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Giuseppe Farina
Farina in 1953, pictured on the cover of El Gráfico
Born
Emilio Giuseppe Farina

(1906-10-30)30 October 1906
Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died30 June 1966(1966-06-30) (aged 59)
Aiguebelle, Savoie, France
Cause of deathSingle vehicle road collision
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1950–1956
TeamsAlfa Romeo, Ferrari
Entries35 (33 starts)
Championships1 (1950)
Wins5
Podiums20[a]
Career points115 1⁄3 (127 1⁄3)[b]
Pole positions5
Fastest laps5
First entry1950 British Grand Prix
First win1950 British Grand Prix
Last win1953 German Grand Prix
Last entry1956 Indianapolis 500

Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina[c] (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈniːno faˈriːna]; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo, and won five Grands Prix across seven seasons.

Born in Turin, Farina was the son of Giovanni Farina, founder of Stabilimenti Farina. Aged nine, he started driving a two-cylinder Temperino, eventually progressing to hillclimbing in 1925. A protégé of Tazio Nuvolari, Farina attracted the attention of Enzo Ferrari in his early career, who signed him to Ferrari in 1936. He immediately impressed, finishing runner-up at the Mille Miglia driving an Alfa Romeo 8C.[d] Farina took his maiden Grand Prix win at the Naples Grand Prix in 1937, winning three consecutive Italian Championships until 1939, the latter two with Alfa Corse. He earned notoriety for his involvement in the fatal accidents of Marcel Lehoux and László Hartmann in 1936 and 1938, respectively. Farina won the Tripoli Grand Prix in 1939, his last victory before World War II.

After the war, Farina returned to Alfa Corse, winning the Nations Grand Prix in 1946. Amongst four major victories in 1948, Farina won the Monaco Grand Prix. He signed for Alfa Romeo in 1950, making his Formula One debut at the series-opening British Grand Prix, which he won ahead of Luigi Fagioli. Despite a title charge by teammate Juan Manuel Fangio, Farina took further wins at the Swiss and Italian Grands Prix, becoming the first World Drivers' Champion. Although winning the Belgian Grand Prix in 1951, Farina was unable to halt the ascent of Fangio and Alberto Ascari. He joined Ascari at Ferrari in 1952, but was unable to hinder his dominance over the next two seasons. Farina took his final victory in Formula One at the German Grand Prix in 1953.

After a string of injuries during 1954, Farina retired from Formula One after Ascari's fatal accident in 1955. Amongst five race wins, five pole positions, five fastest laps and 20 podiums, Farina also won 11 non-championship races in Formula One. Aged 49, he returned for the Indianapolis 500 in 1956 with Kurtis Kraft, but was unable to qualify. Farina withrew from the 1957 Indianapolis 500, after the death of teammate Keith Andrews during practice. In sports car racing, Farina won the Nürburgring 1000 km, the 24 Hours of Spa and the 12 Hours of Casablanca, all in 1953 with Ferrari, the former two as part of the inaugural World Sportscar Championship. On his way to the 1966 French Grand Prix, Farina died after he lost control of his Lotus Cortina in the French Alps.

Early years

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Born in Turin, Farina was the son of Giovanni Carlo Farina (1884–1957) who founded the Stabilimenti Farina coachbuilder.[2] He began driving a two-cylinder Temperino, at the age of just nine. Farina became a Doctor of Political Science (although some sources say engineering); he also excelled at skiing, football and athletics. He cut short a career as a cavalry officer with the Italian army to fulfil a different ambition: motor racing.[3][4][5][1][6]

While still at university Farina purchased his first car, a second-hand Alfa Romeo, and ran it in the 1925 Aosta-Gran San Bernardo Hillclimb. While trying to beat his father, he crashed, breaking his shoulder and receiving facial cuts, establishing a trend that continued throughout his crash-prone career. His father finished fourth.[3][4][1][7][8]

Farina's damaged Alfa Romeo 8C-35 at the 1936 Deauville Grand Prix

During the 1933 and 1934 seasons Farina returned to the sport, racing Maseratis and Alfa Romeos for Gino Rovere and Scuderia Subalpina, and began a friendship with Italian racing legend Tazio Nuvolari. It was Nuvolari who to some extent, guided Farina's early career.[3] In 1935, he raced for the factory Maserati team, showing enough promise to impress Enzo Ferrari, who recruited him to drive for Scuderia Ferrari, the team that ran the works-supported Alfa Romeos. It was in an Alfa Romeo 8C that he finished second in the Mille Miglia, after driving through the night without lights. Farina also raced in the U.S., driving for Alfa Romeo in the American Automobile Association-sanctioned Vanderbilt Cups of 1936 and 1937.[9] He became a Grand Prix winner when he won the 1937 Grand Prix of Naples.[3][4][1][6][7][8]

