1950 FORMULA ONE SEASON

'1950 FIA Formula One World Championship season'
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Index: Races by country | Races by season

Twenty-two Formula One races were held during the '1950 Formula One season'. Six of these races (the British, Monaco, Swiss, Belgian, French and Italian Grands Prix) counted towards the inaugural FIA World Drivers Championship competition. The other race which counted towards the World Championship was the Indianapolis 500, which was run to AAA/USAC regulations.

Contents

Season summary

Season review

Constructors (European races)

Entrants (European races)

Grands Prix

1950 Drivers Championship final standings

Non-Championship race results

Notes

Season summary

The inaugural World Championship, to a formula which specified engine capacity of 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres unsupercharged, saw Alfa Romeo dominate with their supercharged 158, a well-developed pre-war design, which won all six European Grands Prix. Alfa drivers consequently dominated the championship with Farina edging out Fangio by virtue of his fourth place in Belgium. Although the Indianapolis 500, which ran to different regulations, was included in the championship series until 1960, it attracted very little European participation and, conversely, very few American Indianapolis drivers entered any grand prix.
Championship 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 how many laps each driver drove.

Season review

In this first World Championship season, 14 teams (4 works and 10 independent) participated, alongside a number of privately entered cars, in the 6 European Grands Prix. Only US teams, constructors and drivers participated in the Indianapolis 500. The chassis, engine and car numbers varied from race to race.

Constructors (European races)

★ Alfa Romeo

★ Alta

★ Talbot-Lago

★ ERA

★ Ferrari

★ Maserati

★ Simca-Gordini

Entrants (European races)

★ SA Alfa Romeo

★ Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA^[1]

★ Ecurie Belge

★ Ecurie Bleue

★ Ecurie Leutitia

★ Ecurie Rosier

★ Enrico Platé

★ Equipe Gordini

★ Officine Alfieri Maserati

★ Scuderia Achille Varzi

★ Scuderia Ambrosiana

★ Scuderia Ferrari SpA

★ Scuderia Milano

★ TASO Mathieson

★ ''privateers''

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	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

