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.

With the French flag in hand, Race Director Charles Faroux prepares to start the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. A grid of open-wheel cars lines the city street circuit, flanked by crowds watching from behind hay bales and on balconies. Among the drivers waiting in their open cockpits are Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (32), Alberto Ascari (40), and Juan Manuel Fangio (34), who would pilot his Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta to victory. The atmosphere is thick with anticipation moments before the race begins.

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