1950 Italian Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Italy
Grand Prix = Italian
Official name = XXI GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA
Date = 3 September
Year = 1950
Race_No = 7
Season_No = 7
Location = Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.915
Course_km = 6.300
Distance_laps = 80
Distance_mi = 313.171
Distance_km = 504.000
Weather = Warm, hot and sunny
Pole_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangiocite book |last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 1 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |date=1981 |pages=p22 |isbn=0-85429-276-4 ]
Pole_Team = Alfa Romeo
Pole_Time = 1:58.6
Pole_Country = Argentina
Fast_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangiocite book |last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 1 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |date=1981 |pages=p23 |isbn=0-85429-276-4 ]
Fast_Team = Alfa Romeo
Fast_Time = 2:00.0
Fast_L

Fast_Country = Argentina
First_Driver = Nino Farina
First_Team = Alfa Romeo
First_Country = Italy
Second_Driver = Alberto Ascari/Dorino Serafini
Second_Team = Ferrari
Second_Country= Italy
Third_Driver = Luigi Fagioli
Third_Team = Alfa Romeo
Third_Country = Italy

The 1950 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One 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.

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Qualifying

Report

Ferrari pulled out all the stops to impress at their home circuit, producing a new unsupercharged 4 1/2 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 25 starters and with Farina's win, he became the first recipient of the World Driver's Championship crown.

Classification

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 Etancelin 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

References

"Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web |title=The Official Formula 1 website |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1950/385/ |accessdate=2007-06-05

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Italian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1950
Previous_race_in_season = 1950 French Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1951 Swiss Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1949 Italian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1951 Italian Grand Prix