This article is about the Italian auto racer. For the Italian footballer, see Giuseppe Farina (footballer).
Giuseppe Farina
Farina on the cover of El Gráfico magazine, 1953
Born
Emilio Giuseppe Farina (1906-10-30)30 October 1906 Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Died
30 June 1966(1966-06-30) (aged 59) Aiguebelle, Savoie, France
Championship titles
FIA World Drivers' Championship (1950) Major victories Monaco Grand Prix (1948)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality
Italian
Active years
1950–1956
Teams
Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lancia, Kurtis Kraft
Entries
35 (33 starts)
Championships
1 (1950)
Wins
5
Podiums
20[1]
Career points
115 1⁄3 (127 1⁄3)[2]
Pole positions
5
Fastest laps
5
First entry
1950 British Grand Prix
First win
1950 British Grand Prix
Last win
1953 German Grand Prix
Last entry
1958 Monaco Grand Prix
Champ Car career
2 races run over 3 years
Best finish
12th (1937)
First race
1936 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Last race
1937 Vanderbilt Cup (Westbury)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
0
0
0
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years
1953
Teams
Ferrari
Best finish
DSQ (1953)
Class wins
0
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (Italian pronunciation:[dʒuˈzɛppeˈniːnofaˈriːna]; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966), often known by the name Giuseppe Antonio Farina, was an Italian racing driver.[3] He was the Italian National Champion in 1937, 1938, and 1939, and in 1950 became the first World Drivers' Champion during the FIA's inaugural season of Formula One.
^Total of 20 podiums includes both 2nd place and 3rd place at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
^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.
^Cite error: The named reference formula1.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈniːno faˈriːna]; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966), often known by the name Giuseppe Antonio...
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the record at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix. Further down the order, GiuseppeFarina and Luigi Villoresi, also driving for Ferrari, completed the podium...
began racing in Grands Prix in 1948 – before the first World Championship. Farina began racing in Grands Prix in the 1930s – before the first World Championship...
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the dangers of a fast car losing control at this curve, and after GiuseppeFarina won the 1951 Goodwood Trophy race in his Alfa Romeo 159 at over 95 mph...
first two seasons of the Formula One World Championship. In 1950, GiuseppeFarina won the inaugural World Drivers' Championship in a 158 with a supercharger...
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his own had technical problems. His rivals included Alberto Ascari, GiuseppeFarina and Stirling Moss. Throughout his career, Fangio was backed by funding...
375 Plus. The same year he also won the 1000 km Buenos Aires (with GiuseppeFarina) and the 1000Km Supercortemaggiore at Monza, again with Hawthorn. He...
as champion after the chequered flag, a feat first accomplished by GiuseppeFarina in 1950. A major talking point of the season had been an espionage...
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made a clean sweep of the first three positions with Ascari first and GiuseppeFarina second as 100,000 fans looked on. English driver St. John Horsfall...
On 18 September 1858, Farina ordained as a priest Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, the future Pope Pius X. On 18 June 1860, Farina was appointed as the Bishop...
as well as the 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps with Ferrari teammate GiuseppeFarina. Hawthorn's liability for conscription (National Service) was brought...
The first fastest lap, at the 1950 British Grand Prix, was set by GiuseppeFarina. The most recent driver to set their first fastest lap is Yuki Tsunoda...
Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. His teammates GiuseppeFarina and Luigi Villoresi finished in second and third places. Ascari overtook...
sports cars, and French dominance was interrupted by an Italian driver, GiuseppeFarina. A new layout at Ain-Diab near Casablanca was made ready for the 1957...
Alfa Romeo and Maserati teams plus some independents in attendance, GiuseppeFarina took his only major pre-war victory. It was a last and pyrrhic result...
finished in the top three positions, with Marquis Antonio Brivio winning, GiuseppeFarina finishing second, and Carlo Pintacuda finishing third. In 1937 they...
behind the wheel. Almost instantly after the start of the race, polesitter Farina experienced an irreparable transmission failure, while Whitehead managed...
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