Giuseppe “Nino” Farina

Date of birth:	October 30, 1906
Place of birth:	Turin, Italy
Died:	June 30, 1966
Place of death:	Chambery, Savoy Alps
Races entered:	88
Wins:	16
Podiums:	35
Pole positions:	9
Fastest laps:	13
Race win percentage:	18.18%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing career highlights

Third in Formula 1 1953.
Winner of the Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires 1953.
Winner of Formula 2 (F1) Grand Prix di Napoli 1953.
Winner of the Formula Libre, Silverstone Grand Prix 1953.
Second in Formula 1 1952.
Winner of Gran Premio Autodromo di Monza Formula 2 race 1952.
Winner of Formula 1 Grand Prix de Paris 1951.
Formula 1 world champion 1950.
Second in Formula Libre, III Gran Premio Internacional Gral. San Martín Argentina 1950.
Third in Formula Libre, IV Copa de acción San Lorenzo, Argentina 1950.
Winner of the Formula 1 Gran Premio di Bari, Italy 1950.
Winner of Formula 1, II BRDC International Trophy, Great Britain 1950.
Second in Formula 1 BRDC International Trophy 1949.
Winner of the III Copa de Acción San Lorenzo Argentina 1949.
Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix 1948.
Winner of the Gran Premio Internacional San Martin, Argentina 1948.
Winner of the Tripoli Grand Prix 1940.
Second in Milan Circuit 1937.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

1956	1 race.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1955	5 races.	0 wins.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1954	3 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	1 pole position.	1 fastest race lap.
1953	14 races.	4 wins.	8 podiums.	1 pole position.	1 fastest race lap.
1952	9 races.	1 win.	5 podiums.	2 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1951	12 races.	2 wins.	5 podiums.	0 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
1950	13 races.	5 wins.	7 podiums.	3 pole positions.	4 fastest race laps.
1949	9 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1948	5 races.	2 wins.	2 podiums.	1 pole position.	1 fastest race lap.
1940	1 race.	1 win.	1 podium.	1 pole position.	1 fastest race lap.
1939	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1938	3 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1937	6 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1936	4 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1935	1 race.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.

This profile page was last modified 2012-04-20 13:13:19 by Bertil Åberg
Modification: Tripoli Grand Prix 1940