Although he was noted [by whom?] for his driving style and intelligence, he had a petulant streak and disregard for his fellow competitors whilst on the race track. He was involved in two fatal accidents. The first was during the 1936 Grand Prix de Deauville, when he tried to pass Marcel Lehoux for second. Farina's Alfa Romeo 8C collided with Lehoux's ERA, causing the ERA to overturn and catch fire. Lehoux was thrown out, suffered a fractured skull and died in hospital, while Farina escaped with minor injuries. Two seasons later, during the 1938 Gran Premio di Tripoli, László Hartmann's Maserati 4CM cut a corner in front of Farina. The cars collided and overturned. Farina survived without major injuries, but Hartmann died the following day.[8][10][11]

In 1938, the official Alfa Romeo team, Alfa Corse, returned to motorsport and Farina was a member. Driving the new Alfa Romeo 158 Voiturette in 1939, he won the Grand Prix d'Anvers, Coppa Ciano and the Prix de Berne, to become the Italian Champion for the third year in succession. The following year, he won the Tripoli Grand Prix and finished second in the Mille Miglia for the third time.[3][4][6][7][8]

Post-World War II career

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After World War II, Farina returned to Alfa Corse to drive their 158. He won the 1946 Grand Prix des Nations. However, he left Alfa Corse after a disagreement over team leadership and sat out the whole of the 1947 season. He came back to the sport in 1948 with a privately entered Maserati and a works Ferrari. During this period, he also married Elsa Giaretto. In her opinion, motorsport was a silly and dangerous activity, and she tried to persuade Farina to stop.[12] Three days after their high society wedding, Farina flew to Argentina where he drove his Maserati 8CL to victory in the Gran Premio Internacional del General San Martín. On his return to Europe, he won the Grand Prix des Nations and the 1948 Monaco Grand Prix. Using Ferrari's first Grand Prix car, the Ferrari 125, he won the Circuito di Garda before giving the Temporada another visit. This resulted in victory in the Copa Acción San Lorenzo in February 1949. The rest of the year he raced Maseratis for Scuderia Milano and Scuderia Ambrosiana, and at times in his own 4CLT/48. He won the Lausanne Grand Prix and then was re-signed by Alfa Corse.[3][4][1][7][8][12][13][14][15][16]

1950 World Drivers' Champion

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In 1950, Farina returned to Alfa Romeo for the inaugural FIA World Championship of Drivers. The opening race of the season was held at Silverstone Circuit, in front of 150,000 spectators. Farina won, with teammates Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell, completing an Alfa Romeo 1–2–3 finish. The victory made Farina the first of only three drivers to win on their World Drivers' Championship début. The other two are Johnnie Parsons, who won the AAA-sanctioned 1950 Indianapolis 500, 17 days later – and Giancarlo Baghetti, who won the 1961 French Grand Prix.

At Monaco eight days later, a multiple pile-up on the first lap saw Farina spin out of a race that Juan Manuel Fangio went on to win. In the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix, Farina beat his teammate Fagioli into second. The next race, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, saw Fangio beat Fagioli, with Farina finishing in fourth with transmission problems. At this stage, Farina still led the championship on points: Farina 22; Fagioli 18; Fangio 17.[6][7][17][18][19][20][21]

When Fangio won the 1950 French Grand Prix, Farina finished outside of the points in seventh. By the season finale on 3 September, the 1950 Italian Grand Prix, Farina was trailing his teammate by two points. For Alfa, Monza was home territory and so they fielded an additional car for Piero Taruffi and Consalvo Sanesi. It was the Ferrari of Alberto Ascari who put pressure on the Alfas during the early stages of the race, lying in second, in the knowledge that his car only needed one fuel stop to the Alfas' two, but he retired with engine problems. Soon after, Fangio's gearbox failed and Taruffi handed over his car, only for it to drop a valve and retire. Instead, first position and therefore the championship went to Farina.[6][7][20][22][23]

