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1950-1958 GPs: The Origins Of Pirelli in Formula 1

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NUMBER OF GPs RACED BY DRIVERS WITH PIRELLI TYRES

Infographic: numbers of GPs raced by drivers with Pirelli tyres in Formula 1 - GP 500
Luigi Villoresi

10

Giuseppe "Nino" Farina

10

Alberto Ascari

10

Harry Schell

10

Juan Manuel Fangio

10

1950-1958

The first thrills in the Fifties

Formula 1 was born in 1950, sparking passion and ambition. Pirelli stood alongside the first racing heroes in the legendary duels between Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz. Champions such as Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Alberto Ascari defined an age in which innovation and danger went hand in hand, ushering in a new era.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - King George VI with Juan Manuel Fangio, Giuseppe “Nino” Farina and Luigi Fagioli - GP 500

1950

Great Britain 1950.
King George VI with Juan Manuel Fangio,
Giuseppe “Nino” Farina and Luigi Fagioli,
the top three in qualifying.

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - The start of the Monza Grand Prix - GP 500

1950

Italy 1950.
The start of the Monza Grand Prix.

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - José Froilán González, Ferrari 375 - GP 500

1951

Italy 1951.
José Froilán González, Ferrari 375.

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo 159 - GP 500

1951

Spain 1951.
Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo 159, takes the chequered flag for victory at Pedralbes Circuit.

Photo by Michael Tee/LAT Images/Getty Images.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe “Nino” Farina on the Monza circuit - GP 500

1952

Italy 1952.
Alberto Ascari and “Nino” Farina on the Monza Circuit.

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - José Froilán González on a Maserati at the Monza circuit - GP 500

1952

Italy 1952.
José Froilán González, Maserati (no. 26), drives at Monza Circuit.

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - The start of the Grand Prix - GP 500

1953

Argentina 1953.
The start of the Grand Prix.

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - The winner Alberto Ascari - GP 500

1953

Switzerland 1953.
The winner Alberto Ascari.

Photo by Agenzia Grafica Carlo Martini, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Giuseppe “Nino” Farina in a Ferrari - GP 500

1954

Argentina 1954.
Giuseppe “Nino” Farina in a Ferrari.

Photo by Editorial Haynes, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio lead the field away - GP 500

1954

Belgium 1954.
Giuseppe “Nino” Farina, José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio lead the field away.

Photo by Michael Tee/LAT Images/Getty Images.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Mike Hawthorn, Ferrari, at Nürburgring during Grand Prix practice - GP 500

1954

Germany 1954.
Mike Hawthorn, Ferrari, at Nürburgring during Grand Prix practice.

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Juan Manuel Fangio receives the trophy for his Grand Prix victory - GP 500

1955

Argentina 1955.
Juan Manuel Fangio receives the trophy for his Grand Prix victory from Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón.

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Drivers, mechanics, and spectators next to the Lancia cars of Alberto Ascari - GP 500

1955

Monaco 1955.
Drivers, mechanics, and spectators next to the Lancia cars of Alberto Ascari (no. 26) and Luigi Villoresi (no. 28).

Courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - The Pirelli signaling tower at Monza Circuit during the race - GP 500

1955

Italy 1955.
The Pirelli signaling tower at Monza Circuit during the race.

Photo by INCOM, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Stirling Moss, Mercedes (no. 16) followed by teammate Juan Manuel Fangio (no. 18) on the Monza circuit - GP 500

1955

Italy 1955.
Stirling Moss, Mercedes (no. 16) followed by teammate Juan Manuel Fangio (no. 18) on the Monza circuit.

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Race cars passing during the Italian Grand Prix - GP 500

1956

Italy 1956.
Race cars passing during the Italian Grand Prix: Jack Fairman, Connaught (no. 6), Maurice Trintignant, Vanwall (no. 20), and Roy Salvadori, Maserati (no. 44).

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - ean Behra, Maserati 250F, at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - GP 500

1957

Argentina 1957.
Jean Behra, Maserati 250F, at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires.

Photo by Bernard Cahier/Getty Images.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Cars competing on the Nürburgring Circuit - GP 500

1957

Germany 1957.
Cars competing on the Nürburgring Circuit. On pole position Peter Collins, Ferrari (no. 7), followed by Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati (no. 1).

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Fangio with Stirling Moss, winner of the Grand Prix - GP 500

1957

Pescara, Italy 1957.
Fangio with Stirling Moss, winner of the Grand Prix.

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - The team of mechanics pushes Stirling Moss's Vanwall (no. 18) during the Grand Prix - GP 500

1957

Italy 1957.
The team of mechanics pushes Stirling Moss's Vanwall (no. 18) during the Grand Prix.

Photo by Publifoto, courtesy Fondazione Pirelli.

Era 1950-1958 - Pirelli in Formula 1 - Stirling Moss, Vanwall, leads Phil Hill, Ferrari, at Ain-Diab Circuit in Casablanca - GP 500

1958

Morocco 1958.
Stirling Moss, Vanwall, leads Phil Hill, Ferrari, at Ain-Diab Circuit in Casablanca.

Photo by Michael Tee/LAT Images/Getty Images.