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| April 9 | | April 9 | ||
| [[File:Flag of | | [[File:Flag of England svg.png]] English A1 Grand Prix | ||
| Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | ||
| [[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] | | [[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] Louis Chiron | ||
| [[File:Flag of Argentina svg.png]] [[José Froilán González]] | | [[File:Flag of Argentina svg.png]] [[José Froilán González]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] | | [[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] Louis Chiron | ||
| [[1950 British A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | | [[1950 British A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] Monaco A1 Grand Prix | | [[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] Monaco A1 Grand Prix | ||
| Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | ||
| | | {{ITA}} [[Piero Taruffi]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland svg.png]] [[Toulo de Graffenried]] | | [[File:Flag of Switzerland svg.png]] [[Toulo de Graffenried]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of Switzerland svg.png]] [[Toulo de Graffenried]] | | [[File:Flag of Switzerland svg.png]] [[Toulo de Graffenried]] | ||
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| Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans | | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans | ||
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Maurice Trintignant]] | | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Maurice Trintignant]] | ||
| | | {{ITA}} [[Piero Taruffi]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Maurice Trintignant]] | | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Maurice Trintignant]] | ||
| [[1950 French A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | | [[1950 French A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | ||
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| [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] Belgian A1 Grand Prix | | [[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] Belgian A1 Grand Prix | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | ||
| | | {{ITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]] | ||
| | | {{AUS}} Tony Gaze | ||
| | | {{ITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]] | ||
| [[1950 Belgian A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | | [[1950 Belgian A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | ||
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| October 8 | | October 8 | ||
| | | {{AUS}} Australian A1 Grand Prix | ||
| Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst | | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst | ||
| [[File:Flag of Argentina svg.png]] [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] | | [[File:Flag of Argentina svg.png]] [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] | ||
| [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Maurice Trintignant]] | | [[File:Flag of France svg.png]] [[Maurice Trintignant]] | ||
| | | {{ITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]] | ||
| [[1950 Australian A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | | [[1950 Australian A1 Grand Prix|Results]] | ||
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! 9 | ! 9 | ||
| October 29 | | October 29 | ||
| | | {{ITA}} Italian A1 Grand Prix | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | ||
| [[File:Flag of Ireland svg.png]] [[Joe Kelly]] | | [[File:Flag of Ireland svg.png]] [[Joe Kelly]] | ||
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| 7-9 | | 7-9 | ||
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| | | {{AUS}} Australia | ||
| Team Australia | | Team Australia | ||
| align="center"| 2 | | align="center"| 2 | ||
| | | {{AUS}} Tony Gaze | ||
| All | | All | ||
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| rowspan=2| | | rowspan=2| {{ITA}} Italy | ||
| rowspan=2| Scuderia Internazionale Milano | | rowspan=2| Scuderia Internazionale Milano | ||
| rowspan=2 align="center"| 16 | | rowspan=2 align="center"| 16 | ||
| | | {{ITA}} [[Piero Taruffi]] | ||
| 1-5 | | 1-5 | ||
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| | | {{ITA}} [[Alberto Ascari]] | ||
| 6-9 | | 6-9 | ||
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! valign="middle"| Pos | ! valign="middle"| Pos | ||
! valign="middle"| Nation | ! valign="middle"| Nation | ||
! [[1950 British A1 Grand Prix| | ! [[1950 British A1 Grand Prix|ENG]]<br>[[File:Flag of England svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 Dutch A1 Grand Prix|NED]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png]] | ! [[1950 Dutch A1 Grand Prix|NED]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 Monaco A1 Grand Prix|MON]]<br>[[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] | ! [[1950 Monaco A1 Grand Prix|MON]]<br>[[File:Flag of Monaco svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 French A1 Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>[[File:Flag of France svg.png]] | ! [[1950 French A1 Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>[[File:Flag of France svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 German A1 Grand Prix| | ! [[1950 German A1 Grand Prix|DEU]]<br>[[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 Belgian A1 Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>[[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] | ! [[1950 Belgian A1 Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>[[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 United States A1 Grand Prix|USA]]<br>[[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] | ! [[1950 United States A1 Grand Prix|USA]]<br>[[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 Australian A1 Grand Prix|AUS]]<br> | ! [[1950 Australian A1 Grand Prix|AUS]]<br>{{AUS}} | ||
! [[1950 Italian A1 Grand Prix|ITA]]<br> | ! [[1950 Italian A1 Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{ITA}} | ||
! valign="middle"| Pts | ! valign="middle"| Pts | ||
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! 1 | ! 1 | ||
|align="left"| | |align="left"| {{ITA}} Italy | ||
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret | ||
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|align="left"| | |align="left"| {{AUS}} Australia | ||
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret | |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret | ||
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! [[1950 Belgian A1 Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>[[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] | ! [[1950 Belgian A1 Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>[[File:Flag of Belgium svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 United States A1 Grand Prix|USA]]<br>[[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] | ! [[1950 United States A1 Grand Prix|USA]]<br>[[File:Flag of the United States svg.png]] | ||
! [[1950 Australian A1 Grand Prix|AUS]]<br> | ! [[1950 Australian A1 Grand Prix|AUS]]<br>{{AUS}} | ||
! [[1950 Italian A1 Grand Prix|ITA]]<br> | ! [[1950 Italian A1 Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{ITA}} | ||
! valign="middle"| Pts | ! valign="middle"| Pts | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 14 August 2015
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The 1950 A1 Grand Prix season was the debut season for the A1 Grand Prix Championship, also known as the 'World Cup of Motorsport. 33 nations were entered to compete.