He continued with Alfa Romeo for the 1951 season but was beaten by Fangio, who secured the title for the Milanese marque. Farina finished the season in fourth place, with his only world championship victory coming in the 1951 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Farina switched back to Ferrari in 1952, when Grand Prix racing switched to Formula 2 specification, but had to take second place to team leader Ascari. He won the non-championship Gran Premio di Napoli and Monza Grand Prix. Ascari's total domination of the championship had been a bitter blow to Farina's self-image.[20] He also drove Tony Vandervell's Thinwall Special – a modified Ferrari 375 F1 car to second place in the end-of-season Woodcote Cup at Goodwood.[24][25][26][3][6][7][8][27]

He remained at Ferrari for the 1953 season. He was involved in a large accident at the first race of the season, the Argentine Grand Prix: President Juan Perón had allowed free access to the race, which meant that the drivers had to race with hordes of spectators lining the circuit, and a young boy ran across the track while Farina was committed to a fast corner, the Curva Nor Este. Farina was forced to take evasive action and swerved into the spectators standing on the exit of the corner, killing seven and injuring many others.[8][28][29]

Farina's best result of the season was the victory in the 1953 German Grand Prix. He took up the challenge against the works Maserati of Fangio and Mike Hawthorn when Ascari's car lost a wheel. Other non-Championship Formula One victories came in the Gran Premio di Napoli and Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts. By now he had accepted that Ascari and Fangio were faster drivers than him.[8] He nevertheless took a string of podium finishes, gaining third place in the World Championship. This year saw the introduction of the World Sportscar Championship, and as part of the Scuderia Ferrari squad of drivers, Farina made a number of appearances, winning twice. The first came in the 24 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, when he and Hawthorn had a winning margin of 18 laps, which amounted to about an advantage of close to 90 minutes. The second victory came in the next race, the 1953 1000km of Nürburgring, this time partnered by Ascari, with a smaller margin of just over 15 minutes. He also triumphed in the Daily Express Trophy race at Silverstone in another one-off race in the Thinwall Special.[3][6][7][30][31][32]

Although he was now 47, a golden opportunity arose at Ferrari when Ascari left the team, leaving Farina the team leader. After early season results including victories in the 1000 km Buenos Aires sports car race, co-driven by the young Italian Umberto Maglioli, and the Syracuse Grand Prix, he crashed heavily in the Mille Miglia whilst leading in his Ferrari 375 Plus. Just seven weeks later, and with his right arm still in plaster, Farina raced in the 1954 Belgian Grand Prix. He was leading before the end of the first lap, dicing with Fangio's Maserati, until the ignition failed on his Ferrari.[3][6][33][34][35] Later in the season he was badly injured in the Supercortemaggiore Grand Prix, a sports car race at Monza, as a consequence of which he spent 20 days in hospital.

He was back with Ferrari for the start of the 1955 season in Argentina, taking morphine injections to ease the pain. But the heat took its toll on all of the drivers. Farina pitted due to exhaustion, with his Ferrari 625 being taken over by the team's spare driver, Maglioli. When José Froilán González pitted, a revived Farina was sent out in his place. Later in the race, González – who was back in his car – crashed but rejoined and handed the car back to Farina, who brought it home in second. Third place in the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix went to Farina's original car which had been driven by Maglioli and Maurice Trintignant. After a third place in Belgium, Farina retired mid-season, owing to the continued pain and the death of Ascari.[citation needed] He returned for the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, but his Scuderia Ferrari-entered Lancia D50 suffered a tyre failure at 170 mph during a practice session, whilst on the Monza's new banking. The car spun, but Farina stepped out unhurt. Ferrari withdrew the car from the event, and Farina did not start his final Grand Prix.[3][6][7][36][37]

World Drivers' Championship Indianapolis 500 career

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The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Farina attempted to qualify for one World Drivers' Championship race at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1956 race.[9]

Following abortive entries in 1950 and 1952 where he was set to drive modified grand prix-style cars,[9] Farina entered the 1956 Indianapolis 500 with the "Bardahl-Ferrari" - a Kurtis Kraft chassis with a six-cylinder Ferrari engine installed.[9] This car carried sponsorship from the Seattle-based Bardahl performance lubricants corporation.

Qualifying for the race took place during four days through May. Farina failed to get up to speed during the first two qualifying sessions. The second weekend of the month saw heavy rain, cancelling the third day of qualifications, and leaving a limited amount of time for drivers to contest the remaining spaces on the grid. On the fourth day of qualifying, Farina was among a number of drivers who were unable to make a final attempt.

