Winner: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
2nd: Luigi Villoresi (Italy)
3rd: Piero Taruffi (Italy)
Pole: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
On 29 July the Championship headed to the Nurburgring in Germany for round three of the 1951 Championship.
Alberto Ascari secured pole position ahead of Farina and Villoresi and then preceded to lead from start to finish. Joint Championship leader Farina overheated on lap 8.
Phillipe Etancelin retired for the fifth time in his career with a gearbox failure after just four laps.
Ascari's win meant a record fifth time on the podium and took his career points up to 35. He leads the Championship by seven points over Villoresi with Farina a further two back. Italy have all but confirmed the Nations cup extending their lead to 41 points.
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France 1951
Winner: Luigi Fagioli (Italy)
2nd: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
3rd: Luigi Villoresi (Italy)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The second round of the Championship took place in Reims, France on 1 July 1951.
Again it was Farina who took a record fifth pole sharing the front row of the grid with Ascari. Villoresi and Consalvo Sanesi lined up behind them.
Fagioli fought his way from fifth on the grid to take a record third career win and a second French Grand Prix victory ahead of Ascari by just under a minute. Ascari's podium finish put him level with Fagioli on four podium finishes.
Phillipe Etancelin of France had his engine blow on lap 38 making him the first driver to reach four retirements in just six races.
Nino Farina and Luigi Fagioli took their career points to 29, with Farina level with Ascari in the drivers championship both on 12 points. Italy extended their nations cup lead to a massive 27 points.
2nd: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
3rd: Luigi Villoresi (Italy)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The second round of the Championship took place in Reims, France on 1 July 1951.
Again it was Farina who took a record fifth pole sharing the front row of the grid with Ascari. Villoresi and Consalvo Sanesi lined up behind them.
Fagioli fought his way from fifth on the grid to take a record third career win and a second French Grand Prix victory ahead of Ascari by just under a minute. Ascari's podium finish put him level with Fagioli on four podium finishes.
Phillipe Etancelin of France had his engine blow on lap 38 making him the first driver to reach four retirements in just six races.
Nino Farina and Luigi Fagioli took their career points to 29, with Farina level with Ascari in the drivers championship both on 12 points. Italy extended their nations cup lead to a massive 27 points.
Belgium 1951
Winner: Nino Farina (Italy)
2nd: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
3rd: Luigi Villoresi (Italy)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
Nino Farina had a perfect weekend at Spa Francorchamps with pole position, fastest lap and the race win on 17 June.
Nino Farina took pole in qualifying for a record fourth time ahead of Villoresi and Ascari. In the race Farina dominated from start to finish with Ascari and Villoresi left to battle it out for second place.
A lightning quick 39 second pit stop for fuel and tyres enabled Farina to maintain his lead and eventual come home six minutes ahead of the rest of the field.
Farina led Ascari by three points in the drivers championship with Italy already well ahead in the Nations cup leading France by fourteen points.
This was Nino Farina's second career win which puts him level with Luigi Fagioli's record. Alberto Ascari and Farina also drew level with Fagioli's record of three podiums.
Farina's career points were up to a record 26.
2nd: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
3rd: Luigi Villoresi (Italy)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
Nino Farina had a perfect weekend at Spa Francorchamps with pole position, fastest lap and the race win on 17 June.
Nino Farina took pole in qualifying for a record fourth time ahead of Villoresi and Ascari. In the race Farina dominated from start to finish with Ascari and Villoresi left to battle it out for second place.
A lightning quick 39 second pit stop for fuel and tyres enabled Farina to maintain his lead and eventual come home six minutes ahead of the rest of the field.
Farina led Ascari by three points in the drivers championship with Italy already well ahead in the Nations cup leading France by fourteen points.
This was Nino Farina's second career win which puts him level with Luigi Fagioli's record. Alberto Ascari and Farina also drew level with Fagioli's record of three podiums.
Farina's career points were up to a record 26.
1951 Season
The 1951 season was again to be run over four rounds but with the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring replacing the Monaco round. The French Grand Prix was moved from Rouen to Reims.
Again it was expected that the Italians would dominate with all the main competitors from the previous year competing.
Again it was expected that the Italians would dominate with all the main competitors from the previous year competing.
