1950 Formula One season

1950 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1950 Formula One season included the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on May 13, 1950, and ended on September 3 after 7 races. The championship consisted of six Formula One races in Europe plus the Indianapolis 500, which was run to AAA regulations.

Numerous other Formula One races, which did not count towards the Championship, were also held during the year.

Season summary

The inaugural World Championship, to a formula which specified engine capacity of 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres unsupercharged, saw Alfa Romeo dominate with their supercharged 158, a well-developed pre-war design, which won all six European Grands Prix. Alfa drivers consequently dominated the championship with Farina edging out Fangio by virtue of his fourth place in Belgium. Although the Indianapolis 500, which ran to different regulations, was included in the championship series until 1960, it attracted very little European participation and, conversely, very few American Indianapolis drivers entered any grand prix.

Championship points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for the fastest lap. Only the best four of seven scores counted towards the World Championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of how many laps each driver drove.

Season review

In this first World Championship season, 14 teams (4 works and 10 independent) participated, alongside a number of privately entered cars, in the 6 European Grands Prix. Only US teams, constructors and drivers participated in the Indianapolis 500. The chassis, engine and car numbers varied from race to race.

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Template:Country flagicon British Grand Prix	Silverstone	May 13	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
2	Template:Country flagicon Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 21	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
3	Template:Country flagicon Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	May 30	Template:Country flagicon Walt Faulkner	Template:Country flagicon Johnnie Parsons	Template:Country flagicon Johnnie Parsons	Template:Country flagicon Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	REDIRECT Firestone	Report
4	Template:Country flagicon Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	June 4	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
5	Template:Country flagicon Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	June 18	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
6	Template:Country flagicon French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	July 2	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report
7	Template:Country flagicon Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 3	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Template:Pirelli	Report

Teams and Drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1950 FIA Formula One World Championship. A total of 79 people entered but 24 people were not counted.

Driver line-ups

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	1-2, 4-7
					Template:Country flagicon Giuseppe Farina	1-2, 4-7
					Template:Country flagicon Luigi Fagioli	1-2, 4-7
					Template:Country flagicon Reg Parnell	1
					Template:Country flagicon Consalvo Sanesi	7
					Template:Country flagicon Piero Taruffi	7
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon David Murray	1, 7
					Template:Country flagicon David Hampshire	1, 6
					Template:Country flagicon Reg Parnell	6
Template:Country flagicon English Racing Automobiles	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Leslie Johnson	1
Template:Country flagicon Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Peter Walker	1
					Template:Country flagicon Tony Rolt	1
Template:Country flagicon Joe Fry	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Joe Fry	1
					Template:Country flagicon Brian Shawe-Taylor	1
Template:Country flagicon TC Harrison	ERA	C	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Cuth Harrison	1-2, 7
Template:Country flagicon FR Gerard	ERA	B A	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Bob Gerard	1-2
Template:Country flagicon Automobiles Talbot-Darracq	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1, 4-6
					Template:Country flagicon Eugène Martin	1, 4
					Template:Country flagicon Louis Rosier	4-6
					Template:Country flagicon Philippe Étancelin	5
					Template:Country flagicon Raymond Sommer	6
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Louis Rosier	1-2, 7
					Template:Country flagicon Henri Louveau	7
Template:Country flagicon Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Philippe Étancelin	1-2, 4, 6-7
					Template:Country flagicon Eugène Chaboud	6
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Johnny Claes	1-2, 4-7
Template:Country flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Louis Chiron	1-2, 4, 6-7
					Template:Country flagicon Franco Rol	2, 6-7
Template:Country flagicon Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	1-2, 4, 7
					Template:Country flagicon B. Bira	1-2, 4, 7
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Milano	Maserati	4CLT/50 Milano	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Felice Bonetto	1, 4, 6-7
					Template:Country flagicon Franco Comotti	7
Template:Country flagicon Joe Kelly	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Joe Kelly	1
Template:Country flagicon Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Geoff Crossley	1, 5
Template:Country flagicon Raymond Mays	ERA	D	ERA 1.5 L6 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Raymond Mays	1
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon José Froilán González	2, 6
					Template:Country flagicon Nello Pagani	4
		4CL			Template:Country flagicon Toni Branca	4
Template:Country flagicon Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper	T12	JAP 1.1 V2	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Harry Schell	2
Template:Country flagicon Equipe Simca-Gordini	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Englebert	Template:Country flagicon Robert Manzon	2, 6-7
					Template:Country flagicon Maurice Trintignant	2, 7
Template:Country flagicon Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Pierre Levegh	2, 5-7
Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 1.5 V12 Supercharged	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead	2, 6-7
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	125 275 375	Ferrari 1.5 V12 Supercharged Ferrari 3.3 V12 Ferrari 4.5 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Luigi Villoresi	2, 4-6
					Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	2, 4-7
					Template:Country flagicon Raymond Sommer	2, 4
					Template:Country flagicon Dorino Serafini	7
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Espadon	SVA	?	FIAT	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Rudi Fischer	4
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Bleue	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Harry Schell	4
Template:Country flagicon Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Raymond Sommer	5, 7
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Eugène Chaboud	5
Template:Country flagicon Antonio Branca	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Toni Branca	5
Template:Country flagicon Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Charles Pozzi	6
					Template:Country flagicon Louis Rosier	6
Template:Country flagicon Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari	166I	Jaguar 3.4 L6	?	Template:Country flagicon Clemente Biondetti	7
Template:Country flagicon Paul Pietsch	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 L4 Supercharged	Template:Pirelli	Template:Country flagicon Paul Pietsch	7
Template:Country flagicon Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Guy Mairesse	7

