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Farina  Nino Farina World Championships 1 Grand Prix Entries 34
Grand Prix Wins 5 Pole Positions 5 Nationality Italian Nino
Farina Silverstone, July 1951: Reigning world champion Giuseppe
Farina (car number one) leads eventual race winner, Ferrari’s
Froilan Gonzalez (car 12), away at the start of the British
Grand Prix. Farina retired on lap 76 of 90 with a faulty clutch.
© Silverstone, July 1953: Giuseppe Farina crosses the line in
the Ferrari Thin Wall Special machine to take victory in the
Formula Libre Trophy race that immediately followed the British
Grand Prix. © Sutton Silverstone, May 1950: Alfa Romeo’s
Giuseppe Farina celebrates victory in the first ever Formula One
world championship race, the British Grand Prix. © Sutton   The
first ever Formula One World Champion came from a privileged
background and had a stylish driving technique that was adopted
by many drivers. A hard