Farina elected to race a conventional Offenhauser-powered car in 1957,[9] but he had difficulty getting the car up to speed, experiencing handling issues. His teammate, Keith Andrews, stepped into the car for a test run. Andrews crashed on the front stretch, backing the car into the inside wall and getting crushed to death between the cowl and fuel tank. Following Andrews' death, Farina withdrew from the event.[3][4][6][7][38][39][40][41]

Death

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Following his retirement, Farina became involved in Alfa Romeo and Jaguar distributorships and later assisted at the Pininfarina factory.[3][4]

On his way to the 1966 French Grand Prix, Farina lost control of his Lotus Cortina in the Savoy Alps, near Aiguebelle, hit a telegraph pole and was killed instantly. He had been on his way to both watch the race and to take part in filming as the adviser and driving double of the French actor Yves Montand, who played an ex-World Champion in the film Grand Prix.[3][4][7][8][42][43]

Motorsports career results

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Notable career results

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Season Series Position Team Car
1933 Coppa Principessa di Piemonte[44] 3rd Alfa Romeo 2300
1934 Masarykuv Okruh[45] 1st Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 4CM
Giro d'Italia[46] 2nd Lancia Astura V8
Gran Premio de Biella[4] 3rd Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 4CM
1935 Bergamo GP[4] 2nd Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 4CM
Gran Premio de Biella[4] 3rd Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 4CM
AIACR European Championship[47] 21st Gino Rovere Maserati 6C-34
1936 Mille Miglia[48] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
Penya Rhin Grand Prix[4] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35
Circuito di Milano[4] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35
Gran Premio di Modena[4] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35
AIACR European Championship[49] 14th Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35
1937 Italian Championship[3] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36
Gran Premio di Napoli[50] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36
Mille Miglia[48] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A
Turin Grand Prix[50] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36
Circuito di Milano[51] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36
AIACR European Championship[52] 7th Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35
AAA National Championship[53] 7th Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35
1938 Italian Championship[3] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 316
Pontedecimo-Giovi[54] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 2900B MM
Coppa Ciano[50] 2nd Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 316
Coppa Acerbo[50] 2nd Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 316
Gran Premio d'Italia[55] 2nd Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 316
AIACR European Championship[56] 8th Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312
Alfa Romeo Tipo 316
1939 Italian Championship[3] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158
GP d'Anvers[57] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B/412S
Coppa Ciano[58] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158
Prix de Berne[59] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158
Coppa Acerbo[60] 3rd Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158
AIACR European Championship[61] 13th Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158
1940 Gran Premio di Tripoli[62] 1st Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158
Mille Miglia[63] 2nd Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Spider Touring
1946 Grand Prix des Nations[13] 1st Alfa Romeo 158
1948 Gran Premio Internacional del General San Martín[14] 1st Scuderia Milano Maserati 8CL
Grand Prix des Nations[15] 1st Maserati 4CLT
Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco[16] 1st Maserati 4CLT
Circuito di Garda[64] 1st Ferrari 125
1949 Copa Acción de San Lorenzo[65] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125C
Lausanne Grand Prix[66] 1st Maserati 4CLT/48
Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro[65] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125C
Daily Express BRDC International Trophy[67] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125
1950 FIA Formula World Championship[68] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158
Alfa Romeo 159
RAC British Grand Prix[69] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158
Großer Preis der Schweiz[70] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158
Gran Premio di Bari[71] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158
Daily Express BRDC International Trophy[72] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158
Gran Premo d'Italia[73] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159
Gran Premio Internacional del General San Martín[74] 2nd Dott G. Farina Maserati 4CLT
Copa Acción de San Lorenzo[74] 3rd Dott G. Farina Maserati 4CLT
1951 Grand Prix de Paris[75] 1st Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT
Ulster Trophy[75] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159A
Grote Prijs van Belgie[76] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159A
Woodcote Cup[77] 1st Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159
Festival of Britain Trophy[77] 2nd Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT
Grand Prix de Pau[75] 3rd Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT
Großer Preis der Schweiz[78] 3rd Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159A
Gran Premio d'Italia[79] 3rd Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159M
Gran Premio de España[80] 3rd Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159M
FIA Formula One World Championship[81] 4th Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159A
Alfa Romeo 159M
1952 Gran Premio di Napoli[25] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza[26] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
FIA Formula One World Championship[82] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grands Prix de France[83] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grand Prix de Paris[84] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grote Prijs van Belgie[85] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grand Prix de la Marine[86] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grand Prix de l'ACF[87] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Großer Preis von Deutschland[88] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grand Prix de la Comminges[89] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grote Prijs van Nederland[90] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Woodcote Cup[91] 2nd G.A. Vandervell Ferrari 375 Thinwall
Gran Premio di Siracusa[92] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
1953 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires[93] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Gran Premio di Napoli[94] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts[95] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
Daily Express Trophy[96] 1st G.A. Vandervell Ferrari Thinwall
24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps[31] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta
Großer Preis von Deutschland[97] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Internationales ADAC-1000 km Rennen Weltmeisterchaftslauf Nürburgring[32] 1st Automobili Ferrari Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder
12 Hours of Casablanca[98] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta
Grote Prijs van Nederland[99] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Großer Preis der Schweiz[100] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Gran Premio d'Italia[101] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
FIA Formula One World Championship[102] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
RAC British Grand Prix[103] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500
Gran Premio di Monza[104] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder
1954 1000 km Buenos Aires[33] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 MM
Gran Premio di Siracusa[105] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
Grand Prix d'Agadir[106] 1st Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Plus
Gran Premio de la Republic Argentina[107] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires[108] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
FIA Formula One World Championship[109] 8th Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
1955 Gran Premio de la Republic Argentina[110] 2nd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
Grote Prijs van Belgie[111] 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625
FIA Formula One World Championship[112] 5th Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625

European Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EDC Pts
1935 Gino Rovere Maserati 6C-34 Maserati 3.7 L6 MON
Ret 		FRA BEL GER SUI
8 		21st 51
Scuderia Subalpina Maserati V8RI Maserati 4.8 V8 ITA
DNS 		ESP
1936 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C-35 Alfa Romeo 3.8 L8 MON
Ret 		GER SUI
Ret 		14th 26
Alfa Romeo 12C 1936 Alfa Romeo 4.1 V12 ITA
Ret
1937 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 12C-36 Alfa Romeo 4.1 V12 BEL GER
Ret 		MON
6 		SUI
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		7th 28
1938 Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 FRA GER
Ret 		SUI
5 		8th 21
Alfa Romeo Tipo 316 Alfa Romeo 3.0 V16 ITA
2
1939 G. Farina Alfa Romeo Tipo 316 Alfa Romeo 3.0 V16 BEL
Ret 		FRA GER 13th 25
Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 SUI
7
Source:[113]

Post-WWII Grandes Épreuves results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5
1948 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s MON
1 		SUI
Ret 		FRA
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s ITA
Ret
1949 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s GBR BEL
Ret 		SUI
Ret
Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 FRA
Ret
Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s ITA
Ret
Source:[114]

FIA World Drivers' Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Pts[b]
1950 Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8 s GBR
1 		MON
Ret 		500 SUI
1 		BEL
4 		FRA
7 		1st 30
Alfa Romeo 159 ITA
1
1951 Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8 s SUI
3 		500 BEL
1 		FRA
5 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		ITA
3* 		ESP
3 		4th 19 (22)
1952 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 SUI
Ret 		500 BEL
2 		FRA
2 		GBR
6 		GER
2 		NED
2 		ITA
4 		2nd 24 (27)
1953 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 ARG
Ret 		500 NED
2 		BEL
Ret 		FRA
5 		GBR
3 		GER
1 		SUI
2 		ITA
2 		3rd 26 (32)
1954 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 ARG
2 		500 8th 6
Ferrari 553 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 BEL
Ret 		FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP
DNA
1955 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 ARG
2+3† 		5th 10 1⁄3
MON
4 		500
Ferrari 555 BEL
3 		NED GBR
Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 ITA
DNS
1956 Bardahl-Ferrari Kurtis Kraft 500D Ferrari 446 4.5 L6 ARG MON 500
DNQ 		BEL FRA GBR GER ITA NC 0
* Indicates shared drive with Felice Bonetto
† Indicates shared drives with José Froilán González and Maurice Trintignant (2nd place) & Maurice Trintignant and Umberto Maglioli (3rd place)

