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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
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
1950 Drivers Championship final standings
- * 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 |
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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 |
See Also
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