The birth of F1, the beginning of Formula 1 as we know it today.
13 May 1950, the motorsport world witnessed the debut of the FIA World Championship of Drivers with its first race held at Silverstone, the 1950 British Grand Prix.
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Nino Farina clinched the win, followed by his teammate Luigi Fagioli in second place, after Juan Manuel Fangio retired due to an engine issue, and Reg Parnell, also driving an Alfa Romeo finished third.
Not only did Farina win the first official F1 Grand Prix he would also go on to win the first Championship at the end of the season. Among those who attended the race were King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and a crowd of more than 120,000 people.
Officially titled the Grand Prix d’Europe and recognised as the season’s fifth race, it was dominated by the Alfa Romeo cars.
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