Trivia

Giuseppe Farina won the first official race of the Formula 1 World Championship, the 1950 British Grand Prix.

Was the first Formula 1 World Champion driver in 1950.

Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: Alfa Romeo (1950 (6 GPs)-1951 (7 GPs)) and Ferrari (1952 (7 GPs)-1953 (8 GPs)-1954 (2 GPs)-1955 (3 GPs)). He started 33 Grands Prix, 5 Wins, 5 Pole Positions, 5 Fastest Laps, 20 Podiums and 127.33 Points.

He drove for Alfa Romeo and Ferrari.

Teammates in Formula One were: Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Fagioli, Reg Parnell, Consalvo Sanesi, Piero Taruffi, Emmanuel de Graffenried, Felice Bonetto, Paul Pietsch, André Simon, Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi, Mike Hawthorn, Umberto Maglioli, Piero Carini, José Froilán González, Maurice Trintignant, Harry Schell, Paul Frère and Eugenio Castellotti.

Champion: Formula 1 (1950).

Winner: 4th Syracuse Grand Prix - Formula 1 (1954),1° ADAC 1000 Km Rennen Nürburgring (1953), 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - World Sports Car (1953), Daily Express GP - Silverstone - Formula Libre (1953), 9° Buenos Aires GP - Formula Libre (1953), 5° Monza GP - F2 (1952), Napoli Grand Prix - Formula 2 (1952, 1953), 5th Monza Grand Prix - Formula 2 (Duplicate) (1952), 5° Ulster Trophy - Dundrod - F. Libre (1951), 5° GP de Paris - Bois de Boulogne - F1 (1951), 2nd BRDC Dailey Express International Trophy - Silverstone - Formula 1 (1950), 4th Bari Grand Prix - Formula One (1950), 3° Copa Acción de San Lorenzo - Rosario - Formule Libre (1949), 1st Mar del Plata Grand Prix - Formule Libre (1948), Monaco Grand Prix (1948), Tripoli Grand Prix (1940).