1950 Nations Grand Prix

The III Grand Prix des Nations was a non-championship Formula One race held at the Circuit des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on July 30. This was the final Nations Grand Prix after the event organizers permanently cancelled the event following a fatal accident during the race.
Near the end of the race, Alberto Ascari's engine blew up, covering parts of the circuit in oil. Luigi Villoresi lost control of his Ferrari when he encountered the oil, crashing over a barrier and into spectators. Villoresi survived the accident with a fractured leg, but three spectators were killed and a further 20 were injured.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2 	Giuseppe Farina 	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	158 	 	L8 c 	
4 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	158 	 	L8 c 	
6 	Emmanuel de Graffenried	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	158 	 	L8 c 	
8 	José Froilán González 	Scuderia Achille Varzi 	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
10	Louis Chiron 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
12	Franco Rol 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
14	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	T26C 	 	L6 	
16	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	Ecurie France 	 	T26C 	 	L6 	
18	Johnny Claes 	Ecurie Belge 	 	T26C 	 	L6 	
20	Felice Bonetto 	Scuderia Milano 	 	4CLT/50	 	L4 	
22	Franco Comotti 	Scuderia Milano 	 	4CLT/50	 	L4 	
24	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T15 	 	L4 c 	
26	Antonio Branca 	Privateer 	 	4CL 	 	L4 c 	
30	Prince Bira 	Enrico Platé 	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
32	Harry Schell 	Enrico Platé 	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
34	Reg Parnell 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
36	David Murray 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
38	David Hampshire 	Privateer 	 	4CLT/48	 	L4 c 	
40	Alberto Ascari 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	125 	 	V12 	
42	Luigi Villoresi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	125 	 	V12 	
44	Raymond Sommer 	Privateer 	 	T26C 	 	L6 	
46	Piero Taruffi 	SA Alfa Romeo 	 	158 	 	L8 c 	
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	
1 	4 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:46.7	1
2 	40	Alberto Ascari 	 	+2.0 	2
3 	42	Luigi Villoresi 	 	+2.0 	3
4 	2 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	+2.6 	4
5 	6 	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	+4.7 	5
6 	44	Raymond Sommer 	 	+6.1 	6
7 	46	Piero Taruffi 	 	+6.3 	7
8 	20	Felice Bonetto 	 	+8.8 	8
9 	10	Louis Chiron 	 	+8.8 	9
10	24	Robert Manzon 	 	+11.9 	10
11	18	Johnny Claes 	 	+11.2 	11
12	32	Harry Schell 	 	+12.0 	12
13	34	Reg Parnell 	 	+13.3 	13
14	30	Prince Bira 	 	+13.4 	14
15	16	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	 	+15.0 	15
16	8 	José Froilán González 	 	+20.9 	16
17	26	Antonio Branca 	 	+21.0 	17
18	22	Franco Comotti 	 	+30.4 	18
19	12	Franco Rol 	 	+40.0 	19
20	36	David Murray 	 	+46.7 	20
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	 	 	
1 	4 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	68	2:07:55.0 	1
2 	6 	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	66	+2 laps 	5
3 	46	Piero Taruffi 	 	66	+2 laps 	7
 	40	Alberto Ascari 	 	62	Engine 	2
5 	16	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	 	62	+6 laps 	15
 	2 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	61	Accident 	4
7 	24	Robert Manzon 	 	61	+7 laps 	10
8 	10	Louis Chiron 	 	61	+7 laps 	9
 	42	Luigi Villoresi 	 	60	Accident 	3
 	18	Johnny Claes 	 	60	Overheating	11
11	20	Felice Bonetto 	 	58	+10 laps 	8
12	12	Franco Rol 	 	58	+10 laps 	19
13	26	Antonio Branca 	 	56	+12 laps 	17
 	44	Raymond Sommer 	 	39	Spun off 	6
 	34	Reg Parnell 	 	29	Withdrew 	13
 	30	Prince Bira 	 	24	Exhaust 	14
 	36	David Murray 	 	15	Fuel pump 	20
 	22	Franco Comotti 	 	14	Carburettor	18
 	32	Harry Schell 	 	12	Fuel tank 	12
 	8 	José Froilán González 	 	5 	Radiator 	16
==References==
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:1950 Grands Prix
Category:1950 non-championship Grands Prix