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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   Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125
26   Charles Pozzi1 Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C
28   Franco Rol Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
30   Louis Chiron Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
32   Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
34   David Hampshire Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
36   José Froilán González Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48
40   Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati-Milano Maserati 4CLT/50
42   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C
44   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   Franco Rol Maserati 2:46.7
2 36   José Froilán González Maserati 2:48.0 +1.3
3 40   Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano No time
4 32   Reg Parnell Maserati No time
5 44   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini No time
6 30   Louis Chiron Maserati No time
7 42   Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot No time
8 26   Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago-Talbot No time
9 34   David Hampshire Maserati No time
10 14   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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