1950 season/Round 5
Belgian Grand Prix 1950
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 18 June 1950
- 35 laps
- 494.2 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo2:47:26.000
- P2Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo+14.000
- P3Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+2:19.000
- Pole positionNino FarinaAlfa Romeo · 4:37.000
- Fastest lapNino Farina4:34.100 · lap 18
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 35 | 2:47:26.000 | 8 |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | 12 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 35 | +14.000 | 6 |
| 3 | Louis Rosier | 14 | Talbot-Lago | 8 | 35 | +2:19.000 | 4 |
| 4 | Nino Farinafastest lap | 8 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 35 | +4:05.000 | 4 |
| 5 | Alberto Ascari | 4 | Ferrari | 7 | 34 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 33 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | Pierre Levegh | 22 | Talbot-Lago | 10 | 33 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Johnny Claes | 24 | Talbot-Lago | 14 | 32 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Geoffrey Crossley | 26 | Alta | 12 | 30 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | Toni Branca | 30 | Maserati | 11 | 29 | +6 laps | |
| DNF | Eugène Chaboud | 20 | Talbot-Lago | 13 | 22 | Oil pipe | |
| DNF | Raymond Sommer | 6 | Talbot-Lago | 5 | 20 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Philippe Étancelin | 16 | Talbot-Lago | 6 | 15 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 18 | Talbot-Lago | 9 | 2 | Oil pipe |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 4:37.000 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 4:37.000 | |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 4:41.000 | +4.000 |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4:47.000 | +10.000 |
| 5 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 4:47.000 | +10.000 |
| 6 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 4:49.000 | +12.000 |
| 7 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4:52.000 | +15.000 |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 4:53.000 | +16.000 |
| 9 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 4:56.000 | +19.000 |
| 10 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 5:01.000 | +24.000 |
| 11 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | 5:13.000 | +36.000 |
| 12 | Geoffrey Crossley | Alta | 5:44.000 | +1:07.000 |
| 13 | Toni Branca | Maserati | 5:45.000 | +1:08.000 |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | 18 | 4:34.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 5. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | 22 | |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | 18 | |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 17 | |
| 4 | Louis Rosier | 10 | ▲3 |
| 5 | Johnnie Parsons | 9 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | 8 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Bill Holland | 6 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Birabongse Bhanudej | 5 | |
| 9 | Louis Chiron | 4 | |
| 9 | Mauri Rose | 4 |