On the corner of Bureau de Tabac, the accident, the first lap causes its first victims. Giuseppe "Nino" Farina, (32) Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta, Robert Manzon, (10) Simca Gordini, Cuth Harrison, (24) ERA R8B/C, Harry Schell, (8) Cooper Jap, Franco Rol, (44) Maserati 4CLT. Monaco Grand Prix 1950.
Team members and officials frantically push a stranded Grand Prix car through shallow water covering the circuit during the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. On the first lap, a wave from the harbor inundated the track at the Tabac corner, causing race leader Giuseppe "Nino" Farina to spin his Alfa Romeo. This triggered a massive pile-up, ensnaring several drivers, including Robert Manzon, Cuth Harrison, Franco Rol, and Harry Schell, in the ensuing chaos by the water's edge.
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