| Giuseppe Farina | |||||||
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 Farina on the cover of El Gráfico magazine, 1953 | |||||||
| Born | Emilio Giuseppe Farina 30 October 1906 Turin, Piedmont, Italy | ||||||
| Died | 30 June 1966 (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) | ||||||
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
| Years | 1953 | ||||||
| Teams | Ferrari | ||||||
| Best finish | DSQ (1953) | ||||||
| Class wins | 0 | ||||||
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈniːno faˈriːna]; 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.
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