1950 F1 World Championship Season
1st F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Giuseppe Farina (1st title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: | n/a |
| Races: | 7 |
| Winning drivers: |  Juan Manuel Fangio (3) Giuseppe Farina (3)  Johnnie Parsons (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Alfa Romeo (6) Kurtis Kraft (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Juan Manuel Fangio Giuseppe Farina Johnnie Parsons |
| First-time winners (constructor): | Alfa Romeo Kurtis Kraft |
1950 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Britain | Silverstone | 13 May | 1950 British Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 21 May | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | 30 May | 1950 Indianapolis 500 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | Bremgarten | 4 June | 1950 Swiss Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 18 June | 1950 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 6 |  France | Reims | 2 July | 1950 French Grand Prix |
| 7 | Italy DT | Monza | 3 September | 1950 Italian Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britain | Silverstone | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 2.600s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 lap |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 5 | 1 lap |
| 4 | Switzerland | Bremgarten | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0.400s |
| 5 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 14.000s |
| 6 | France | Reims | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 25.700s |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1m 18.600s |
Polesitters
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britain | Silverstone | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0.200s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 2.600s |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 7 | 0.782s |
| 4 | Switzerland | Bremgarten | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | DNF | 0.700s |
| 5 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0.000s |
| 6 | France | Reims | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1.900s |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | DNF | 0.100s |
Fastest Laps
1950 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 30 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 27 | -3 |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 24 (28) | -6 |
| 4 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | 13 | -17 |
| 5 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 11 | -19 |
| 6 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | -21 |
| 7 | Bill Holland | Deidt | 6 | -24 |
| 8 |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati | 5 | -25 |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | Alfa Romeo Maserati | 4 | -26 |
| = | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 4 | -26 |
| = | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 4 | -26 |
| = | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 4 | -26 |
| 13 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 3 | -27 |
| = | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari Talbot-Lago | 3 | -27 |
| = | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -27 |
| = | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 3 | -27 |
| = | Dorino Serafini | Ferrari | 3 | -27 |
| = | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago | 3 | -27 |
| 19 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati-Milano | 2 | -28 |
| 20 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 1 | -29 |
| = | Joie Chitwood | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -29 |
| = | Eugene Chaboud | Talbot-Lago | 1 | -29 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 8 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- Fastest lap: 1 point
- Only the best four results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | GBR | MCO | 500 | CHE | BEL | FRA | ITA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | 1 | |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.83 | 1 | |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.50 | 2 | |
| 4 | Consalvo Sanesi | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4.67 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 3 | 8 | 5.50 | 3 | |||||
| 8 | Dorino Serafini | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6.75 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Piero Taruffi | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | ||||||
| 11 | Reg Parnell | 4 | 12 | 8.00 | 4 | |||||
| 12 | Eugene Martin | 7 | 9 | 8.00 | 7 | |||||
| 13 | Philippe Etancelin | 14 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8.50 | 4 | |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9.33 | 6 | |
| 15 | Peter Walker | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | ||||||
| 16 | Raymond Sommer | 9 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 10.40 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Eugene Chaboud | 11 | 10 | 10.50 | 10 | |||||
| 18 | Birabongse Bhanudej | 5 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 10.75 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Franco Rol | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11.00 | 7 | ||||
| 20 | Guy Mairesse | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | ||||||
| 21 | Robert Manzon | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11.33 | 10 | ||||
| 22 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 8 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 12.00 | 8 | |||
| 23 | Leslie Johnson | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | ||||||
| 24 | Maurice Trintignant | 13 | 12 | 12.50 | 12 | |||||
| 25 | Pierre Levegh | 10 | 9 | 20 | 13.00 | 9 | ||||
| 26 | Louis Chiron | 11 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 13.60 | 8 | ||
| 27 | Henri Louveau | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | ||||||
| 28 | Geoff Crossley | 17 | 12 | 14.50 | 12 | |||||
| 29 | Bob Gerard | 13 | 16 | 14.50 | 13 | |||||
| 30 | Toni Branca | 17 | 13 | 15.00 | 13 | |||||
| 31 | Nello Pagani | 15 | 15.00 | 15 | ||||||
| 32 | Felice Bonetto | 12 | 11 | 23 | 15.33 | 11 | ||||
| 33 | Charles Pozzi | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | ||||||
| 34 | Cuth Harrison | 15 | 14 | 21 | 16.67 | 14 | ||||
| 35 | David Hampshire | 16 | 18 | 17.00 | 16 | |||||
| 36 | Johnny Claes | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 17.33 | 14 | |
| 37 | Harry Schell | 20 | 18 | 19.00 | 18 | |||||
| 38 |  Joe Kelly | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | ||||||
| 39 | Alfredo Pian | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | ||||||
| 40 | Peter Whitehead | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19.33 | 18 | ||||
| 41 | Joe Fry | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | ||||||
| 42 | David Murray | 18 | 24 | 21.00 | 18 | |||||
| 43 | Clemente Biondetti | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | ||||||
| 44 | Gianfranco Comotti | 26 | 26.00 | 26 | ||||||
| 45 |  Paul Pietsch | 27 | 27.00 | 27 |
Race Results Overview
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.