Giuseppe "Nino" Farina won the first Grand Prix of Europe on Alfa Romeo 158
Giuseppe \"Nino\" Farina won the first Grand Prix of Europe on Alfa Romeo 158
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First Alfa Romeo F1 Victory Remembered

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The first World Championship Formula 1 race of the modern era was staged May 13, 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England. Giuseppe “Nino” Farina won the Grand Prix of Europe with his Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 ‘Alfetta’ in convincing fashion.

Alfa Romeo fielded a team of four “Alfetta” to the Silverstone track for the debut World Championship Formula 1 race in 1950. They were entrusted to Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, who became the world champion at the end of the season, and to Luigi Fagioli, Juan Manuel Fangio, the rising Argentine star who won the world title in ’51 again with the Alfetta, and Reg Parnell, a British driver chosen in honour of the country hosting the first Championship.

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