The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix, formally titled the Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile,[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 June 1950 at Bremgarten.
Once again the event proved to be a battle between the Alfa Romeo factory 158s of Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli and the Scuderia Ferraris of Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi (who had the latest model with de Dion rear suspension, twin overhead camshaft engine and 4-speed gearbox), Raymond Sommer and Peter Whitehead.
José Froilán González was out of action as a result of burns he had received after the first lap accident at Monaco Grand Prix.
In qualifying Fangio and Farina were well clear of Fagioli with Villoresi and Ascari sharing the second row of the 3-2-3 grid.
Shortly afterwards, factory Talbot-Lago driver Eugène Martin crashed heavily and was seriously hurt when he was thrown from the car.