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, poised to start the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. On the city street circuit, drivers in helmets and goggles await the signal in the open cockpits of their cars. The field includes future winner Juan Manuel Fangio (no. 34, Alfa Romeo), Giuseppe “Nino” Farina (no. 32, Alfa Romeo), and Alberto Ascari (no. 40, Ferrari). Dense crowds of spectators line the course behind hay bales, filling the balconies of surrounding buildings and a temporary grandstand.

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