1950 Formula One season

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^A	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

^A 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 L8 s	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 L4 s	D	David Murray	1, 7
					David Hampshire	1, 6
					Reg Parnell	6
T.A.S.O. Mathieson	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6 s	D	Leslie Johnson	1
Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6 s	D	Peter Walker	1
Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6 s	D	Tony Rolt	1
Joe Fry	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	D	Joe Fry	1
Joe Fry	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	D	Brian Shawe-Taylor	1
Cuth Harrison	ERA	B	ERA 1.5 L6 s	D	Cuth Harrison	1–2, 7
Bob Gerard	ERA	B A	ERA 1.5 L6 s	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 L4 s	P	Louis Chiron	1–2, 4, 6–7
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	P	Franco Rol	2, 6–7
Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	P	Toulo de Graffenried	1–2, 4, 7
Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	P	Birabongse Bhanudej	1–2, 4, 7
Joe Kelly	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4 s	D	Joe Kelly	1
Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4 s	D	Geoffrey Crossley	1, 5
Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48 4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	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 L4 s	E	Robert Manzon	2, 6–7
Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15	Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s	E	Maurice Trintignant	2, 7
Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Philippe Étancelin	2, 4, 6–7
Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Eugène Chaboud	6
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C T26C-GS	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Louis Rosier	2, 7
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C T26C-GS	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Henri Louveau	7
Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s	D P	Peter Whitehead	2, 6–7
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	125 166F2-50 275 375	Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s 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^[1]	P	Felice Bonetto	4, 6
	Maserati-Speluzzi	4CLT/50			Franco Comotti	7
	Milano-Speluzzi^[2]	1^[2]			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^{[N 1]}	5–6
Antonio Branca	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	P	Toni Branca	5
Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Charles Pozzi	6
Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	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 L4 s	P	Paul Pietsch	7
Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	D	Guy Mairesse	7

↑ Chaboud originally entered his own Talbot for the French Grand Prix but did not start the race, and instead co drove with Philippe Étancelin^[3]

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
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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