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1950 Belgian Grand Prix
1950 Belgian Grand Prix
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	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	Raymond Sommer;
Time	4:47.0
Podium
First	Johnny Claes;
Second	Geoff Crossley;
Third	Toni Branca;

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

4 drivers were entered for the race.

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

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

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

Starting grid

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

Race

Race classification

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Prince Bira	14
4	2	Johnny Claes	13
1	3	Bob Gerard	12
1	4	Louis Chiron	9
1	5	Cuth Harrison	6

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Maserati	24
1	2	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	15
1	3	ERA	12
	4	Alta	7
	5	Simca-Gordini	0

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