1950 Pau Grand Prix

1950 Pau Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1950 Formula One season
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	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	1:43.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Time	1:42.8
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Second	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Third	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago

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.

Classification

Race

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

Previous race: 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (III)	Formula One non-championship races 1950 season	Next race: 1950 Richmond Trophy
Previous race: 1949 Pau Grand Prix	Pau Grand Prix	Next race: 1951 Pau Grand Prix

References

1. "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.