Giuseppe Farina F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Giuseppe Farina F1 records and statistics across the career of Formula 1’s first Drivers’ World Champion. Farina made 33 official Grand Prix starts, recording five victories, 20 podium finishes, five pole positions, five fastest laps and 127.33 race-result points.

Farina raced for Ferrari from 1952 through 1955, making 20 official Grand Prix starts for the Scuderia. His Ferrari career produced one victory, 13 podium finishes, three pole positions and 75.33 race-result points.

Giuseppe Farina Formula 1 career statistics

Giuseppe Farina competed in the Formula 1 World Championship from its inaugural season in 1950 through the middle of the 1950s.

His World Championship career included Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and a later Lancia entry and produced five victories, 20 podium finishes, five poles and five fastest laps.

Giuseppe Farina becomes Formula 1’s first World Champion

Farina won the inaugural Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship in 1950 while racing for Alfa Romeo.

He recorded three victories during the seven-round championship and secured the title at the season-ending Italian Grand Prix.

Giuseppe Farina’s first Formula 1 victory

Farina won the first Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix ever held, the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

He started from pole position, won the race and recorded the fastest lap, beginning his championship-winning season with maximum success.

Giuseppe Farina joins Ferrari

Farina joined Ferrari for the 1952 Formula 1 season after Alfa Romeo withdrew from the championship.

His first Ferrari campaign coincided with Alberto Ascari’s dominant championship season and produced four podium finishes.

Giuseppe Farina’s 1952 Ferrari season

Farina made seven official Ferrari starts during 1952, recording four podiums and two pole positions.

He accumulated 27 points from individual race results, although only 24 counted toward the official championship under the dropped-score regulations then in force.

Giuseppe Farina finishes runner-up in 1952

Farina completed the 1952 Drivers’ Championship in second place behind Ferrari team-mate Alberto Ascari.

The result represented Farina’s strongest championship finish after his 1950 World Championship.

Giuseppe Farina’s only Ferrari victory

Farina’s sole Formula 1 victory for Ferrari came at the 1953 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

The result was his fifth and final Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix victory.

Giuseppe Farina’s 1953 Ferrari season

Farina made eight starts for Ferrari in 1953 and recorded five podium finishes.

He earned 32 points from the race results during the season and finished third in the Drivers’ Championship after the historical dropped-score rules were applied.

Giuseppe Farina’s final Ferrari seasons

Farina remained with Ferrari during 1954 and 1955, adding further podium finishes and a pole position to his Scuderia record.

His final official Formula 1 race start came during the 1955 season.

Giuseppe Farina Ferrari F1 statistics

Farina made 20 official Formula 1 starts for Ferrari, with all 20 Ferrari entries resulting in race starts.

His Ferrari record consists of one victory, 13 podium finishes, three pole positions and 75.33 points earned from race results.

Giuseppe Farina’s Formula 1 victories

Farina won five Formula 1 World Championship Grands Prix across his career. Four came with Alfa Romeo and one with Ferrari.

His final career victory, at the Nürburgring in 1953, therefore also became his only Scuderia win.

Giuseppe Farina fastest laps

Farina recorded five fastest laps during his Formula 1 career, all during his Alfa Romeo period.

He did not record a fastest lap during his four Ferrari seasons.

Explore the broader historical database at F1 Fastest Laps & Race Performance Records.

Giuseppe Farina and historical Formula 1 points

Formula 1 used dropped-score systems throughout Farina’s World Championship career. Consequently, the sum of points awarded from his individual race results is larger than the amount that officially counted towards his championship classifications.

The Driver Records tables use race-result points consistently. Farina therefore has 127.33 career points in the statistical totals, while historical sources can also show a championship-counted career figure of 115.33.

Giuseppe Farina F1 career by constructor

Farina made 13 official starts with Alfa Romeo and 20 with Ferrari, producing a career total of 33.

His later Lancia and Indianapolis entries did not add to his official Grand Prix start total.

Giuseppe Farina season-by-season F1 statistics

The season table begins with Farina’s championship-winning Alfa Romeo campaign in 1950 and continues through his Ferrari years from 1952 to 1955.

It also preserves the difference between race-result points and official historical championship classifications.

Giuseppe Farina’s place in Ferrari history

Although Farina won his World Championship before joining Ferrari, his Scuderia career produced 13 podium finishes and another Grand Prix victory.

His Ferrari period also placed the inaugural Formula 1 World Champion alongside drivers such as Alberto Ascari and Mike Hawthorn during the championship’s first decade.

Giuseppe Farina circuit records

Farina’s only Ferrari victory came at the Nürburgring, while his wider Formula 1 winning record also included major results with Alfa Romeo.

Visit the F1 Circuit Records & Statistics database for circuit-specific data.

How Giuseppe Farina’s F1 records are calculated

The statistics on this page separate official starts from entries and race-result points from historical dropped-score championship totals.

This allows Farina’s career, Ferrari and season totals to reconcile mathematically without rewriting the championship classifications used during the 1950s.

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