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|- valign="top"
! Pos
! Driver
!width="27"| GBR
!width="27"| MON
!width="27"| 500
!width="27"| SUI
!width="27"| BEL
!width="27"| FRA
!width="27"| ITA
!valign="middle"| Pts^[2]
|-
! 1
| Nino Farina
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor=""|
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 7
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|align="left"| '30'
|-
! 2
| Juan Manuel Fangio
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor=""|
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|align="left"| '27'
|-
! 3
| Luigi Fagioli
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor=""|
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|align="left"| '24 (28)'
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Constructor
! Pts
! Win
! Pod
! Pol
|-
! 1
| 'Nino Farina'
| 'Alfa Romeo'
| '30'
| 3
| 3
| 2
|-
! 2
| 'Juan Manuel Fangio'
| 'Alfa Romeo'
| '27'
| 3
| 3
| 4
|-
! 3
| 'Luigi Fagioli'
| 'Alfa Romeo'
| '24 (28)'
|
| 5
|
|-
! 4
| 'Louis Rosier'
| 'Talbot-Lago'
| '13'
|
| 2
|
|-
! 5
| 'Alberto Ascari'
| 'Ferrari'
| '11'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 6
| 'Johnnie Parsons'
| 'Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser'
| '9'
| 1
| 1
|
|-
! 7
| 'Bill Holland'
| 'Deidt-Offenhauser'
| '6'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 8
| 'Prince Bira'
| 'Maserati'
| '5'
|
|
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|-
! 9
| 'Peter Whitehead'
| 'Ferrari'
| '4'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 10
| 'Mauri Rose'
| 'Deidt-Offenhauser'
| '4'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 11
| 'Reg Parnell'
| 'Alfa Romeo'
'Maserati'
| '4'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 12
| 'Louis Chiron'
| 'Maserati'
| '4'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 13
| 'Dorino Serafini'
| 'Ferrari'
| '3'
|
| 1
|
|-
! 14
| 'Philippe Étancelin'
| 'Talbot-Lago'
| '3'
|
|
|
|-
! 15
| 'Yves Giraud Cabantous'
| 'Talbot-Lago'
| '3'
|
|
|
|-
! 16
| 'Raymond Sommer'
| 'Talbot-Lago'
'Ferrari'
| '3'
|
|
|
|-
! 17
| 'Robert Manzon'
| 'Simca-Gordini'
| '3'
|
|
|
|-
! 18
| 'Cecil Green'
| 'Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser'
| '3'
|
|
|
|-
! 19
| 'Felice Bonetto'
| 'Maserati'
'Milano Speluzzi'
| '2'
|
|
|
|-
! 20
| 'Joie Chitwood'
| 'Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser'
| '1'
|
|
|
|-
! 21
| 'Tony Bettenhausen'
| 'Deidt-Offenhauser'
'Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser'
| '1'
|
|
|
|-
! 22
| 'Eugène Chaboud'
| 'Talbot-Lago'
| '1'
|
|
|
|-
! 23
| Mack Hellings
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 24
| Luigi Villoresi
| Ferrari
|
|
|
|
|-
! 25
| Maurice Trintignant
| Simca-Gordini
|
|
|
|
|-
! 26
| Myron Fohr
| Marchese-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 27
| Nello Pagani
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 28
| Pat Flaherty
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 29
| Paul Pietsch
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 30
| Paul Russo
| Nichels-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 31
| Peter Walker
| ERA
|
|
|
|
|-
! 32
| Piero Taruffi
| Alfa Romeo
|
|
|
| 1
|-
! 33
| Pierre Levegh
| Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 34
| Sam Hanks
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 35
| Spider Webb
| Maserati-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 36
| Toni Branca
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 37
| Toulo de Graffenried
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 38
| Troy Ruttman
| Lesovsky-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 39
| Walt Ader
| Rae-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 40
| Walt Faulkner
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
| 1
|-
! 41
| Walt Brown
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 42
| Consalvo Sanesi
| Alfa Romeo
|
|
|
|
|-
! 43
| Franco Rol
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 44
| Eugène Martin
| Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 45
| Duane Carter
| Stevens-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 46
| Dick Rathmann
| Watson-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 47
| David Murray
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 48
| Franco Comotti
| Maserati
Milano Speluzzi
|
|
|
|
|-
! 49
| Cuth Harrison
| ERA
|
|
|
|
|-
! 50
| Geoff Crossley
| Alta
|
|
|
|
|-
! 51
| Clemente Biondetti
| Ferrari
Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 52
| Charles Pozzi
| Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 53
| Brian Shawe Taylor
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 54
| Bob Gerard
| ERA
|
|
|
|
|-
! 55
| Bill Schindler
| Snowberger-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 56
| Bayliss Levrett
| Adams-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 57
| David Hampshire
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 58
| Jackie Holmes
| Olson-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 59
| José Froilán González
| Maserati
|
|
|
| 1
|-
! 60
| Johnny McDowell
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 61
| Johnny Claes
| Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 62
| Joe Kelly
| Alta
|
|
|
|
|-
! 63
| Jimmy Jackson
| Kurtis Kraft-Cummins
|
|
|
|
|-
! 64
| Jimmy Davies
| Ewing-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 65
| Fred Agabashian
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Maserati-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 66
| Jerry Hoyt
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 67
| Gene Hartley
| Langley-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 68
| Jack McGrath
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 69
| Henri Louveau
| Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 70
| Harry Schell ^[3]
| Cooper-JAP
Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 71
| Guy Mairesse
| Talbot-Lago
|
|
|
|
|-
! 72
| George Connor
| Lesovsky-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 73
| Lee Wallard
| Moore-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 74
| Jim Rathmann
| Wetteroth-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 75
| Duke Dinsmore
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 76
| Bill Cantrell
| Adams-Offenhauser
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 77
| Alfredo Pián
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 78
| Joe Fry
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 79
| Leslie Johnson
| ERA
|
|
|
|
|-
! 80
| Tony Rolt
| ERA
|
|
|
|
|-
! 81
| Rudi Fischer
| SVA-Fiat
|
|
|
|
|-
! 82
| Luigi de Filippis
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 83
| Giovanni Bracco
| Ferrari
|
|
|
|
|-
! 84
| Henry Banks
| Maserati-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 85
| Andy Linden
| Bromme-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 86
| Bud Rose
| Bromme-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 87
| Bill Vukovich
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 88
| Hal Cole
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 89
| Ted Duncan
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 90
| Ralph Pratt
| Bardazon-Offenhauser
Gdula-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 91
| Kenny Eaton
| Bardazon-Offenhauser
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 92
| Johnny Mauro
| Alfa Romeo
|
|
|
|
|-
! 93
| George Fondes
| Deidt-Sparks
|
|
|
|
|-
! 94
| Charles Van Acker
| Stevens-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 95
| Joel Thorne
| Kurtis Kraft-Sparks
|
|
|
|
|-
! 96
| Johnny Fedricks
| Kupiec-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 97
| George Lynch
| Snowberger-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 97
| Duke Nalon
| Kurtis Kraft-Novi
|
|
|
|
|-
! 98
| Danny Kladis
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 99
| Milt Fankhouser
| Stevens-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 100
| Chet Miller
| Kurtis Kraft-Novi
|
|
|
|
|-
! 100
| Mark Light
| Stevens-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 101
| Dick Frazier
| Meyer-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 102
| Billy DeVore
| Scopa-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 103
| Joe James
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Weidel-Mercury
|
|
|
|
|-
! 104
| Bob Gregg
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 105
| Bob Sweikert
| Wetteroth-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 106
| Marvin Burke
| Kurtis Kraft-Duray
|
|
|
|
|-
! 107
| Norm Houser
| Kurtis Kraft-Duray
|
|
|
|
|-
! 108
| Cliff Griffith
| Miller-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 109
| Carl Forberg
| Miller-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 110
| Cy Marshall
| R-Miller
|
|
|
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|-
! 111
| Chuck Leighton
| Cantarano-Wayne
|
|
|
|
|-
! 112
| Al Miller
| Miller
|
|
|
|
|-
! 113
| Mike Burch
| Maserati
|
|
|
|
|-
! 114
| Jim Rigsby
| Maserati-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 115
| Manny Ayulo
| Maserati-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|-
! 116
| Emil Andres
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
|
|
|
|
|}

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, also held in 1950.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Race Name
! Circuit
! Date
! Winning driver
! Constructor
! Report
|-
| XI Grand Prix de Pau
| 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
|-
| 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
|}

Notes

1. Three Talbot-Lago drivers (Guy Mairesse, Charles Pozzi and Pierre Levegh) raced with privateer teams.
2. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
3. Schell was the first American driver to participate in a European round of the World Championship, contesting two Grands Prix in a Cooper-JAP and a Talbot-Lago.