Non-championship Formula One results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
1950 Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8 s PAU RIC SRM PAR EMP BAR
1 		JER NAT
6 		NOT ULS PES STT INT
1 		GOO PEN
Dr. G. Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s ALB
7 		NED
1951 Dr. G. Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s SYR
Ret 		PAU
3 		RIC SRM BOR
Ret 		PAR
1 		NED
Ret 		ALB PES
Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8 s INT
9 		ULS
1 		SCO BAR
Ret 		GOO
1
1952 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 RIO SYR
3 		MAR
Ret 		AST INT ELÄ NAP
1 		EIF PAR
2* 		ALB FRO ULS MNZ
1 		LAC ESS MAR
2 		SAB
Ret 		CAE DMT COM
2 		NAT BAU
Ret 		MOD
4 		CAD SKA MAD AVU JOE NEW RIO
Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 VAL
Ret 		RIC LAV PAU IBS
1953 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 BUE
1 		SYR
Ret 		PAU
Ret 		LAV AST BOR
Ret 		INT ELÄ NAP
1 		ULS WIN FRO COR EIF ROU
1 		CRY AVU USF LAC BRI CHE SAB NEW CAD RED SKA LON MOD MAD JOE CUR
GA Vandervell Ferrari 375 tw Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 ALB
DNQ 		PRI ESS MID
1954 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 SYR
1 		PAU
5 		LAV BOR INT BAR CUR ROM FRO COR BRC CRY ROU CAE AUG COR OUL RED PES JOE CAD BER GOO DTT
1955 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 VAL
Ret 		PAU GLO BOR
Ret 		INT NAP ALB CUR COR LON DRT RED DTT OUT AVO SYR
Source:[116][117][118]

* Indicates Shared Drive with André Simon

Indianapolis 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1956 Kurtis Kraft Ferrari DNQ Bardahl
1957 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Wth Farina

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1953 Italy Scuderia Ferrari United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 340 MM Pininfarina Berlinetta S5.0 12 DSQ DSQ

24 Hours of Spa results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1936 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Italy Eugenio Siena Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Compr. DNF DNF
1953 Italy Scuderia Ferrari United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 375 MM Pininfarina Berlinetta S 260 1st 1st

Mille Miglia results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Pos. Class
Pos.
1934 Italy Scuderia Subalpina Italy Luigi Della Chiesa Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 T2.0 DNF DNF
1936 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Italy Stefano Meazza Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A +2.0c 2nd 2nd
1937 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Italy Stefano Meazza Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A S+2.0 2nd 2nd
1938 Italy Alfa Corse Italy Stefano Meazza Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B S3s/4.5 DNF DNF
1940 Italy Paride Mambelli Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS 3.0 2nd 1st
1953 Italy Ferrari Spa Italy Luigi Parenti Ferrari 340 MM Touring Spyder S+2.0 DNF DNF
1954 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Italy Luigi Parenti Ferrari 375 Plus S+2.0 DNF DNF

Carrera Panamericana results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Pos. Class
Pos.
1952 United States Scuderia Guastella United States Bill Spear Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Spyder S DNS DNS

12 Hours of Casablanca results

[edit]
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Pos. Class
Pos.
1953 Italy Scuderia Ferrari Italy Piero Scotti Ferrari 375 MM S+2.0 1st 1st

Notes

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  1. ^ Including both second and third place at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix.
  2. ^ a b Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of points scoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.[115]
  3. ^ Also known as Giuseppe Antonio Farina.[1]
  4. ^ Ferrari initially competed as an Alfa Romeo customer team from 1929 to 1939.

See also

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Further reading

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  • "The World Champions: Giuseppe Farina to Jackie Stewart", Anthony Pritchard, 1974
  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995
Sporting positions
Preceded by
None
 Formula One World Champion
1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Gran Premio di Tripoli winner
1940 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by Grand Prix de Monaco winner
1948 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Premio di Bari winner
1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by BRDC International Trophy winner
1950 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Prix de Paris winner
1951 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Gran Premio di Napoli winner
1952 & 1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires winner
1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Spa 24 Hours winner
1953
With: Mike Hawthorn 		Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by
None
 Youngest Grand Prix polesitter
43 years, 195 days
(1950 British Grand Prix) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Youngest Grand Prix
race winner
43 years, 195 days
(1950 British Grand Prix) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Youngest driver to set
fastest lap in Formula One
43 years, 195 days
(1950 British Grand Prix) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Most Grand Prix wins
2 wins
1st at the 1950 British GP 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Youngest Formula One
World Drivers' Champion
43 years, 308 days
(1950 season) 		Succeeded by
Juan Manuel Fangio
40 years, 126 days
(1951 season)
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