1950 Italian Grand Prix

  1950 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 7 in the 1950 Formula One season
Date	3 September 1950
Official name	XXI GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.300 km (3.915 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 504.000 km (313.171 mi)
Weather	Warm, hot and sunny
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:58.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Time	2:00.0 on lap 7
Podium
First	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
Second	Dorino Serafini Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Third	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo

The 1950 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 3, 1950 at Monza. It was the seventh and final event of the 1950 World Drivers' Championship. In this race, Nino Farina became the first World Drivers' Champion, and the only driver to win the title in his home country.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:58.6	-
2	16	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:58.8	+ 0.2
3	10	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:00.2	+ 1.6
4	46	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	2:00.4	+ 1.8
5	36	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:04.0	+ 5.4
6	48	Dorino Serafini	Ferrari	2:05.6	+ 7.0
7	60	Piero Taruffi	Alfa Romeo	2:05.8	+ 7.2
8	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:08.6	+ 10.0
9	4	Franco Rol	Maserati	2:10.0	+ 11.4
10	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	2:12.4	+ 13.8
11	40	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:13.2	+ 14.6
12	42	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	2:13.4	+ 14.8
13	58	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:13.4	+ 14.8
14	64	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:13.8	+ 15.2
15	30	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:14.0	+ 15.4
16	24	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:14.4	+ 15.8
17	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:14.4	+ 15.8
18	8	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	2:16.2	+ 17.6
19	6	Louis Chiron	Maserati	2:17.2	+ 18.6
20	56	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:17.2	+ 18.6
21	32	Cuth Harrison	ERA	2:18.4	+ 19.8
22	2	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:18.6	+ 20.0
23	52	Felice Bonetto	Milano-Speluzzi	2:19.8	+ 21.2
24	50	David Murray	Maserati	2:22.0	+ 23.4
25	22	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	2:30.6	+ 32.0
26	62	Franco Comotti	Maserati-Milano	2:33.6	+ 35.0
27	28	Paul Pietsch	Maserati	No time	-

Report

Ferrari pulled out all the stops to impress at their home circuit, producing a new unsupercharged 4½ litre engine to try and end the Alfa monopoly. Ascari gained a stunning 2nd place on the grid to Fangio and then in the race leading Farina. Sadly, 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 car and a second time after taking over Taruffi's. Farina led to the finish from Ascari who was now in team-mate Serafini's car. Only seven cars finished out of the 26 starters and with Farina's win, he became the first recipient of the World Driver's Championship crown.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	80	2:51:17.4	3	8
2	48	Dorino Serafini Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	80	+ 1:18.6	6	3 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
Ret	50	David Murray	Maserati	56	Gearbox	24
Ret	32	Cuth Harrison	ERA	51	Radiator	21
Ret	12	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	48	Gearbox	8
Ret	40	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	42	Oil Pipe	11
Ret	4	Franco Rol	Maserati	39	Retirement	9
Ret	60	Piero Taruffi Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	34	Engine	7
Ret	56	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	29	Gearbox	20
Ret	18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	23	Gearbox	1	1
Ret	2	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	22	Overheating	22
Ret	16	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	21	Engine	2
Ret	22	Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	17	Engine	25
Ret	64	Henri Louveau	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	16	Brakes	16
Ret	62	Franco Comotti	Maserati-Milano	15	Retirement	26
Ret	42	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini	13	Water Pipe	12
Ret	6	Louis Chiron	Maserati	13	Oil Pressure	19
Ret	46	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	11	Engine	4
Ret	44	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini	7	Transmission	10
Ret	30	Prince Bira	Maserati	1	Engine	15
Ret	28	Paul Pietsch	Maserati	0	Engine	27
DNS	52	Felice Bonetto	Milano-Speluzzi	0	Non Starter	23

Notes

• Shared Drives:
  • Car #48: Dorino Serafini (first 47 laps) then Alberto Ascari (33 laps). They shared the points for 2nd place.
  • Car #60: Piero Taruffi (25 laps) then Juan Manuel Fangio (9 laps)

• Leaders:
  • Nino Farina (laps 1-13, 16-80)
  • Alberto Ascari (laps 14-15)

• Fangio scored 1 championship point for setting the fastest race lap.
• Luigi Fagioli's 4 points were not counted in the World Championship standings. Only the best 4 results during the season were counted.
• Philippe Étancelin finishing fifth, remains the oldest driver to score championship points.

• Going into this race, three drivers had championship hopes.
  • Fangio needed either
    • 2nd place
    • 3rd, 4th or 5th, with Farina in 2nd.
    • If he didn't finish inside the top 5, but got fastest lap, he needed Farina to finish 3rd or lower (without fastest lap)
    • If he didn't finish inside the top 5, but didn't get fastest lap, he needed Farina to finish 3rd or lower (without fastest lap), and for Fagioli not to win with fastest lap
  • Farina needed either
    • 1st with fastest lap, and Fangio 3rd or lower
    • 3rd with fastest lap or higher, with Fangio out of the points
  • Fagioli needed
    • to win with fastest lap, with Farina 3rd or lower, and Fangio outside the top 5

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Nino Farina	30
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	27
3	Luigi Fagioli	24
4	Louis Rosier	13
5	Alberto Ascari	11

• Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/385/. Retrieved 2007-06-05. 

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