1950 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver GBR Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon 500 Template:Country flagicon SUI Template:Country flagicon BEL Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon Pts. 1 Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina 1 Ret 1 4 7 1 30 2 Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Ret 1 Ret 1 1 Ret / Ret† 27 3 Template:Country flagicon Luigi Fagioli 2 Ret 2 2 2 3 24 (28) 4 Template:Country flagicon Louis Rosier 5 Ret 3 3 6† 4 13 5 Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari 2 Ret 5 2† 11 6 Template:Country flagicon Johnnie Parsons 1 9 7 Template:Country flagicon Bill Holland 2 6 8 Template:Country flagicon Prince Bira Ret 5 4 Ret 5 9 Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead DNS 3 7 4 10 Template:Country flagicon Louis Chiron Ret 3 9 Ret Ret 4 11 Template:Country flagicon Reg Parnell 3 Ret 4 12 Template:Country flagicon Mauri Rose 3 4 13 Template:Country flagicon Dorino Serafini 2† 3 14 Template:Country flagicon Yves Giraud Cabantous 4 Ret Ret 8 3 15 Template:Country flagicon Raymond Sommer 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 16 Template:Country flagicon Robert Manzon Ret 4 Ret 3 17 Template:Country flagicon Cecil Green 4 3 18 Template:Country flagicon Philippe Étancelin 8 Ret Ret Ret 5† 5 3 19 Template:Country flagicon Felice Bonetto 5 Ret Ret 2 20 Template:Country flagicon Eugène Chaboud Ret 5† 1 21 Template:Country flagicon Joie Chitwood 5† 1 22 Template:Country flagicon Tony Bettenhausen 5† 1 23 Template:Country flagicon Toulo de Graffenried Ret Ret 6 6 0 24 Template:Country flagicon Bob Gerard 6 6 0 25 Template:Country flagicon Luigi Villoresi Ret Ret 6 0 26 Template:Country flagicon Lee Wallard 6 0 27 Template:Country flagicon Charles Pozzi 6† 0 28 Template:Country flagicon Johnny Claes 11 7 10 8 Ret Ret 0 29 Template:Country flagicon Cuth Harrison 7 Ret Ret 0 30 Template:Country flagicon Pierre Levegh 7 Ret Ret 0 31 Template:Country flagicon Walt Faulkner 7 0 32 Template:Country flagicon Nello Pagani 7 0 33 Template:Country flagicon Harry Schell Ret 8 0 34 Template:Country flagicon George Connor 8 0 35 Template:Country flagicon Geoff Crossley NC 9 0 36 Template:Country flagicon David Hampshire 9 Ret 0 37 Template:Country flagicon Paul Russo 9 0 38 Template:Country flagicon Toni Branca 11 10 0 39 Template:Country flagicon Pat Flaherty 10 0 40 Template:Country flagicon Brian Shawe Taylor 10† 0 41 Template:Country flagicon Joe Fry 10† 0 42 Template:Country flagicon Myron Fohr 11 0 43 Template:Country flagicon Duane Carter 12 0 44 Template:Country flagicon Mack Hellings 13 0 45 Template:Country flagicon Jack McGrath 14 0 46 Template:Country flagicon Troy Ruttman 15 0 47 Template:Country flagicon Gene Hartley 16 0 48 Template:Country flagicon Jimmy Davies 17 0 49 Template:Country flagicon Johnny McDowell 18 0 50 Template:Country flagicon Walt Brown 19 0 51 Template:Country flagicon Spider Webb 20 0 52 Template:Country flagicon Jerry Hoyt 21 0 53 Template:Country flagicon Walt Ader 22 0 54 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Holmes 23 0 55 Template:Country flagicon Jim Rathmann 24 0 — Template:Country flagicon Joe Kelly NC 0 — Template:Country flagicon Franco Rol Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Eugène Martin Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon José Froilán González Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon David Murray Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Leslie Johnson Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Peter Walker Ret† 0 — Template:Country flagicon Tony Rolt Ret† 0 — Template:Country flagicon Henry Banks Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Bill Schindler Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Fred Agabashian Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jimmy Jackson Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Sam Hanks Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Dick Rathmann Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Duke Dinsmore Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Bayliss Levrett Ret† 0 — Template:Country flagicon Bill Cantrell Ret† 0 — Template:Country flagicon Guy Mairesse Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Paul Pietsch Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Clemente Biondetti Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Henri Louveau Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Franco Comotti Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Consalvo Sanesi Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Piero Taruffi Ret† 0 Pos. Driver GBR Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon 500 Template:Country flagicon SUI Template:Country flagicon BEL Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon Pts.

• * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
• † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
• Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, also held in 1950.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Template:Country flagicon XI Pau Grand Prix	Pau	April 10	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Maserati	Report
Template:Country flagicon II Richmond Trophy	Goodwood	April 10	Template:Country flagicon Reg Parnell	Template:Country flagicon Maserati	Report
Template:Country flagicon V San Remo Grand Prix	Sanremo	April 16	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Country flagicon IV Grand Prix de Paris	Montlhéry	April 30	Template:Country flagicon Georges Grignard	Template:Country flagicon Talbot-Lago	Report
Template:Country flagicon XII British Empire Trophy	Douglas	June 15	Template:Country flagicon Bob Gerard	Template:Country flagicon ERA	Report
Template:Country flagicon IV Gran Premio di Bari	Bari	July 9	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Country flagicon IV J.C.C. Jersey Road Race	Jersey	July 13	Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Country flagicon XII Circuit de l'Albigeois	Albi	July 16	Template:Country flagicon Louis Rosier	Template:Country flagicon Talbot-Lago	Report
Template:Country flagicon I Grote Prijs van Nederland	Zandvoort	July 23	Template:Country flagicon Louis Rosier	Template:Country flagicon Talbot-Lago	Report
Template:Country flagicon III Grand Prix des Nations	Geneve	July 30	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Country flagicon I Nottingham Trophy	Gamston	August 7	Template:Country flagicon David Hampshire	Template:Country flagicon Maserati	Report
Template:Country flagicon IV Ulster Trophy	Dundrod	August 12	Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Country flagicon XIX Coppa Acerbo	Pescara	August 15	Template:Country flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Country flagicon I Sheffield Telegraph Trophy	Gamston	August 19	Template:Country flagicon Cuth Harrison	Template:Country flagicon ERA	Report
Template:Country flagicon II BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	August 26	Template:Country flagicon Nino Farina	Template:Country flagicon Alfa Romeo	Report
Template:Country flagicon III Goodwood Trophy	Goodwood	September 30	Template:Country flagicon Reg Parnell	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report
Template:Country flagicon X Gran Premio de Penya Rhin	Pedralbes	October 29	Template:Country flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report

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