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.

In a moment of focused anticipation at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, Race Director Charles Faroux, flag in hand, prepares to signal the start. Drivers in leather helmets are poised in their open-cockpit cars, lined up in staggered formation on the street circuit. The field includes Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (#32 Alfa Romeo) and the eventual winner, Juan Manuel Fangio (#34 Alfa Romeo). Spectators throng the course, watching from behind hay bales and the balconies of nearby buildings as the tense wait for the race to begin continues.

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