Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Results (1950-1959)
1950
Scuderia Ferrari used chassis' of the 125, 166 F2 (50), 275 and 375 during the 1950 Formula 1 Season. Privateer Peter Whitehead was driving a Ferrari 125 and Clemente Biondetti was driving a self-made Ferrari-Jaguar with the underpinnings of a Ferrari 166 SC and a six-cylinder engine from a Jaguar XK. Alberto Ascari would finish the season as fifth, the best result for any of the Ferrari drivers. His best result came at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix, where he finished second.
- Races*: 7
- Drivers' Champion: Giuseppe Farina with Alfa Romeo
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Alberto Ascari (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 11 | P5 |
Peter Whitehead (UK) | Peter Whitehead | 4 | P9 |
Raymond Sommer (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | P13 |
Dorino Serafini (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | P13 |
Luigi Villoresi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Clemente Biondetti (IT) | Clemente Biondetti | 0 | - |
1951
Although Scuderia Ferrari was only a four year old company at this point, the experience of racing and team managing of Enzo Ferrari was clearly visible. His cars and drivers scored plenty of points, resulting in a 2-3 finish for Alberto Ascari and José Froilán González. Scuderia Ferrari and GA Vandervell used the 375 chassis, privateer Ecurie Espadon used a Ferrari 212, Graham and Peter Whitehead used Ferrari 125 chassis’ and GA Vandervell used a Ferrari 375 ‘Thinwall Special’ chassis.
- Races*: 8
- Drivers' Champion: Juan Manuel Fangio with Alfa Romeo
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Alberto Ascari (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 28 | P2 |
José Froilán González (AR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 27 | P3 |
Luigi Villoresi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 18 | P5 |
Piero Taruffi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 10 | P6 |
Reg Parnell (UK) | GA Vandervell | 5 | P10 |
Rudi Fischer (CH) | Écurie Espadon | 0 | - |
Peter Whitehead (UK) | GA Vandervell | 0 | - |
Chico Landi (BR) | Francisco Landi | 0 | - |
1952
Just two years after the inaugural Formula 1 Season, Ferrari won their very first Formula 1 Championship. Alfa Romeo were unable to fund a new car and withdrew. Alberto Ascari scored 53,5 points with an impressive 6 wins out of 8 races, one he did not start and one he retired in. Scuderia Ferrari used chassis’ of the 500 and 375, Écurie Espadon used 500 and 212 chassis’, Écurie Francorchamps and G. Caprara (Roy Salvadori) used 500 chassis’, Peter Whitehead used 125/F2 chassis’ and Scuderia Marzotto used 166/F1 chassis’. Many of the privateers entered in just a few races during the season. Fun fact: racing helmets were made mandatory in the 1952 Formula 1 Season.
- Races*: 8
- Drivers' Champion: Alberto Ascari with Scuderia Ferrari
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Alberto Ascari (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 53.5 | P1 |
Giuseppe Farina (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 27 | P2 |
Piero Taruffi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 22 | P3 |
Rudi Fischer (CH) | Écurie Espadon | 10 | P4 |
Luigi Villoresi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 8 | P7 |
Maurice Trintignant (FR) | Écurie Rosier | 2 | P16 |
Louis Rosier (FR) | Écurie Rosier | 0 | - |
Andre Simon (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Peter Hirt (CH) | Écurie Espadon | 0 | - |
Rudolf Schoeller (CH) | Écurie Espadon | 0 | - |
Hans Stuck (GER) | Écurie Espadon | 0 | - |
Charles de Tornaco (BE) | Écurie Francorchamps | 0 | - |
Roger Laurent (BE) | Écurie Francorchamps | 0 | - |
Peter Whitehead (UK) | Peter Whitehead | 0 | - |
Graham Whitehead (UK) | Peter Whitehead | 0 | - |
Franco Cormotti (IT) | Scuderia Marzotto | 0 | - |
Piero Carini (IT) | Scuderia Marzotto | 0 | - |
Roy Salvadori (IT) | G. Caprara | 0 | - |
1953
Alberto Ascari continued his winning streak with Scuderia Ferrari in the 1953 Formula 1 Season, winning 5 of the 8 races he started. He did not compete in the Indianapolis 500 races. There were three privateer teams: Écurie Francorchamps (BE), Écurie Rosier (FR) and Écurie Espadon (CH). They used chassis’ of the Ferrari 500 and Ferrari 212 whereas Scuderia Ferrari used the 500 and the new 553. As of 2024, Alberto Ascari is the last Italian driver to win a Formula 1 Championship. Nino Farina, who became the first Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion in 1950, finished third in the Drivers’ Championship for Scuderia Ferrari. A young and future Formula 1 World Champion, Mike Hawthorn, finished fourth in the Drivers’ Championship.
