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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, ahead of Alberto Ascari and Louis Chiron at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Alfa Romeo
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, and Louis Chiron
Race date
May 21, 1950
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Alfa Romeo. Alberto Ascari is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Louis Chiron 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

Johnny Claes from P19 to P7 (+12), Birabongse Bhanudej from P15 to P5 (+10), and Bob Gerard from P16 to P6 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Accident, 2 +6 laps, 1 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.000. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo3:13:18.7009
2Alberto AscariFerrari+1 lap6
3Louis ChironMaserati+2 laps4
4Raymond SommerFerrari+3 laps3
5Birabongse BhanudejMaserati+5 laps2
6Bob GerardERA+6 laps0
7Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago+6 laps0
DNFLuigi VilloresiFerrariAxle0
DNFPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-LagoOil leak0
DNFJosé Froilán GonzálezMaseratiAccident0
DNFLuigi FagioliAlfa RomeoAccident0
DNFNino FarinaAlfa RomeoAccident0
DNFLouis RosierTalbot-LagoAccident0
DNFRobert ManzonSimca-GordiniAccident0
DNFHarry SchellCooperCollision0
DNFEmmanuel de GraffenriedMaseratiAccident0
DNFMaurice TrintignantSimca-GordiniAccident0
DNFCuth HarrisonERAAccident0
DNFFranco RolMaseratiAccident0
DNSPeter WhiteheadFerrariEngine0