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1950 Belgian Grand Prix
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Spa-Francorchamps layout used between 1947 and 1956
Spa-Francorchamps layout used between 1947 and 1956
Race details
Date 18 June 1950
Official name Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing circuit
Course length 14.120 km (8.774 mi)
Distance 32 laps, 451.840 km (280.760 mi)
Pole position
Driver Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Time 4:47.0
Podium
First Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second Alta
Third Maserati

The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 18 June 1950 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. It was the fourth World Championship Formula One race, as well as the twelfth Belgian Grand Prix. It was the fourth race of six in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers.

The 32-lap race was won by home hero Johnny Claes, after starting from fourth on the grid, with a race time of 2:52:06.0 and an average speed of 157.527 km/h. Geoff Crossley finished second, and Toni Branca finished third.

Entries

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4 drivers were entered for the race.

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis
6 France Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C
24 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C
26 United Kingdom Geoff Crossley Geoffrey Crossley Alta Alta GP
30 Switzerland Toni Branca Antonio Branca Maserati Maserati 4CL

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 6 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 4:47.0
2 26 United Kingdom Geoff Crossley Alta 5:44.0 +57.0
3 30 Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 5:45.0 +58.0
4 24 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot No time

Starting grid

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1950 F1.5 Swiss Grand Prix Starting Grid
Row 1 1st 2nd 3rd
France Sommer
4:47.0
United Kingdom Crossley
5:44.0
Switzerland Branca
5:45.0
Row 2 4th
Belgium Claes
No time

Race

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Race classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 24 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 32 2:52:06.0 4 8
2 26 United Kingdom Geoff Crossley Alta 30 + 2 Laps 2 6
3 30 Switzerland Toni Branca Maserati 29 + 3 Laps 3 4
Ret 6 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 20 Oil pressure 1

Championship standings after the race

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Note: only the top 5 is shown in both sets of standings.