The 1950 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 September 1950 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. It was race 7 of 7 in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers. In this race, Nino Farina became the first World Drivers' Champion, and the only driver to win the title in his home country.
Background
Championship permutations Following his victory at the preceding , Juan Manuel Fangio had obtained 26 points, two ahead of teammate Luigi Fagioli and four ahead of another teammate, Giuseppe Farina. Having already finished four times in the points (all second places), Fagioli would only be able to drop six points or not gain at all, while Fangio and Farina had only finished three times. All three of Fangio's finishes were wins.
The championship would have been won by either of the top three drivers in the following manner:
Fangio would have won if: Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Fagioli Giuseppe Farina2nd or better Any positionAny position3rd 2nd or lower4th5thlower than 5th + FL3rd or lowerlower than 5th w/o FL2nd or lower + FL3rd or lower
Fagioli would have won if: Luigi Fagioli Juan Manuel Fangio Giuseppe Farina1st + FLlower than 5th w/o FL3rd or lower
Farina would have won if: Giuseppe Farina Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Fagioli1st + FL3rd or lower Any position1st w/o FL4th or lower2nd + FL5th or lower w/o FL3rd + FLlower than 5th w/o FL
Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 2 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 4 Franco Rol Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 6 Louis Chiron Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 8 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s 10 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s 12 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 14 Giovanni Bracco Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12s 16 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 F1 4.5 V12 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s 20 Luigi de Filippis De Filippis Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 22 Clemente Biondetti Clemente Biondetti Ferrari-Jaguar Biondetti/166 SC Jaguar XK 3.4 L6 24 Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 26 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 28 Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 30 Prince Bira Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 32 Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA ERA B ERA 1.5 L6s 34 Luigi Platé Enrico Platé Talbot Talbot 700 Talbot 700 1.5 L8s 36 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s 38 Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 40 Guy Mairesse Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 42 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s 44 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4s 46 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s 48 Dorino Serafini Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 F1 4.5 V12 50 David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s 52 Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Milano-Speluzzi Milano 1 Speluzzi 1.5 L4s 56 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 58 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 60 Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s 62 Franco Comotti Scuderia Milano Maserati-Milano Maserati 4CLT/50 Milano 1.5 L4s 64 Henri Louveau Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-GS Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 66 Franco Bordoni Enrico Platé Talbot Talbot 700 Talbot 700 1.5 L8s Sources:
— Giovanni Bracco, Luigi de Filippis, Reg Parnell, Luigi Platé and Franco Bordoni all withdrew from the event prior to practice.
Race report
Ferrari pulled out all the stops to impress at their home circuit, producing a new unsupercharged 4½ litre engine to try to end the Alfa Romeo monopoly. Alberto Ascari used it to achieve second place on the grid to Juan Manuel Fangio's Alfa Romeo 159 and then in the race behind the fast starting Nino Farina (Alfa Romeo 159) before briefly leading. The pace was too punishing for the new car and a porous block broke on lap 20 and the battle returned as usual to the Alfas. Fangio retired twice; once in his own Alfa Romeo 159 and a second time after taking over Piero Taruffi's. Farina led to the finish from Ascari who was now in teammate Dorino Serafini's Ferrari 375 with Luigi Fagioli finishing third in his Alfa Romeo 159. Louis Rosier finish fourth in his Talbot-Lago T26C with Philippe Étancelin fifth in his Lago-Talbot. Étancelin would become the oldest driver to ever score a world championship point with that finish. Only seven cars finished out of the 27 starters and with Farina's win and Fangio's failure to score and Fagioli's third place points removed as his worst scoring finish, Farina became the first recipient of the World Driver's Championship crown.
Classification Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:58.6 2 16 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:58.8 3 10 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2:00.2 4 46 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 2:00.4 5 36 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2:04.0 6 48 Dorino Serafini Ferrari 2:05.6 7 60 Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo 2:05.8 8 12 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:08.6 9 4 Franco Rol Maserati 2:10.0 10 44 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2:12.4 11 40 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:13.2 12 42 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2:13.4 13 58 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:13.4 14 64 Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:13.8 15 30 Prince Bira Maserati 2:14.0 16 24 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:14.4 17 38 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:14.4 18 8 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:16.2 19 6 Louis Chiron Maserati 2:17.2 20 56 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:17.2 21 32 Cuth Harrison ERA 2:18.4 22 2 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:18.6 23 52 Felice Bonetto Milano-Speluzzi 2:19.8 24 50 David Murray Maserati 2:22.0 25 22 Clemente Biondetti Ferrari-Jaguar 2:30.6 26 62 Franco Comotti Maserati-Milano 2:33.6 27 28 Paul Pietsch Maserati 3:00.2 14 Giovanni Bracco Ferrari – 26 Reg Parnell Maserati – 34 Luigi Platé Talbot –
Race Pos No Driver ConstructorLapsTime/Retired Grid Points 1 10 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 80 2:51:17.4 3 8 2 48 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 80 + 1:18.6 6 3 Dorino Serafini 3 3 36 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 80 + 1:35.6 5 4 4 58 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 75 + 5 Laps 13 3 5 24 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 75 + 5 Laps 16 2 6 38 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 72 + 8 Laps 17 7 8 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 72 + 8 Laps 18 50 David Murray Maserati 56 Gearbox 24 32 Cuth Harrison ERA 51 Radiator 21 12 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 48 Gearbox 8 40 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 42 Oil Pipe 11 4 Franco Rol Maserati 39 Retirement 9 60 Piero Taruffi Alfa Romeo 34 Engine 7 Juan Manuel Fangio 56 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 29 Gearbox 20 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 23 Gearbox 11 2 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 22 Overheating 22 16 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 21 Engine 2 22 Clemente Biondetti Ferrari-Jaguar 17 Engine 25 64 Henri Louveau Talbot-Lago-Talbot 16 Brakes 14 62 Franco Comotti Maserati-Milano 15 Retirement 26 42 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 13 Water Pipe 12 6 Louis Chiron Maserati 13 Oil Pressure 19 46 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 11 Engine 4 44 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 7 Transmission 10 30 Prince Bira Maserati 1 Engine 15 28 Paul Pietsch Maserati 0 Engine 27 52 Felice Bonetto Milano-Speluzzi 0 Non Starter 23 Notes – 1 point for fastest lap
Final Championship standings Bold text and a * indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Nino Farina* 30 1 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 27 1 3 Luigi Fagioli 24 (28) 4 Louis Rosier 13 1 5 Alberto Ascari 11Source:
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