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.

A moment of keen anticipation on the starting grid of the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. Race Director Charles Faroux prepares to start the race as drivers in period helmets sit in their open-wheel cars. The field includes future winner Juan Manuel Fangio in his Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta (no. 34), alongside Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (no. 32), Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 125 (no. 40), and José Froilán González in a Maserati 4CLT (no. 2). Crowds pack the roadside and balconies, watching from behind hay bale barriers on the iconic street circuit.

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