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1950 Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit de Monte-Carlo in 1950 configuration
Race details
Date	21 May 1950
Official name	Prix de Monte-Carlo et XIe Grand Prix Automobile
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.180 km (1.976 mi)
Distance	98 laps, 311.640 km (193.644 mi)
Pole position
Driver	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi
Time	1:53.7
Podium
First	Louis Chiron	Maserati
Second	Prince Bira	Maserati
Third	Bob Gerard	ERA

The 1950 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 May 1950 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. It was the second World Championship Formula One race, as well as the eleventh Monaco Grand Prix. It was the second race of six in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers.

The 98-lap race was won by Louis Chiron, after starting from third on the grid, with a race time of 3:14:23.3 and an average speed of 96.191 km/h. Prince Bira finished second, and Bob Gerard finished third.

Entries

15 drivers were entered for the race.

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis
2	José Froilán González	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
4	Alfredo Pián	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/50
6	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
8	Harry Schell	Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper-JAP	Cooper T12
10	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15
12	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15
14	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
16	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
24	Cuth Harrison	Cuth Harrison	ERA	ERA B
26	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	ERA	ERA A
28	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	Ferrari 125
44	Franco Rol	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
48	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
50	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
52	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

The first two positions were determined by Thursday practice. The rest of the field was set on Saturday.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	José Froilán González	Maserati	1:53.7	–
2	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:54.1	+0.4
3	48	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.3	+2.6
4	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.7	+4.0
5	10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:00.4	+6.7
6	52	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:00.7	+7.0
7	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:01.4	+7.7
8	24	Cuth Harrison	ERA	2:01.6	+7.9
9	50	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:02.2	+8.5
10	26	Bob Gerard	ERA	2:03.4	+9.7
11	44	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:04.5	+10.8
12	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:12.0	+18.3
13	8	Harry Schell	Cooper-JAP	No time	–
14	4	Alfredo Pián	Maserati	No time	–
15	28	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	No time	–

Starting grid

1950 F1.5 Monaco Grand Prix Starting Grid

Row 1	3rd		2nd		1st
	Chiron 1:56.3		Étancelin 1:54.1		González 1:53.7
Row 2		5th		4th
		Manzon 2:00.4		Rosier 1:57.7
Row 3	8th		7th		6th
	Harrison 2:01.6		Trintignant 2:01.4		de Graffenried 2:00.7
Row 4		10th		9th
		Gerard 2:03.4		Bira 2:02.2
Row 5	13th		12th		11th
	Schell No time		Claes 2:12.0		Rol 2:04.5

Race

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	48	Louis Chiron	Maserati	98	3:14:23.3	3	8
2	50	Prince Bira	Maserati	95	+ 3 Laps	9	6
3	26	Bob Gerard	ERA	94	+ 4 Laps	10	4
4	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	94	+ 4 Laps	12	3
Ret	14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	36	Oil leak	2
Ret	2	José Froilán González	Maserati	1	Accident	1
Ret	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	0	Accident	4
Ret	10	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	0	Accident	5
Ret	52	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	0	Accident	6
Ret	12	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	0	Accident	7
Ret	24	Cuth Harrison	ERA	0	Accident	8
Ret	44	Franco Rol	Maserati	0	Accident	11
Ret	8	Harry Schell	Cooper-JAP	0	Collision	13
DNS	4	Alfredo Pián	Maserati		Practice accident	14
DNS	28	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari		Engine	15

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Bob Gerard	12
9	2	Louis Chiron	8
1	3	Cuth Harrison	6
3	4	Prince Bira	6
1	5	Johnny Claes	5

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	ERA	12
	2	Maserati	12
	3	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	5
	4	Alta	1
	5	Simca-Gordini	0

Note: only the top 5 is shown in both sets of standings.