Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:16 color:red shift:(20,-5) text:Giuseppe Farina (Laps 1–16) from:16 till:end color:blue shift:(20,-5) text:Juan Manuel Fangio (Laps 17–64) After his impressive performance in Belgium, Raymond Sommer joined the Talbot-Lago works team replacing the 50 year old Philippe Étancelin who returned to his private Talbot. Gordini was back in action, but however with only one driver that being of Robert Manzon.