Pre Season Test
A pre season test was held at Brands Hatch to prepare the drivers for the inaugural championship. All drivers that had been entered by their nations took part with drivers from the same team sharing their car throughout the 90 minute session.
| Date | Circuit | Leader | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Brand Hatch GP |  José Froilán González
|
Results |
Grands Prix
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 9 |  English A1 Grand Prix
|
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |  Louis Chiron
|
José Froilán González
|
Louis Chiron
|
Results |
| 2 | April 30 |  Dutch A1 Grand Prix
|
Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | Peter Whitehead
|
 Desmond Titterington
|
 Robert Manzon
|
Results |
| 3 | May 20 | Monaco A1 Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |  Piero Taruffi
|
 Toulo de Graffenried
|
Toulo de Graffenried
|
Results |
| 4 | June 24 | French A1 Grand Prix
|
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans | Maurice Trintignant
|
Piero Taruffi
|
Maurice Trintignant
|
Results |
| 5 | July 16 |  German A1 Grand Prix
|
Nürburgring, Nürburg | Maurice Trintignant
|
Maurice Trintignant
|
José Froilán González
|
Results |
| 6 | August 27 |  Belgian A1 Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | Alberto Ascari
|
Template:AUS Tony Gaze | Alberto Ascari
|
Results |
| 7 | September 17 |  United States A1 Grand Prix
|
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Results |
| 8 | October 8 | Template:AUS Australian A1 Grand Prix | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maurice Trintignant
|
Alberto Ascari
|
Results |
| 9 | October 29 | Italian A1 Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza |  Joe Kelly
|
 Jack Tutton
|
Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Results |
Teams
| Team | Race Team | No. | Race Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
Automovil Club Argentino | 1 | José Froilán González
|
1, 3, 5-6 |
| Alfredo Pián
|
2 | |||
| Marcos Ciani
|
4 | |||
| Juan Manuel Fangio
|
7-9 | |||
| Template:AUS Australia | Team Australia | 2 | Template:AUS Tony Gaze | All |
| Belgium
|
Ecurie Belge | 3 | Johnny Claes
|
All |
 Brasil
|
Automóvel Clube do Brasil | 4 | Chico Landi
|
All |
 Canada
|
Maple Leaf Racing | 5 | Al Pease
|
All |
 Colombia
|
Equipo Latino | 6 | Arcesio Paz
|
1, 4-5, 8-9 |
| Gabriel Herrera
|
2-3, 6-7 | |||
 Czechoslovakia
|
Apollonia Racing | 7 | Eliška Junková
|
1-3, 6-9 |
| Zdeněk Pohl
|
4-5 | |||
 Denmark
|
Danish Motorsports | 8 | Robert Nelleman
|
All |
 Dominican Republic
|
República Dominicana | 9 | Porfirio Rubirosa
|
All |
 East Germany
|
VSFK Racing Department | 10 | Willy Lehmann
|
1-6 |
| Edgar Barth
|
7-9 | |||
| England
|
Sussex Racing | 11 | Peter Whitehead
|
1-4, 7-9 |
| Reg Parnell
|
5-6 | |||
 Finland
|
Leijona-Autot | 12 | Asser Wallenius
|
All |
| France
|
Gordini-Team Ultimate | 13 | Robert Manzon
|
1-3, 6 |
| Maurice Trintignant
|
4-5, 7-9 | |||
| West Germany
|
Douglas-Cliff Racing | 14 | Paul Pietsch
|
1-6 |
| Hans Stuck
|
7-9 | |||
| Ireland
|
Douglas-Cliff Racing | 15 | Joe Kelly
|
All |
| Italy
|
Scuderia Internazionale Milano | 16 | Piero Taruffi
|
1-5 |
| Alberto Ascari
|
6-9 | |||
 Mexico
|
Hispanoamérica | 17 | Luis Leal Solares
|
1-4 |
| Leo Almanza
|
5-6 | |||
| Jesus Nava Gonzales
|
7-9 | |||
| Monaco
|
Equipe Monaco | 18 | Louis Chiron
|
All |
| Netherlands
|
Racing for Holland | 19 | Dries van der Lof
|
1, 3-9 |
| Jan Flinterman
|
2 | |||
| New Zealand
|
Kiwi All-Blacks WSR | 20 | Jack Tutton
|
All |
| Northern Ireland
|
Ecurie Ecosse | 21 | Desmond Titterington
|
All |
 Peru
|
Hispanoamérica | 22 | Luis Asteñgo Albizuri
|
1-6, 9 |
| Henry Bradley
|
7-8 | |||
 Scotland
|
Ecurie Ecosse | 23 | Alex McGlashan
|
1-4 |
| Comish Hunter
|
5-9 | |||
 South Africa
|
Racing For Holland | 24 | Ernest Geering
|
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 |
| Arthur Mackenzie
|
2, 4, 6, 8 | |||
 Spain
|
Spanish Racing Team | 25 | Paco Godia
|
1-6 |
| Antonio Creus
|
7 | |||
| Joaquin Palacio
|
8 | |||
| Juan Jover
|
9 | |||
