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Nino Farina won the 1950 Italian Grand Prix

Nino Farina won the 1950 Italian Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, ahead of Dorino Serafini and Alberto Ascari at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Nino Farina
Team
Alfa Romeo
Top listed
Nino Farina, Dorino Serafini, and Alberto Ascari
Race date
September 3, 1950
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Nino Farina finished first for Alfa Romeo. Dorino Serafini is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Alberto Ascari 2 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Philippe Étancelin from P16 to P5 (+11), Emmanuel de Graffenried from P17 to P6 (+11), and Peter Whitehead from P18 to P7 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Engine, 4 Finished, 4 Gearbox, 2 +5 laps, and 2 +8 laps. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:00.000 on lap 7. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:51:17.4008
2Dorino SerafiniFerrari2:52:36.0003
2Alberto AscariFerrariFinished3
3Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo2:52:53.0004
4Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+5 laps3
5Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago+5 laps2
6Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+8 laps0
7Peter WhiteheadFerrari+8 laps0
DNFDavid MurrayMaseratiGearbox0
DNFCuth HarrisonERARadiator0
DNFRaymond SommerTalbot-LagoGearbox0
DNFGuy MairesseTalbot-LagoOil pipe0
DNFFranco RolMaseratiRetirement0
DNFPiero TaruffiAlfa RomeoEngine0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoDNF0
DNFPierre LeveghTalbot-LagoGearbox0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoGearbox1
DNFJohnny ClaesTalbot-LagoOverheating0
DNFAlberto AscariFerrariEngine0
DNFClemente BiondettiFerrariEngine0