1950 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1950 Monaco Grand Prix more commonly known as the Prix de Monte-Carlo et XI Grand Prix Automobile was a Formula One race that was held in Monaco on the 21 May 1950. It was the second round of the 1950 Formula One season with it being the eleventh edition of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Background
Heading into the second round of the season, Italian driver, Giuseppe Farina lead the overall championship by three points over Louis Rosier from France. Prince Bira was two points further back in the standings. This race was the eleventh edition of the Monaco Grand Prix with the last one that was held being in 1948 where Giuseppe Farina won in a Maserati. This time they were in the Alfa Romeo with Fangio and Fagioli. Louis Chiron was a real possibility for the fourth seat in the Alfa Romeo, especially after the third place finish in the previous race at Silverstone. In the end it was decided that for this race that Chiron would race in the Alfa Romeo.

Two new teams competed in the Monaco Grand Prix with Ferrari (who didn't enter Britain due to fees) and Simca. For Ferrari, they had entered three drivers in the main team with Peter Whitehead also competing in a private Ferrari. Maserati also had to change their slight lineup with Joe Fry being brought in for this race. In total seven drivers was competing in their first ever Formula One race.