 Sweden
|
EL Motorsport | 26 | Erik Lundgren
|
All |
| Switzerland
|
Tax Exiles Elite | 27 | Toulo de Graffenried
|
All |
 Thailand
|
Asia Racing | 28 | B. Bira
|
All |
| United States
|
American Motor Racing | 29 | Johnnie Parsons
|
1-3, 5, 7-9 |
| Harry Schell
|
4, 6 | |||
 Uruguay
|
Escuderia Bandeirantes | 30 | Eitel Cantoni
|
All |
 U.S.S.R.
|
VSFK Racing Department | 31 | Mikhail Metelev
|
All |
 Venezuela
|
Equipo Latino | 32 | Attilio Cagnasso
|
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 |
| Ramón López
|
2, 4, 6, 8 | |||
 Wales
|
Newport Racing | 33 | Charles Headland
|
1-3 |
| Jack Niell
|
4-9 |
Standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. The driver has to finish at least 90% of the race distance to earn points.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Championship Standings
| Pos | Nation | ENG
|
NED
|
MON
|
FRA
|
DEU
|
BEL
|
USA
|
AUS Template:AUS |
ITA
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 133 |
| 2 | Argentina
|
2 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 123 |
| 3 | France
|
Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 99 |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 9 | 99 |
| 5 | Monaco
|
1 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 98 |
| 6 | Brasil
|
4 | 16 | Ret | 7 | 11† | Ret | Ret | 3 | 7 | 52 |
| 7 | West Germany
|
12† | Ret | 6† | 3 | NC | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 50 |
| 8 | England
|
Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | NC | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 46 |
| 9 | Thailand
|
10 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 3 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | 44 |
| 10 | Ireland
|
6 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 41 |
| 11 | Template:AUS Australia | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 3 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Netherlands
|
5 | 21 | 3 | 13 | NC | Ret | 14 | 12 | 19 | 36 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic
|
Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 34 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia
|
8 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 10 | 29 |
| 15 | Denmark
|
13 | 13 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| 16 | East Germany
|
7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | 28 |
| 17 | United States
|
14 | 22 | Ret | 8 | 12 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 27 |
| 18 | Belgium
|
9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 5 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 26 |
| 19 | South Africa
|
Ret | 9 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 6 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 25 |
| 20 | New Zealand
|
Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 23 |
| 21 | Wales
|
15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 17 | 6 | Ret | 23 |
| 22 | Spain
|
Ret | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 17 | 22 |
| 23 | Northern Ireland
|
18 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 26 | 8† | Ret | 22 |
| 24 | Canada
|
Ret | 24 | DNQ | 22 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
| 25 | Finland
|
16 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | Ret | 21 | 13 | Ret | 15 |
| 26 | Uruguay
|
17 | 20 | DNQ | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 27 | Sweden
|
11 | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| 28 | Scotland
|
19 | 15 | DNQ | 21 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | 5 |
| 29 | Venezuela
|
Ret | Ret | DNQ | 25 | 15 | Ret | 25 | 16 | Ret | 1 |
| 30 | USSR
|
20† | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 31 | Colombia
|
Ret | 23 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 32 | Mexico
|
Ret | Ret | DNQ | 24 | Ret | Ret | 28 | DNS | Ret | 0 |
| 33 | Peru
|
Ret | Ret | DNQ | 26 | Ret | Ret | 27 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Nation | GBR
|
NED
|
MON
|
FRA
|
GER
|
BEL
|
USA
|
AUS Template:AUS |
ITA
|
Pts |
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