1950 Albi Grand Prix

XII Circuit de l'Albigeois
Race details
Date	July 16, 1950
Official Name	XII Circuit de l'Albigeois
Location	Circuit des Planques Albi, France
Course	Street Circuit 8.880km (5.519mi)
Distance	2 races of 17 laps, 301.900km (187.632 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time	3:06.7
Fastest Lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati
Time	3:06.7
Podium
First	Louis Rosier Talbot
Second	José Froilán González Maserati
Third	Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini
Lap Leaders

The XII Circuit de l'Albigeois was a 1950 non-championship Formula One race held on 16 July 1950 at the Circuit des Planques. The race format included two heats, each lasting 17 laps. The race winner was decided by aggregate.

Background

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot	L6
4	Philippe Étancelin	Privateer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot	L6
6	Raymond Sommer	Privateer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot	L6
8	Giuseppe Farina	Privateer	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	L4 c
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	L4 c
12	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	L4 c
14	Nello Pagani	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	L4 c
16	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	275	Ferrari	V12
18	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	125	Ferrari	V12
20	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15	Gordini	L4 c
22	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15	Gordini	L4 c
24	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	L4 c
26	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	L4 c
28	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Milano	Maserati-Milano	4CLT/48	Speluzzi	L4
30	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Milano	Maserati-Milano	4CLT/48	Speluzzi	L4
32	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot	L6
34	Pierre Levegh	Privateer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot	L6
38	Yves Giraud-Cabantous Pierre Meyrat	Privateer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot	L6

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Grid
1	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	3:06.7	1
2	12	José Froilán González	Maserati	3:08.6	2
3	6	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:10.0	3
4	8	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	3:11.0	4
5	2	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:12.6	5
6	16	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	3:12.7	6
7	4	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:15.4	7
8	18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	3:16.0	8
9	38	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:16.8	9
10	32	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:21.3	10
11	34	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:23.4	11
12	14	Nello Pagani	Maserati	3:27.5	12
13	22	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	3:30.6	13
14	20	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	3:31.5	14
15	24	Prince Bira	Maserati	No Time	15
16	26	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	No Time	16

Race

Heat 1

Grid

The full starting grid for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix heat 1 is outlined below:

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Juan Manuel Fangio
3		José Froilán González
Raymond Sommer
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Giuseppe Farina
	Louis Rosier
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Luigi Villoresi
8		Philippe Étancelin
Alberto Ascari
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Yves Giraud-Cabantous
	Johnny Claes
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Pierre Levegh
13		Nello Pagani
Maurice Trintignant
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Robert Manzon
	Prince Bira
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17		Emmanuel de Graffenried
18

Results

The full results for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix heat 1 are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	17	55:53.6	3
2	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	17	+0.5	1
3	2	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	17	+27.6	5
4	12	José Froilán González	Maserati	17	+1:14.6	2
5	22	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	17	+2:42.6	13
6	14	Nello Pagani	Maserati	16	+1 lap	12
7	34	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	16	+1 lap	11
8	20	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	16	+1 laps	14
9	18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	16	+1 lap	8
10	32	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	15	+2 laps	10
NC	8	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	14	+3 laps	4
NC	26	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	11	+6 laps	16
Ret	16	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	10	Ignition	6
Ret	24	Prince Bira	Maserati	2	Rear axle	15
Ret	38	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	5	Rear axle	9
Ret	4	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot		Driver injured	7

Heat 2

Grid

The full starting grid for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix heat 2 is outlined below:

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Raymond Sommer
3		Juan Manuel Fangio
Louis Rosier
			______________
	______________		4
	5		José Froilán González
	Maurice Trintignant
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Nello Pagani
8		Pierre Levegh
Robert Manzon
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Alberto Ascari
	Johnny Claes
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Giuseppe Farina
13		Emmanuel de Graffenried
Philippe Étancelin
			______________
	______________		14
	15
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17
18

Results

The full results for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix heat 2 are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	12	José Froilán González	Maserati	17	56:27.7	4
2	2	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	17	+19.7	3
3	8	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	17	+2:37.8	11
4	34	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	17	+3:33.5	7
5	22	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	16	+1 lap	5
6	20	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	16	+1 lap	8
7	14	Nello Pagani	Maserati	16	+1 lap	6
8	26	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	16	+1 lap	12
NC	32	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	14	+3 laps	10
Ret	4	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot		Valve	13
Ret	18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	9		9
DNS	6	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	0	Damaged car	1
DNS	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	0	Oil leak	2

Overall Results

The full results for the 1950 Albi Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	2	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	34	1:53:08.6
2	12	José Froilán González	Maserati	34	+27.3
3	22	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	33	+1 lap
4	34	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	33	+1 lap
5	20	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	32	+2 laps
6	14	Nello Pagani	Maserati	32	+2 laps
7	8	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	31	+3 laps
8	32	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	29	+5 laps
9	26	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	27	+7 laps
NC	18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	25	+9 laps
NC	6	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	17	+17 laps
NC	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	17	+17 laps
NC	4	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	16	+18 laps
NC	16	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	10	+24 laps
NC	38	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	5	+29 laps
NC	24	Prince Bira	Maserati	2	+32 laps

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