Drivers Standings 1950
- Luigi Fagioli (Italy) 20
- Nino Farina (Italy) 17
- Alberto Ascari (Italy) 14
- Louis Rosier (France) 10.5
- Louis Chiron (Monaco) 6
- Robert Manzon (France) 6
- Philippe Etancelin (France) 5
- Raymond Sommer (France) 4
- Johnny Claes (Belgium) 3
- Dorino Serafini (Italy) 3
Italy 1950
Winner: Nino Farina (Italy)
2nd: Dorino Serafini (Italy)/Alberto Ascari (Italy) - Shared Drive
3rd: Luigi Fagioli (Italy)
Pole: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
The final round of the 1950 Championship took place at Monza in Italy on 3 September.
Nino Farina finally picked up his first win of the season but it was not enough to stop Luigi Fagioli taking the title.
Alberto Ascari picked up the first pole position of his career ahead of Farina by 1.4 secs. Consalvo Sanesi, Luigi Fagioli, Dorino Serafini and Piero Taruffi made it an Italian lock out of the first six positions.
Ascari's outside title hopes took a blow with a broken porous block on lap 20, allowing Farina to take over the lead. Ascari did return in the car of Serafini and guided it home to second place.
Fagioli's third place finish was enough to secure him his first title by three points ahead of Farina. Ascari finished third. In the Nations Cup the Italians domination was underlined with them winning the title by a massive twenty six points from the French.
This race saw Alberto Ascari secure his first pole position. Luigi Fagioli secured his third podium finish of the season a new record, whilst Farina extended his own record of fastest laps to three. Raymond Sommer (France) and Franco Rol (Italy) finished the season with the unwanted record of most DNF's with three a piece.
2nd: Dorino Serafini (Italy)/Alberto Ascari (Italy) - Shared Drive
3rd: Luigi Fagioli (Italy)
Pole: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
The final round of the 1950 Championship took place at Monza in Italy on 3 September.
Nino Farina finally picked up his first win of the season but it was not enough to stop Luigi Fagioli taking the title.
Alberto Ascari picked up the first pole position of his career ahead of Farina by 1.4 secs. Consalvo Sanesi, Luigi Fagioli, Dorino Serafini and Piero Taruffi made it an Italian lock out of the first six positions.
Ascari's outside title hopes took a blow with a broken porous block on lap 20, allowing Farina to take over the lead. Ascari did return in the car of Serafini and guided it home to second place.
Fagioli's third place finish was enough to secure him his first title by three points ahead of Farina. Ascari finished third. In the Nations Cup the Italians domination was underlined with them winning the title by a massive twenty six points from the French.
This race saw Alberto Ascari secure his first pole position. Luigi Fagioli secured his third podium finish of the season a new record, whilst Farina extended his own record of fastest laps to three. Raymond Sommer (France) and Franco Rol (Italy) finished the season with the unwanted record of most DNF's with three a piece.
France 1950
Winner: Luigi Fagioli (Italy)
2nd: Robert Manzon (France)
3rd: Phillipe Etancelin (France)/Eugene Chaboud (France) - Shared drive
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The third round of the 1950 Championship took place on 2 July at Rouen in France.
Once again Farina dominated qualifying setting a time two and half seconds quicker than second placed man Fagioli. Phillipe Etancelin and Yves Giraud Cabantous completed an all French second row.
Once again Farina's poor luck continued to haunt him as he was dogged with a fuel pump problem that would eventually see him finish fifth. This allowed Fagioli a comfortable win in a rather processional race that saw the Italian saunter off into the distance after he had passed his compatriate Farina.
This win meant that Fagioli passed Alberto Ascari in the standings (injury meaning the championship leader was unable to start in France), taking a five point lead into the final round in Italy. France had cut the Italians lead in the Nations Cup to thirteen points but it seemed only a disaster would stop them from taking the trophy.
2nd: Robert Manzon (France)
3rd: Phillipe Etancelin (France)/Eugene Chaboud (France) - Shared drive
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The third round of the 1950 Championship took place on 2 July at Rouen in France.
Once again Farina dominated qualifying setting a time two and half seconds quicker than second placed man Fagioli. Phillipe Etancelin and Yves Giraud Cabantous completed an all French second row.
