1950 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1950
- Name
- 1950 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1950
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
7 of 7 source-calendar events have race results; 7 have qualifying; 7 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: not_applicable.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: [8, 6, 4, 3, 2]. Retention: 4.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1950 RAC British Grand Prix | 1950-05-13 | completed |
| 2 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1950 | 1950-05-21 | completed |
| 3 | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | 1950-05-30 | completed |
| 4 | Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1950 | 1950-06-04 | completed |
| 5 | 1950 Belgian Grand Prix | 1950-06-18 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de France 1950 | 1950-07-02 | completed |
| 7 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1950 | 1950-09-03 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 3 | Luigi Fagioli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 4 | Louis Rosier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 5 | Alberto Ascari | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 6 | Johnnie Parsons | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 7 | Bill Holland | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 8 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 9 | Reg Parnell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Louis Chiron | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Mauri Rose | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 9 | Peter Whitehead | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Dorino Serafini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Raymond Sommer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Cecil Green | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Robert Manzon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Philippe Étancelin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 19 | Felice Bonetto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 20 | Joie Chitwood | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Tony Bettenhausen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Eugène Chaboud | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
Not applicable: the constructor championship began in 1958.