1950 Formula One season
Encyclopedia : 1 : 19 : 195 : 1950 Formula One season
| 1950 FIA Formula One World Championship season | |
| Previous: none | Next: 1951 |
| Index: Races by country | Races by season | |
The 1950 Formula One season was the first and inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship season. It began on May 13, 1950 and it ended on September 3 after 7 races. In the same year, 16 other Grands Prix were disputed in 1950 season.
Contents
Season summary
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 who had driven more laps.Season review
In this first Formula One season 18 teams participated (7 constructors and 11 privateers) in 6 European Grand Prix (at Indy 500 only US teams, constructors and pilots participated). The chassis, engine and car numbers were variable from single Grand Prix and racer.Team constructors
- Alfa Romeo SPA
- Alta auto racing team
- Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA: constructor and 5 team privateers [#endnote_maude]
- English Racing Automobiles (ERA)
- Ferrari
- Maserati: constructor and 5 team privateers
- Simca-Gordini: 1 team privateers
Team privateers
- Ecurie Belge
- Ecurie Bleue
- Ecurie Leutitia
- Ecurie Rosier
- Enrico Platé
- Equipe Gordini
- Officine Alfieri Maserati
- Scuderia Achille Varzi
- Scuderia Ambrosiana
- Scuderia Milano
- Taso Mathieson
Grands Prix
| Rnd | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone | May 13 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 2 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | May 21 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis | May 30 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | Report |
| 4 | Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten | June 4 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | June 18 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 6 | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | July 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 7 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | September 3 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Report |
1950 Drivers Championship final standings
Notes
- ↑ : Three drivers car Talbot-Lago (Guy Mairesse, Charles Pozzi and Pierre Levegh) racing with no name team privateers.
- ↑ : Fagioli's real final standing is 2nd place with 28 points. At 1950 Italian Grand Prix the Italian driver racer scored 4 points, but not counted in final standings for the rule of best 4 results in season.
- ↑ : Schell is the first American driver at participating in this season, with Cooper-JAP and Talbot-Lago-Talbot car, in two European Grand Prix.
Other notable races
However, other Grand Prix disputed in this year not valid in Formula One season.
| Rd | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pau | April 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | Report | |
| 2 | Richmond | April 10 | Reg Parnell | Maserati | Report | |
| 3 | Sanremo | April 16 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Report | |
| 4 | Paris | April 30 | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago | Report | |
| 5 | Douglas | June 15 | Bob Gerard | ERA | Report | |
| 6 | IV Gran Premio di Bari | Bari | July 9 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 7 | Jersey | July 13 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | Report | |
| 8 | Albi | July 16 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | Report | |
| 9 | I Grote Prijs van Nederland | Zandvoort | July 23 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | Report |
| 10 | Geneve | July 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Report | |
| 11 | Nottingham | August 7 | David Hampshire | Maserati | Report | |
| 12 |
IV Ulster Trophy | Dundrod | August 12 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | Report |
| 13 | XIX Coppa Acerbo | Pescara | August 15 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 14 | Silverstone | August 26 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | Report | |
| 15 | Goodwood | September 30 | Reg Parnell | BRM | Report | |
| 16 | Pedralbes | October 29 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Report |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.