- Races*: 9
- Drivers' Champion: Alberto Ascari with Scuderia Ferrari
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Alberto Ascari (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 46.5 | 1 |
Nino Farina (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 32 | 3 |
Mike Hawthorn (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 27 | 4 |
Luigi Villoresi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 17 | 5 |
Umberto Maglioli (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Piero Carini (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Jacques Swaters (BE) | Écurie Francorchamps | 0 | - |
Louis Rosier (FR) | Écurie Rosier | 0 | - |
Max de Terra (CH) | Écurie Rosier | 0 | - |
Peter Hirt (CH) | Écurie Espadon | 0 | - |
Kurt Adolff (DE) | Écurie Espadon | 0 | - |
Charles de Tornaco (BE) | Écurie Francorchamps | 0 | - |
1954
After winning two consecutive Formula 1 Championships, Alberto Ascari left Scuderia Ferrari over a salary dispute and joined Lancia. Juan Manuel Fangio, who left Maserati for Mercedes-Benz after a couple of races, won his second Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship. Ferrari ended the season in second with José Froilán González, third with Mike Hawthorn and fourth with Maurice Trintignant. Scuderia Ferrari used chassis’ of the 625, 553 and 500, Écurie Francorchamps used their trusty Ferrari 500 chassis’ and Écurie Rosier used the 500 and 625 chassis’.
- Races*: 9
- Drivers' Champion: Juan Manuel Fangio with Mercedes-Benz
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
José Froilán González (AR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 27 | 2 |
Mike Hawthorn (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 25 | 3 |
Maurice Trintignant (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari/Écurie Rosier | 17 | 4 |
Robert Manzon (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 4 | 15 |
Umberto Maglioli (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
Alberto Ascari (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari (1 race) | 1 | 25 |
Giuseppe Farina (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Piero Taruffi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Jacques Swaters (BE) | Écurie Francorchamps | 0 | - |
Reg Parnell (UK) | Scuderia Ambrosiana | 0 | - |
Louis Rosier (FR) | Écurie Rosier | 0 | - |
1955
Juan Manuel Fangio secured his second consecutive World Championship title, marking his third overall victory and the last championship win for a Mercedes driver until 2014. However, 1955 was a year full of motorsport disaster. Manny Ayulo and Bill Vukovich lost their lives during the Indianapolis 500, Mario Alborghetti died at the non-championship Pau Grand Prix, Alberto Ascari lost his life testing a Ferrari 750 Monza at Monza and the Le Mans disaster claimed the lives 83 spectators and ex-Formula 1 driver Pierre Levegh.
Apart from one race appearance for Equipe Nationale Belge, only the Scuderia Ferrari team competed in this season. Previous privateers either went to other constructors or quit altogether. Ferrari used the 625 and 555 chassis with Eugenio Castellotti finishing third in the Drivers’ Championship.
- Races*: 7
- Drivers' Champion: Juan Manuel Fangio with Mercedes-Benz
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Eugenio Castellotti (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 12 | 3 |
Maurice Trintignant (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 11 | 4 |
Piero Taruffi (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 9 | 6 |
Paul Frère (BE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | 15 |
Umberto Maglioli (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 1 | 21 |
José Froilán González (AR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Mike Hawthorn (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Harry Schell (US) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Giuseppe Farina (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Johnny Claes (BE) | Equipe Nationale Belge | 0 | - |
1956
In 1956, only two drivers from Scuderia Ferrari's 1955 lineup remained: Eugenio Castellotti and Paul Frère. Frère competed in just one race for Ferrari, the Belgian Grand Prix, where he scored 6 points. The most significant addition to the team was Juan Manuel Fangio, who joined after Mercedes withdrew from motor racing following the 1955 Le Mans disaster.
Scuderia Ferrari competed with D50 and Ferrari 555 chassis. The D50 was originally a Lancia car, but after the tragic death of Ascari in 1955 and Lancia's financial difficulties, the team's assets were transferred to Ferrari. Meanwhile, former Ferrari-privateer Louis Rosier suffered a fatal crash at Montlhéry in a Ferrari 750 Monza, succumbing to his injuries three weeks later.
