First Formula One Race Ever: Silverstone, 1950
Giuseppe Farina won the inaugural Formula One World Championship race at Silverstone, outpacing a field of 21 drivers on a circuit built from a former RAF airfield. The event launched a racing series that now spans over 20 countries and generates billions in annual revenue, with Farina claiming the first driver's championship title that same season.
May 13, 1950
76 years ago
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Formula One
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Silverstone Circuit
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Giuseppe Farina
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Formula One Drivers' championship
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British Grand Prix
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List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
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Giuseppe Farina
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