The flag in his hand, Charles Faroux, Race Director, gets ready to give the start. Juan Manuel Fangio, (34) Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta, winner of the Grand Prix. Farina, Giuseppe "Nino" Farina, (32) Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta, Jose Froilan Gonzales "El Cabezon", (big head"), (2) Maserati 4CLT, Etancelin, Talbot-Lago T26C, (14) Fagioli, Alfa Romeo, (36) Ascari, Ferrari 125, (40) Chiron, Maserati 4CLT/48, (48). Winner of the race was Fangio. Monaco Grand Prix 1950.

Race Director Charles Faroux raises the French flag to start the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. Lined with hay bales, the city street circuit is packed with spectators as drivers await the signal in their open-cockpit racers. The field includes eventual winner Juan Manuel Fangio (no. 34) and Giuseppe “Nino” Farina (no. 32) in their Alfa Romeo 158 Alfettas, as well as Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 125 (no. 40). The dense crowd watches with anticipation from sidewalks, grandstands, and balconies, capturing the tension of a bygone era of motor racing.

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