1950 Formula One season facts for kids

The 1950 Formula One season was the first edition of the championship. The champion was Giussepe Farina in a close battle.

Grands Prix

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

The Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and not run to Formula One regulations. It also counted towards the 1950 AAA Championship Car season.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1950 FIA World Championship of Drivers.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	158 159	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1–2, 4–7
					Giuseppe Farina	1–2, 4–7
					Luigi Fagioli	1–2, 4–7
					Reg Parnell	1
					Consalvo Sanesi	7
					Piero Taruffi	7
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	D	David Murray	1, 7
					David Hampshire	1, 6
					Reg Parnell	6
T.A.S.O. Mathieson	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6s	D	Leslie Johnson	1
Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6s	D	Peter Walker	1
					Tony Rolt	1
Joe Fry	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s	D	Joe Fry	1
					Brian Shawe-Taylor	1
Cuth Harrison	ERA	B	ERA 1.5 L6s	D	Cuth Harrison	1–2, 7
Bob Gerard	ERA	B A	ERA 1.5 L6s	D	Bob Gerard	1–2
Automobiles Talbot-Darracq	Talbot-Lago	T26C-DA T26C T26C-GS	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1, 4–6
					Louis Rosier	1, 4–6
					Philippe Étancelin	1, 5
					Eugène Martin	1, 4
					Raymond Sommer	6
Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Johnny Claes	1–2, 4–7
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	P	Louis Chiron	1–2, 4, 6–7
					Franco Rol	2, 6–7
Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	P	Toulo de Graffenried	1–2, 4, 7
					Birabongse Bhanudej	1–2, 4, 7
Joe Kelly	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4s	D	Joe Kelly	1
Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4s	D	Geoffrey Crossley	1, 5
Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48 4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s	P	José Froilán González	2, 6
					Alfredo Pián	2
					Nello Pagani	4
					Toni Branca	4
Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper-JAP	T12	JAP 1.1 V2	D	Harry Schell	2
Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15	Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s	E	Robert Manzon	2, 6–7
					Maurice Trintignant	2, 7
Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Philippe Étancelin	2, 4, 6–7
					Eugène Chaboud	6
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C T26C-GS	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Louis Rosier	2, 7
					Henri Louveau	7
Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s	D P	Peter Whitehead	2, 6–7
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	125 166F2-50 275 375	Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s Ferrari 166 F2 2.0 V12 Ferrari 275 F1 3.3 V12 Ferrari 375 F1 4.5 V12	P	Luigi Villoresi	2, 4–5
					Alberto Ascari	2, 4–5, 7
					Raymond Sommer	2, 4
					Dorino Serafini	7
Scuderia Milano	Maserati-Speluzzi	4CLT/50	Speluzzi 1.5 L4	P	Felice Bonetto	4, 6
					Franco Comotti	7
	Milano-Speluzzi	1			Felice Bonetto	7
Ecurie Bleue	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Harry Schell	4
Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Pierre Levegh	5–7
Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Raymond Sommer	5, 7
Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago	T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Eugène Chaboud	5–6
Antonio Branca	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s	P	Toni Branca	5
Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Charles Pozzi	6
					Louis Rosier	6
Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	166S	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6	P	Clemente Biondetti	7
Paul Pietsch	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	P	Paul Pietsch	7
Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Guy Mairesse	7

1950 Drivers Championship final standings

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

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD)

• Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded)
• Bold indicates pole position
• † Position shared between more drivers of the same car

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

Images for kids

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  Italian Giuseppe "Nino" Farina won the World Championship of Drivers, driving for the dominant Alfa Romeo team

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  Alfa Romeo won six of the seven championship races with its 158