Giuseppe Farina(1906-1966)
- Actor
- Transportation Department
Nino Farina won the first Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, however
Farina's career dated back to 1932, when he competed in a race in
Italy. Farina was born to a wealthy Italian family and his racing
career was tutored by the great Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari. Farina
won several races in the 30s before World War II interrupted his
career. When the war ended, Farina resumed his career and was one of
the first great drivers of the newly formed Formula 1 World
Championship. Farina battled with countryman and future champion
Alberto Ascari and the great Juan Fangio. Farina, a private person, who
seldom gave interviews, retired from racing in 1955 and lived quietly
in Europe, before he was killed in a road accident in France in 1966 at
the age of 59.
