F1 Championship leaders
Drivers’ Championship
# | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Switzerland | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 3 |
2 | Indianapolis 500 |
| 0 |
3 | Belgium | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 2 |
4 | France | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 1 |
5 | Britain | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 6 |
6 | Germany | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
7 | Italy | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 |
8 | Spain | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 6 |
- First time as championship leader
- Lee Wallard (first American driver to lead the championship)
- Last time as championship leader
- Giuseppe Farina
- Lee Wallard
- Last time as championship leader until…
- 1954 for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Last time as championship leader by a…
- American driver until 1953
- Argentine driver until 1954
Constructors’ Championship
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.