The 1950 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 10 April 1950 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It was the second race of the 1950 Formula One season, and was conducted on the same day as the 1950 Richmond Trophy. The 110-lap race was won by Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio after starting from pole position. Luigi Villoresi finished second in a Ferrari, and Louis Rosier third in a Talbot-Lago.
| 1950 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1950 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 April 1950 | ||
| Official name | XI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.769 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 304.590 km (189.263 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:43.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:42.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Scuderia Achille Varzi | Maserati | 110 | 3:14:20.0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |  Luigi Villoresi
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 110 | + 30.5 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 |  Louis Rosier
|
Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 110 | + 1:02.2 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Raymond Sommer
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 109 | + 1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Robert Manzon
|
Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 106 | + 4 Laps | 8 |
| 6 | 28 | Pierre Levegh
|
Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 104 | + 6 Laps | 10 |
| 7 | 20 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 103 | + 7 Laps | 11 |
| 8 | 16 | Charles Pozzi Georges Grignard
|
Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | 100 | + 10 Laps | 13 |
| Ret | 18 |  Louis Chiron
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 56 | Rear axle | 7 |
| Ret | 8 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 53 | Drive shaft | 12 |
| Ret | 24 | André Simon
|
Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 32 | Crash | 9 |
| Ret | 12 | José Froilán González
|
Scuderia Achille Varzi | Maserati | 25 | Differential | 5 |
| Ret | 4 | Alberto Ascari
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 10 | Rear axle | 6 |
| DNA | 26 | Felice Bonetto
|
Scuderia Milano | Maserati | Car not ready |
References edit
- ^ "XI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- "1950 Francia – XI Grand Prix de Pau". 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- Race results are taken from:
- "Grand Prix de Pau 1950". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- "1950 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2009-01-25.