43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
1950 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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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 miles) | ||||
Distance | 100 laps, 318.000 km (197.596 miles) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||||
Time | 1:50.2[1] | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |||
Time | 1:51.0[2] | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Alfa Romeo | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Maserati | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, formally titled the Prix de Monte-Carlo et XIe Grand Prix Automobile,[3] was a Formula One motor race held on 21 May 1950 at Monaco. It was race two of seven in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers. The 100-lap race was held at an overall distance of 318.1 km (197.1 mi) and was won by Juan Manuel Fangio for the Alfa Romeo team after starting from pole position. Alberto Ascari finished second for Ferrari and Louis Chiron finished third for Maserati. It was also the first race for Ferrari in Formula One.