1950 Monaco Grand Prix

Championship standings

Farina leads the standings following his victory and fastest lap at Silverstone. Fagioli, second in Britain, trails, while Fangio retired from the opening race and has yet to score.

Previous race

At Silverstone, Farina won from pole to claim the first championship points in Formula One history, with Fagioli second and Parnell third in an Alfa Romeo clean sweep. Fangio was forced to retire with engine failure — possibly after clipping a straw bale — leaving his title bid yet to begin.

Entrants

Scuderia Ferrari make their World Championship debut on the streets of Monaco, fielding Luigi Villoresi and Alberto Ascari. The qualifying format this weekend is unusual: the top five positions on the grid are set by times from a Thursday session, with the remaining places determined by a separate session on Saturday. This means times from the two sessions are not directly comparable, and a driver quick in the Saturday session cannot improve on a position set in Thursday’s top five.

Harry Schell starts in a Cooper — the first rear-engined car to enter a World Championship race.

Two drivers will not start: Alfredo Pián, who was injured in a practice accident, and Peter Whitehead.

Milestones

Louis Chiron, a Monegasque, races in the championship at his home circuit.