The 1950 Dutch Grand Prix was a non‑championship motor race held on 23 July 1950 at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. It was the first Dutch Grand Prix open to Formula One cars and formed part of the 1950 Formula One season, which also featured the inaugural World Championship races.
Event details
- Official name: I Grote Prijs van Nederland
- Location: Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Circuit type: Permanent racing facility
- Course length: 4.193 km (2.605 mi)
- Race distance: 90 laps, totaling 377.370 km (234.488 mi)
Qualifying
- Pole position: Raymond Sommer (France) – Talbot‑Lago, with a time of 1 minute 51.8 seconds.
Race
- Winner: Louis Rosier (France) – Talbot‑Lago.
- Second place: Luigi Villoresi (Italy) – Ferrari.
- Third place: Alberto Ascari (Italy) – Ferrari.
Fastest lap
- Raymond Sommer (France) – Talbot‑Lago, 1 minute 52.1 seconds.
The event attracted a field of prominent drivers from the early Formula One era, including Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González. Rosier’s victory marked the first major international win for a French driver on Dutch soil. As a non‑championship race, the Grand Prix did not contribute points toward the 1950 World Championship but provided valuable competition for teams and drivers during the season.