA 38 France Pierre Meyrat Ecurie France/Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C Reserve driver

Results

Heats

Heat 1
Pos.DriverConstructorTime
1 France Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago55:53.6
2 Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati+0.5
3 France Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+27.6
4 Argentina José Froilán GonzálezMaserati+1:14.6
5 France Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini+2:42.6
6 Italy Nello PaganiMaserati16 laps
7 France Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago16 laps
8 France Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini16 laps
9 Italy Alberto AscariFerrari16 laps
10 Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago15 laps
NC Italy Giuseppe FarinaMaserati14 laps
NC Switzerland Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati11 laps
Ret Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrariIgnition
Ret Thailand B. BiraMaseratiRear axle
Ret France Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-LagoRear axle
Ret France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoDriver injured
Heat 2
Pos.DriverConstructorTime
1 Argentina José Froilán GonzálezMaserati56:27.7
2 France Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+19.7
3 Italy Giuseppe FarinaMaserati+2:37.8
4 France Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago+3:33.5
5 France Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini16 laps
6 France Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini16 laps
7 Italy Nello PaganiMaserati16 laps
8 Switzerland Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati16 laps
NC Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago14 laps
Ret France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoValve
Ret Italy Alberto AscariFerrari
DNS United Kingdom Raymond SommerTalbot-LagoDamaged car
DNS Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiOil leak

Aggregate

Pos. Driver Constructor Time
1 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 1:53:08.6
2 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati +27.3
3 France Maurice TrintignantSimca-Gordini33 laps
4 France Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago33 laps
5 France Robert ManzonSimca-Gordini32 laps
6 Italy Nello PaganiMaserati32 laps
7 Italy Giuseppe FarinaMaserati31 laps
8 Belgium Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago29 laps
9 Switzerland Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati27 laps
NC Italy Alberto AscariFerrari-
NC France Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago-
NC Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati-
NC Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrari-
NC France Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-
NC France Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-
NC Thailand Prince BiraMaserati-

References

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