1950 Formula One season

The 1950 Formula One season was the first season of the Formula One World Championship. It consisted of seven races, including the Indianapolis 500, and also included many parallel categories, including the Champion Elimination Medals Championship, whose effect was not noticeable, as there was not a previous champion to eliminate, and the Mediocrity Awards, won by Johnny Claes. Giuseppe Farina won the overall championship.

Season review

Grands Prix

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

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	158/50	Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s	Pirelli	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	Dunlop	David Murray	1, 7
					David Hampshire	1, 6
					Reg Parnell	4, 6-7
ERA Ltd.	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6s	Dunlop	Leslie Johnson	1
Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 1.5 L6s	Dunlop	Peter Walker	1
					Tony Rolt	1
Joe Fry	Maserati ERA	4CL C	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s ERA 1.5 L6s	Dunlop	Joe Fry	1
					Brian Shawe-Taylor	1
					Cuth Harrison	1
Bob Gerard	ERA	B A	ERA 1.5 L6s	Dunlop	Bob Gerard	1–2
Automobiles Talbot-Darracq	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1-2, 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	Dunlop	Johnny Claes	1–2, 4–7
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Pirelli	Louis Chiron	1–2, 4, 6–7
					Franco Rol	2, 4, 6–7
Enrico Platé	Maserati Talbot-Lago	4CLT/48 700	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6s	Pirelli Dunlop	Toulo de Graffenried	1–2, 4, 7
					B. Bira	1–2, 4, 7
					Luigi Platé	7
					Franco Bordoni	7
Scuderia Milano	Maserati Milano	4CLT/50 1	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s Milano 1.5 L4s Speluzzi 1.5 L4s	Pirelli	Felice Bonetto	1, 4, 6–7
					Clemente Biondetti	2
					Franco Comotti	7
Joe Kelly	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4s	Dunlop	Joe Kelly	1
Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	GP	Alta 1.5 L4s	Dunlop	Geoff Crossley	1, 5
Raymond Mays	ERA	D	ERA 1.5 L6s	Dunlop	Raymond Mays	1
Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48 4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Pirelli	José Froilán González	2, 4, 6
					Alfredo Pián	2
					Nello Pagani	4
					Franco Comotti	6
Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper	T12	JAP 1.1 V2	Dunlop	Harry Schell	2
Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s	Englebert	Robert Manzon	2, 6–7
					Maurice Trintignant	2, 7
					André Simon	2
Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Philippe Étancelin	2, 4, 6–7
					Eugène Chaboud	6
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Louis Rosier	2, 7
					Charles Pozzi	2
					Henri Louveau	7
Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Pierre Levegh	2, 5-7
Cuth Harrison	ERA	C	ERA 1.5 L6s	Dunlop	Cuth Harrison	2, 7
Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 125 1.5 V12s	Dunlop	Peter Whitehead	2, 6–7
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	125 275 375	Ferrari 125 1.5 V12s Ferrari 275 3.3 V12 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Luigi Villoresi	2, 4–6
					Alberto Ascari	2, 4–7
					Raymond Sommer	2, 4
					Peter Whitehead	4
					Giovanni Bracco	7
					Dorino Serafini	7
Ecurie Espadon	SVA	1500	Fiat 1.1 L4s	Dunlop	Rudi Fischer	4
Ecurie Bleue	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Harry Schell	4
Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Raymond Sommer	5, 7
Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Eugène Chaboud	5-6
Antonio Branca	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Pirelli	Toni Branca	4-5
Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Charles Pozzi	6
					Louis Rosier	6
Luigi de Filippis	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Pirelli	Luigi de Filippis	7
Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari	166S	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6	?	Clemente Biondetti	7
Paul Pietsch	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s	Pirelli	Paul Pietsch	7
Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Dunlop	Guy Mairesse	7

List does not include entries for the Indianapolis 500.

