At a glance
- MilestonesWin number 3 for Fangio
- MilestonesWin number 5 for Alfa Romeo
- MilestonesFirst podium for Whitehead
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Chaboud
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Étancelin
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Manzon
- MilestonesFirst start for Pozzi
- MilestonesFirst start for Whitehead
- Most places gainedWhitehead +16
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2:30.600 | |
| 2 | Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2:32.500 | +1.900 |
| 3 | Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 2:34.700 | +4.100 |
| 4 | Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 2:39.000 | +8.400 |
| 5 | Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 2:42.700 | +12.100 |
| 6 | Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 2:46.000 | +15.400 |
| 7 | Rol | Maserati | 2:46.700 | +16.100 |
| 8 | González | Maserati | 2:48.000 | +17.400 |
| 9 | Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 2:49.000 | +18.400 |
| 10 | Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | ||
| 11 | Bonetto | Maserati | 2:51.000 | +20.400 |
| 12 | Parnell | Maserati | 2:54.000 | +23.400 |
| 13 | Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 2:55.500 | +24.900 |
| 14 | Chiron | Maserati | 2:55.900 | +25.300 |
| 15 | Claes | Talbot-Lago | 2:57.400 | +26.800 |
| 16 | Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | 2:58.000 | +27.400 |
| 17 | Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 2:59.300 | +28.700 |
| 18 | Hampshire | Maserati | 2:59.500 | +28.900 |
| 19 | Whitehead | Ferrari | 3:01.000 | +30.400 |
Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap | Stops | Engine | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel FangioFastest lap | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 64 | 2:57:52.800 | Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 64 | +25.700 | Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | |
| 3 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 19 | 61 | +3 laps | Ferrari | Pirelli | |
| 4 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 13 | 61 | +3 laps | Gordini | Englebert | |
| 5 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | 4 | 59 | +5 laps | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| 5 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | - | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |||
| 6 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | 16 | 56 | +8 laps | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | - | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |||
| 7 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 55 | Fuel pump | Alfa Romeo | Pirelli | |
| 8 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 5 | 52 | +12 laps | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| DNF | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 9 | 37 | Engine | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| DNF | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 11 | 15 | Engine | Milano | Pirelli | |
| DNF | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago | 15 | 12 | Overheating | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 6 | 11 | Overheating | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| DNF | Reg Parnell | Maserati | 12 | 10 | Engine | Maserati | Dunlop | |
| DNF | Franco Rol | Maserati | 7 | 7 | Engine | Maserati | Pirelli | |
| DNF | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 14 | 7 | Engine | Maserati | Pirelli | |
| DNF | David Hampshire | Maserati | 18 | 6 | Engine | Maserati | Dunlop | |
| DNF | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 17 | 5 | Overheating | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop | |
| DNF | José Froilán González | Maserati | 8 | 4 | Engine | Maserati | Pirelli | |
| DNS | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | - | Practice only | Talbot-Lago | Dunlop |
Race
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Places gained
- Whitehead19→3+16
- Pozzi16→6+10
- Manzon13→4+9
- Fagioli3→2+1
- Fangio1→10
- Étancelin4→5-1
- Giraud-Cabantous5→8-3
- Farina2→7-5
PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.
Teammate battles
Retirements
- FarinaFuel pump, classified P7Alfa Romeo
- LeveghEngineTalbot-Lago
- BonettoEngineMaserati
- ClaesOverheatingTalbot-Lago
- RosierOverheatingTalbot-Lago
- ParnellEngineMaserati
- RolEngineMaserati
- ChironEngineMaserati
- HampshireEngineMaserati
- SommerOverheatingTalbot-Lago
- GonzálezEngineMaserati
- ChaboudPractice onlyTalbot-Lago
This race in history
The first race at this circuit.
Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.