1950 Swiss Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Switzerland
Grand Prix = Swiss
Official name = X Großer Preis der Schweiz


Caption = Circuit Bremagrten track layout
Date = June 4
Year = 1950
Race_No = 4
Season_No = 7
Location = Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
Course = Motorcycle track
Course_mi = 4.524
Course_km = 7.28
Distance_laps = 42
Distance_mi = 190.008
Distance_km = 305.760
Weather = Warm, dry and sunny
Pole_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio
Pole_Team = Alfa Romeo
Pole_Time = 2:42:1
Pole_Country = Argentina
Fast_Driver = Nino Farina
Fast_Team = Alfa Romeo
Fast_Time = 2:41:6
Fast_L

Fast_Country = Italy
First_Driver = Nino Farina
First_Team = Alfa Romeo
First_Country = Italy
Second_Driver = Luigi Fagioli
Second_Team = Alfa Romeo
Second_Country= Italy
Third_Driver = Louis Rosier
Third_Team = Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA
Third_Country = FranceThe 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 4, 1950 at Bremgarten. It was the fourth round of the 1950 World Drivers Championship.

Report

The fourth round of the Championship 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 Ferraris of Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi(who had the latest model with de Dion rear suspension, twin overhead camshaft engine and 4-speed gearbox) Raymond Sommer and Peter Whitehead. There were a number of uncompetitive Talbot-Lagos and Maseratis as usual. José Froilán González was out of action as a result of burns he had received after the first lap accident at 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 failed to qualify. In the race, on 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 through a faster refuelling stop. 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 Eugène Martin crashed heavily and was seriously hurt when he was thrown from the car. Étancelin 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.

Entries

Notes

* Drivers: 22 competing, 18 qualified for race, 11 classified.

References

"Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/382/ |accessdate=2007-06-05

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Swiss Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1950
Previous_race_in_season = 1950 Indianapolis 500
Next_race_in_season = 1950 Belgian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1949 Swiss Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1951 Swiss Grand Prix