1950 Formula One season

Season 1951 >

The Formula 1 season in 1950 was the first FIA Formula 1 World Championship. She was discharged through seven races in the period from 13 May 1950 to 3 September 1950. Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo team from the first Formula 1 World Champion in front of his teammate Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli was. Total found 24 races held worldwide, of which only seven were among the drivers' world championship. One World Constructors' Championship was first held in 1958.

The FIA honorary title of European Grand Prix was awarded in 1950 at the Grand Prix of Great Britain.

Background

1947 developed the FIA from the technical regulations of the pre-war Grand Prix cars, the new rules of the highest class of motorsports, and called these rules the first time as "Formula 1". This building codes defined, among other things, the maximum Motorhubräume; Supercharged engines are likely to have 1.5 liters without compressor ( naturally aspirated ) a maximum of 4.5 liters. Based on these rules was launched in 1950 FIA Drivers' World Championship, for the first time with cars of Formula 1

Teams and Drivers

Of 1950, a total of 49 riders, divided into eight teams to the race for the World Cup finals. Bought many private driver or also rented race cars in order to participate in the race.

Race Results

Grand Prix of Great Britain / Europe

The Grand Prix of Great Britain (then performed as European Grand Prix ) was held on May 13, 1950 held at the Silverstone Circuit and went over a distance of 70 laps ( 325.430 km ).

The first race in World Cup history took place as usual in the UK on a Saturday instead, under the eyes of the British King George VI. , So as not to disturb the traditional Sunday rest of the British. The Ferraris were not arrived, and so the superior Alfa Romeo won the race among themselves. Farina and Fangio battled for the lead until the latter retired due to an oil leak. So Giuseppe Farina won the first Formula 1 World Championship race.

Grand Prix of Monaco

The Monaco Grand Prix took place on 21 May 1950 to the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo and went over 100 laps (318 miles).

Come Geschwapptes sea water in the tobacco curve resulted in a mass collision after the first round, were eliminated in ten of the 19 cars, including Farina. Fangio reached a comfortable victory, a round before the Ferrari of Alberto Ascari.

Indianapolis 500

At the Indianapolis 500, the American driver remained largely among themselves. The European team looked at the race as a void result. Winner of due to rain after 138 of 200 laps the race was canceled Johnnie Parsons.

Grand Prix of Switzerland

The Grand Prix of Switzerland took place on 4 June 1950 and went through 42 rounds ( 305.76 kilometers ).

In Switzerland, no one thought with the Alfa Romeos, and after Fangio was eliminated because of problems with the electrics, Farina celebrated his second victory of the season.

Grand Prix of Belgium

The Belgian Grand Prix was held on June 18, 1950 held at the Circuit de Spa -Francorchamps and went over 35 laps ( 494.2 km ).

Once again dominated the Alfa Romeo is happening, but in the process of refueling stops Raymond summer sat in the low Talbot -Lago to the top. The Italian cars had caught up with him again soon, but he rode with them before his car suffered an engine failure. Problems with his car threw Farina back to fourth place and Fangio won.

Grand Prix of France

The French Grand Prix was held on July 2, 1950 held at the racetrack Circuit de Reims - Gueux and went over 64 laps ( 500.16 kilometers ).

The Ferrari factory team withdrew his nomination and the race was again as a risk issue for Alfa Romeo. After Giuseppe Farina retired with a broken fuel pump, Fangio celebrated his third win of the season ahead of team mate Luigi Fagioli. The third, Peter Whitehead in a private Ferrari, already had three laps down.

Grand Prix of Italy

The Italian Grand Prix was held on September 3, 1950 held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and walked over 80 laps (504 miles).

Ferrari appeared with the new V12 375 and Alfa Romeo offered the Paroli. Although Alberto Ascari took over after a defect the car of his teammates Dorino Serafini, but yielded to continue with Farina a hard battle for the top. Bad luck for Juan Manuel Fangio: His car had transmission failure, so he took the car from Piero Taruffi, but after 34 laps, he retired again from - due to an engine failure. He watched as Giuseppe Farina won the race and thus the world title.

Drivers' championship

For the Drivers' Championship in 1950, the following rules of distribution points were:

• There were only the four best results from the seven races in the championship. Yet it was only a single string result ( Fagioli at Monza ).
• It was allowed to change drivers. If this was done, each driver got half the score of the achieved with the vehicle space, regardless of how great was his share of the total distance.