Once again Farina's poor luck continued to haunt him as he was dogged with a fuel pump problem that would eventually see him finish fifth. This allowed Fagioli a comfortable win in a rather processional race that saw the Italian saunter off into the distance after he had passed his compatriate Farina.
This win meant that Fagioli passed Alberto Ascari in the standings (injury meaning the championship leader was unable to start in France), taking a five point lead into the final round in Italy. France had cut the Italians lead in the Nations Cup to thirteen points but it seemed only a disaster would stop them from taking the trophy.
Belgium 1950
Winner: Luigi Fagioli (Italy)
2nd: Louis Rosier (France)
3rd: Nino Farina (Italy)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The second round of the 1950 championship took place at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium on 18 June.
Nino Farina again dominated qualifying snatching pole by over four seconds from 2nd placed Fagioli. Luigi Villoresi and Raymond Sommer made up the second row.
In the race the impressive Farina and Fagioli chalked up a big early lead over Raymond Sommer who was battling with the two Italians Villoresi and championship leader Ascari.
When Farina and Fagioli had to stop for fuel Sommer found himself leading but it was not to last as he engine blew on lap 20 following a drop in oil pressure.
This left Farina in the lead but a transmission problem saw him fade in the closing laps to be past by Fagioli and Frenchman Rosier.
With two rounds to go Alberto Ascari had extended his lead in the Championship to three points ahead of compatriate Luigi Fagioli. Italy now lead France by an impressive fifteen points in the Nations Cup
2nd: Louis Rosier (France)
3rd: Nino Farina (Italy)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The second round of the 1950 championship took place at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium on 18 June.
Nino Farina again dominated qualifying snatching pole by over four seconds from 2nd placed Fagioli. Luigi Villoresi and Raymond Sommer made up the second row.
In the race the impressive Farina and Fagioli chalked up a big early lead over Raymond Sommer who was battling with the two Italians Villoresi and championship leader Ascari.
When Farina and Fagioli had to stop for fuel Sommer found himself leading but it was not to last as he engine blew on lap 20 following a drop in oil pressure.
This left Farina in the lead but a transmission problem saw him fade in the closing laps to be past by Fagioli and Frenchman Rosier.
With two rounds to go Alberto Ascari had extended his lead in the Championship to three points ahead of compatriate Luigi Fagioli. Italy now lead France by an impressive fifteen points in the Nations Cup
Monaco 1950
Winner: Alberto Ascari (Italy)
2nd: Louis Chiron (Monaco)
3rd: Raymond Sommer (France)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The EU Racing series began at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix on 21 May 1950.
Italy's Nino Farina grabbed pole position by over a second from France's Phillipe Etancelin allowing them to line up in front of an all Italian second row of Luigi Fagioli and Luigi Villoresi. Eventual race winner Alberto Ascari started 5th.
The race itself was marred by a first lap pile up that put an end to the races of Nino Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Louis Rosier, Robert Manzon, Maurice Trintignant and Franco Rol. The accident was the result of a wave that crashed into the harbour and flooded the track, meaning Farina lost control and spun with the rest being unable to escape the carnage. Fortunately nobody was injured in the incident.
Heading to the next round in Belgium Alberto Ascari led the championship by two points from Louis Chiron. Italy was ahead in the Nations Cup.
2nd: Louis Chiron (Monaco)
3rd: Raymond Sommer (France)
Pole: Nino Farina (Italy)
The EU Racing series began at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix on 21 May 1950.
Italy's Nino Farina grabbed pole position by over a second from France's Phillipe Etancelin allowing them to line up in front of an all Italian second row of Luigi Fagioli and Luigi Villoresi. Eventual race winner Alberto Ascari started 5th.
The race itself was marred by a first lap pile up that put an end to the races of Nino Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Louis Rosier, Robert Manzon, Maurice Trintignant and Franco Rol. The accident was the result of a wave that crashed into the harbour and flooded the track, meaning Farina lost control and spun with the rest being unable to escape the carnage. Fortunately nobody was injured in the incident.
Heading to the next round in Belgium Alberto Ascari led the championship by two points from Louis Chiron. Italy was ahead in the Nations Cup.
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