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 2† 11 6 Johnnie Parsons 1 9 7 Bill Holland 2 6 8 Prince Bira Ret 5 4 Ret 5 9 Peter Whitehead DNS 3 7 4 10 Louis Chiron Ret 3 9 Ret Ret 4 11 Reg Parnell 3 Ret 4 12 Mauri Rose 3 4 13 Dorino Serafini 2† 3 14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous 4 Ret Ret 8 3 15 Raymond Sommer 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 16 Robert Manzon Ret 4 Ret 3 17 Cecil Green 4 3 18 Philippe Étancelin 8 Ret Ret Ret 5† 5 3 19 Felice Bonetto 5 Ret DNS 2 20 Eugène Chaboud Ret 5† 1 21 Joie Chitwood 5† 1 22 Tony Bettenhausen 5† 1 — Toulo de Graffenried Ret Ret 6 6 0 — Bob Gerard 6 6 0 — Luigi Villoresi Ret Ret 6 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 — Geoff Crossley NC 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. Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded) Bold indicates pole position † Position shared between more drivers of the same car Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Champion Elimination Medals Championship standings Pos. Driver GBR MON 500 SUI BEL FRA ITA Wins 2nd 3rd Pts. 1 Giuseppe Farina 1 Ret 1 4 7 1 3 0 0 30 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Ret 1 Ret 1 1 Ret / Ret† 3 0 0 27 3 Johnnie Parsons 1 1 0 0 9 4 Luigi Fagioli 2 Ret 2 2 2 3 0 4 1 24 (28) 5 Alberto Ascari 2 Ret 5 2† 0 1.5 0 11 6 Bill Holland 2 0 1 0 6 7 Dorino Serafini 2† 0 0.5 0 3 8 Louis Rosier 5 Ret 3 3 6† 4 0 0 2 13 9 Peter Whitehead DNS 3 7 0 0 1 4 10 Louis Chiron Ret 3 9 Ret Ret 0 0 1 4 11 Reg Parnell 3 Ret 0 0 1 4 12 Mauri Rose 3 0 0 1 4 13 Prince Bira Ret 5 4 Ret 0 0 0 5 14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous 4 Ret Ret 8 0 0 0 3 15 Raymond Sommer 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 0 0 3 16 Robert Manzon Ret 4 Ret 0 0 0 3 17 Cecil Green 4 0 0 0 3 18 Philippe Étancelin 8 Ret Ret Ret 5† 5 0 0 0 3 19 Felice Bonetto 5 Ret DNS 0 0 0 2 20 Eugène Chaboud Ret 5† 0 0 0 1 21 Joie Chitwood 5† 0 0 0 1 22 Tony Bettenhausen 5† 0 0 0 1 — Toulo de Graffenried Ret Ret 6 6 0 0 0 0 — Bob Gerard 6 6 0 0 0 0 — Luigi Villoresi Ret Ret 6 0 0 0 0 — Lee Wallard 6 0 0 0 0 — Charles Pozzi 6† 0 0 0 0 — Johnny Claes 11 7 10 8 Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — Cuth Harrison 7 Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — Pierre Levegh 7 Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — Walt Faulkner 7 0 0 0 0 — Nello Pagani 7 0 0 0 0 — Harry Schell Ret 8 0 0 0 0 — George Connor 8 0 0 0 0 — Geoff Crossley NC 9 0 0 0 0 — David Hampshire 9 Ret 0 0 0 0 — Paul Russo 9 0 0 0 0 — Toni Branca 11 10 0 0 0 0 — Pat Flaherty 10 0 0 0 0 — Brian Shawe-Taylor 10† 0 0 0 0 — Joe Fry 10† 0 0 0 0 — Myron Fohr 11 0 0 0 0 — Duane Carter 12 0 0 0 0 — Mack Hellings 13 0 0 0 0 — Jack McGrath 14 0 0 0 0 — Troy Ruttman 15 0 0 0 0 — Gene Hartley 16 0 0 0 0 — Jimmy Davies 17 0 0 0 0 — Johnny McDowell 18 0 0 0 0 — Walt Brown 19 0 0 0 0 — Spider Webb 20 0 0 0 0 — Jerry Hoyt 21 0 0 0 0 — Walt Ader 22 0 0 0 0 — Jackie Holmes 23 0 0 0 0 — Jim Rathmann 24 0 0 0 0 — Joe Kelly NC 0 0 0 0 — Franco Rol Ret Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — Eugène Martin Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — José Froilán González Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — David Murray Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret 0 0 0 0 — Leslie Johnson Ret 0 0 0 0 — Peter Walker Ret† 0 0 0 0 — Tony Rolt Ret† 0 0 0 0 — Henry Banks Ret 0 0 0 0 — Bill Schindler Ret 0 0 0 0 — Fred Agabashian Ret 0 0 0 0 — Jimmy Jackson Ret 0 0 0 0 — Sam Hanks Ret 0 0 0 0 — Dick Rathmann Ret 0 0 0 0 — Duke Dinsmore Ret 0 0 0 0 — Bayliss Levrett Ret† 0 0 0 0 — Bill Cantrell Ret† 0 0 0 0 — Guy Mairesse Ret 0 0 0 0 — Paul Pietsch Ret 0 0 0 0 — Clemente Biondetti Ret 0 0 0 0 — Henri Louveau Ret 0 0 0 0 — Franco Comotti Ret 0 0 0 0 — Consalvo Sanesi Ret 0 0 0 0 — Piero Taruffi Ret† 0 0 0 0 — Alfredo Pián DNS 0 0 0 0 Pos. Driver GBR MON 500 SUI BEL FRA ITA Wins 2nd 3rd Pts. Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded) Bold indicates pole position † Position shared between more drivers of the same car Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Mediocrity Awards standings The French Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 did not count towards this award. Pos. Driver GBR MON SUI BEL ITA Laps 1 Johnny Claes 3 57 7 0 8 75 2 Toni Branca 23 18 41 3 Bob Gerard 0 36 36 4 David Murray 0 33 33 5 Joe Fry 23 23 6 Peter Whitehead DNS 16 16 7 Joe Kelly 15 15 8 Geoff Crossley 14 0 14 9 Eugène Chaboud 11 11 10 Maurice Trintignant 0 11 11 11 Louis Chiron 0 0 4 0 4 12 Brian Shawe-Taylor 4 4 13 Clemente Biondetti 3 3 14 Tony Rolt 3 3 15 Luigi Villoresi 1 0 0 1 16 Alberto Ascari 0 1 0 0 1 17 Cuth Harrison 0 0 1 1 18 Peter Walker 1 1 19 Leslie Johnson 1 1 — Philippe Étancelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Louis Rosier 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Luigi Fagioli 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Juan Manuel Fangio 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Giuseppe Farina 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Toulo de Graffenried 0 0 0 0 0 — Raymond Sommer 0 0 0 0 0 — Prince Bira 0 0 0 0 0 — Yves Giraud-Cabantous 0 0 0 0 — Eugène Martin 0 0 0 — Franco Rol 0 0 0 — Harry Schell 0 0 0 — Pierre Levegh 0 0 0 — Robert Manzon 0 0 0 — Felice Bonetto 0 DNS 0 — Piero Taruffi 0 0 — Consalvo Sanesi 0 0 — Franco Comotti 0 0 — Henri Louveau 0 0 — Paul Pietsch 0 0 — Guy Mairesse 0 0 — José Froilán González 0 0 — David Hampshire 0 0 — Nello Pagani 0 0 — Reg Parnell 0 0 — Dorino Serafini 0 0 — Alfredo Pián DNS 0 Pos. Driver GBR MON SUI BEL ITA Laps