- Races*: 8
- Drivers' Champion: Juan Manuel Fangio with Scuderia Ferrari
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Juan Manuel Fangio (AR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 33 | 1 |
Peter Collins (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 25 | 3 |
Eugenio Castellotti (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 7.5 | 6 |
Paul Frère (BE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | 7 |
Luigi Musso (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 4 | 11 |
Alfonso de Portago (ES) | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | 15 |
Olivier Gendebien (BE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | 19 |
Wolfgang von Trips (DE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
André Pilette (BE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Giorgio Scarlatti (IT) | Giorgio Scarlatti/Scuderia Centro Sud | 0 | - |
1957
After winning the 1956 Formula 1 Championship with Scuderia Ferrari, Juan Manuel Fangio returned to Maserati and secured the 1957 title with a remarkable 21-point lead over Stirling Moss, who finished second with 25 points. Scuderia Ferrari brought Mike Hawthorn back to the team, and all factory team drivers raced with the Ferrari 801 chassis, an evolution of the Lancia-Ferrari D50. Scuderia Centro Sud only participated in the 1957 Argentinian Grand Prix, entering a Ferrari 500 chassis with Alejandro de Tomaso (who later founded De Tomaso Automobili in 1959) as the driver. Unfortunately, 1957 was also marked by tragedy for Ferrari. Eugenio Castellotti died on March 14 during a private test at Monza while driving a Ferrari Tipo 801. Alfonso de Portago lost his life on May 12 when a tire on his Ferrari 335 S blew out during the Mille Miglia, killing both his navigator and nine spectators.
- Races*: 8
- Drivers' Champion: Juan Manuel Fangio with Maserati
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Luigi Musso (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 16 | 3 |
Mike Hawthorn (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 13 | 4 |
Peter Collins (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 8 | 9 |
Maurice Trintignant (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 5 | 13 |
Alfonso de Portago (ES) | Scuderia Ferrari | 1 | 21 |
José Froilán González (AR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 1 | 22 |
Eugenio Castellotti (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Cesare Perdisa (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
Alejandro de Tomaso (AR) | Scuderia Centro Sud | 0 | - |
1958
British driver Mike Hawthorn, racing for Scuderia Ferrari, won the Drivers' Championship after a close battle with Stirling Moss, thanks in part to Moss's sportsmanship during a penalty dispute following the Portuguese Grand Prix. Despite Moss winning four races to Hawthorn's one, the points from the Portuguese round allowed Hawthorn to claim the title. 1958 was the first year where the Formula 1 World Constructors' Champion was awarded. Scuderia Ferrari used Ferrari 246 chassis for this season, which was the first V6-engined car to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix and the last front-engined car to win a Formula 1 Championship. Sadly, Ferrari also mourned the deaths of Luigi Musso at the French Grand Prix and Peter Collins at the German Grand Prix.
- Races*: 11
- Drivers' Champion: Mike Hawthorn
- Winning Constructor: Vanwall
- Scuderia Ferrari 1958 Formula 1 Constructor’s result: 2nd
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Mike Hawthorn (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 49 | 1 |
Peter Collins (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 14 | 5 |
Luigi Musso (IT) | Scuderia Ferrari | 12 | 7 |
Phil Hill (US) | Scuderia Ferrari | 9 | 10 |
Wolfgang von Trips (DE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 9 | 10 |
Olivier Gendebien (BE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |
1959
Racing legend Dan Gurney began his Formula 1 career at the 1959 French Grand Prix, driving for Scuderia Ferrari. Unfortunately, his race ended after 19 laps due to a faulty radiator. Jean Behra, Tony Brooks, and Cliff Allison were also part of the team that season. Behra was dismissed after a heated argument with team manager Romolo Tavoni, which escalated when Behra punched Tavoni. He then moved to Porsche but tragically lost his life just days later in a crash during the German Grand Prix. Throughout the season, Scuderia Ferrari used both 246 and 156 chassis, with Tony Brooks finishing second and Phil Hill finishing fourth in the Drivers' Championship.
- Races*: 9
- Drivers' Champion: Jack Brabham
- Winning Constructor: Cooper Car Company
- Scuderia Ferrari 1959 Formula 1 Constructor’s result: 2nd
Drivers | Team | Points | Drivers' |
Tony Brooks (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 27 | 2 |
Phil Hill (US) | Scuderia Ferrari | 20 | 4 |
Dan Gurney (US) | Scuderia Ferrari | 13 | 7 |
Olivier Gendebien (BE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 3 | 15 |
Cliff Allison (UK) | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | 17 |
Jean Behra (FR) | Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
Wolfgang von Trips (DE) | Scuderia Ferrari | 0 | - |