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The first race under the new regulations was the 1946 Turin Grand Prix held on 1 September, the race being won by Achille Varzi in an Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta - but this was before the Formula was officially in place.
The first Formula One race was held in 1946, [279] whereas the World Championship did not start until 1950. [279] In the 1950s and 1960s, there were many Formula One races that did not count for the World Championship; [280] in 1950, a total of twenty-two Formula One races were held, of which only six counted towards the World Championship. [279]
The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix. [23] Not included in this list are non-championship Grands Prix held to Formula One regulations from 1946 to 1983 and as part of each of the British Formula One Championship and the South African Formula One Championship. [17] [21]
It was the first time the event had been held since the end of the Second World War, as well as the first ever Formula One race, as the race regulations anticipated the official introduction of the new formula on 1 January 1947. The race was attended by 120,000–200,000 spectators. [1] [2]
The first World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 77 circuits in total have hosted a Grand Prix.A lot of classic (older) circuits have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations throughout their history: Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, etc. Taking Nürburgring as an example, the first World Championship race there used the 22.835 km (14.189 mi ...
Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most race wins in Formula One history, with 105 wins to date. Michael Schumacher, the previous record holder, is second with 91 wins, and Max Verstappen is third with 63 victories. [6] [7] Hamilton also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first ...
Grand Prix motor racing eventually evolved into formula racing, with Formula One considered its ... The first World Championship race was held on 13 May 1950 at ...
While the first Formula One race was the 1947 Pau Grand Prix, the 1950 British Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix of the new World Championship of Drivers. Four non-championship races were held all across Europe in 1950 prior to the Grand Prix: Juan Manuel Fangio won the races in Pau and San Remo , Reg Parnell won in Douglas , and Georges ...