1950 Swiss Grand Prix
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| Date | 4 June 1950 |
| Location | Bremgarten |
| Course | 7.280km |
| Distance | 42 laps, 305.760km |
| Weather | Warm, dry and sunny |
| Pole Position | Juan Manuel Fangio, 2'42.1 |
| Fastest Lap | Nino Farina, 2'41.6 |
| Winner | Nino Farina, 2:02'53.7 |
| 2nd Place | Luigi Fagioli |
| 3rd Place | Louis Rosier |
The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 4, 1950 at Bremgarten. This is the fourth round of the 1950 Formula One season.
Report
The fourth round took place just three weeks after the series began at Silverstone (with Monaco and Indianapolis having taken place on consecutive weekends). Once again the event proved to be a battle between the Alfa Romeo factory 158s of Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli and the Scuderia Ferrari's of Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi, Raymond Sommer and Peter Whitehead. There were a number of uncompetitive Talbot-Lago's and Maserati's as usual. José Froilán González was out of action as a result of burns he had received after the first lap accident at 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. Also out of action as a result of the crash was Maserati factory driver Franco Rol.In qualifying Fangio and Farina were well clear of Fagioli with Villoresi and Ascari sharing the second row of the 3-2-3 grid. Peter Whitehead, Franco Rol, Reg Parnell and Rudi Fischer was not qualified. On race, in the first lap Ascari managed to get among the Alfa Romeos but he quickly slipped back and it was left to the Alfas to battle. Fangio led early on but then Farina went ahead. Fagioli was unable to keep up and after both Villoresi and Ascari retired it was left to Prince Bira to run fourth. He had to refuel and so Philippe Étancelin in a Talbot-Lago was able to move into fourth place. Shortly afterwards factory Talbot-Lago driver Eugene Martin crashed heavily and was seriously hurt when he was thrown from the car. Etancelin later went out with gearbox trouble and so Talbot-Lago factory driver Louis Rosier moved into fourth. He was promoted to third when Fangio retired on lap 33 with an electrical problem.
Drivers and constructor competing
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2'42.1 | - |
| 2 | 16 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2'42.8 | + 0.007 |
| 3 | 12 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 2'45.2 | + 3.001 |
| 4 | 22 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2'46.1 | + 4.000 |
| 5 | 18 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2'46.8 | + 4.007 |
| 6 | 42 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2'51.1 | + 9.000 |
| 7 | 6 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2'52.7 | + 10.006 |
| 8 | 30 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 2'53.2 | + 11.001 |
| 9 | 8 | Eugène Martin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2'53.7 | + 11.006 |
| 10 | 10 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2'54.0 | + 11.999 |
| 11 | 32 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 2'54.2 | + 12.001 |
| 12 | 34 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2'54.6 | + 12.005 |
| 13 | 20 | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari | 2'54.6 | + 12.005 |
| 14 | 4 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2'59.0 | + 16.999 |
| 15 | 2 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | 3'06.8 | + 24.008 |
| 16 | 26 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 3'06.8 | + 24.008 |
| 17 | 40 | Toni Branca | Maserati | 3'10.0 | + 27.999 |
| 18 | 44 | Harry Schell | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 3'11.5 | + 29.004 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 42 | 2:02'53.7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 42 | + 0.4 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 41 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 30 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 40 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 34 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 40 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 40 | + 2 Laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 2 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | 39 | + 3 Laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 44 | Harry Schell | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 39 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
| 9 | 26 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 39 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |
| 10 | 4 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |
| 11 | 40 | Toni Branca | Maserati | 35 | + 7 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 32 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 42 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 25 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 8 | Eugène Martin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 19 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari | 19 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 18 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4 | Oil Pump | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Yves Giraud Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 0 | Accident | 7 |
Notes
- Drivers: 22 competing, 18 qualified for race, 11 classified.
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio – 2'42.1
- Fastest lap: Nino Farina – 2'41.6
| Previous race: 1950 Indianapolis 500 | FIA Formula One World Championship, 1950 season | Next race: 1950 Belgian Grand Prix |
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| Previous race: none | Swiss Grand Prix | Next race: 1951 Swiss Grand Prix |
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