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The 1950 Formula 1.5 season was the first season of the FIA's Formula 1.5 motor racing. It featured the inaugural FIA World Championship of Drivers which commenced on 13 May and ended on 3 September. The championship consisted of six Grand Prix races, each held in Europe and open to Formula One cars. Birabongse Bhanudej won the Drivers championship from Johnny Claes and Bob Gerard. Maserati won the Constructors championship from Talbot-Lago and ERA.

Championship review[edit]

Grands Prix[edit]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	13 May	Birabongse Bhanudej	Bob Gerard	ERA	D	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	21 May	José Froilan González	Louis Chiron	Maserati	P	Report
3	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	4 June	Philippe Étancelin	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	D	Report
4	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	18 June	Raymond Sommer	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	D	Report
5	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	2 July	Philippe Étancelin	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	P	Report
6	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	3 September	Raymond Sommer	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	D	Report

Teams and drivers[edit]

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1950 FIA World Championship of Drivers. The entries of Alfa Romeo SpA, Automobiles Talbot-Darracq, and Scuderia Ferrari did not count towards the 1950 Formula 1.5 championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	4CLT/48 4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	David Murray	1, 6
				David Hampshire	1, 5
				Reg Parnell	5
T.A.S.O. Mathieson	ERA	E	ERA 4CLT 1.5 L6 s	Leslie Johnson	1
Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 4CLT 1.5 L6 s	Peter Walker	1
Peter Walker	ERA	E	ERA 4CLT 1.5 L6 s	Tony Rolt	1
Joe Fry	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	Joe Fry	1
Joe Fry	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	Brian Shawe-Taylor	1
Cuth Harrison	ERA	B	ERA 1.5 L6 s	Cuth Harrison	1–2, 6
Bob Gerard	ERA	B A	ERA 1.5 L6 s	Bob Gerard	1–2
Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Johnny Claes	All
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Louis Chiron	1–3, 5–6
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Franco Rol	2, 5–6
Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/50 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Toulo de Graffenried	1–3, 6
Enrico Platé	Maserati	4CLT/50 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Birabongse Bhanudej	1–3, 6
Joe Kelly	Alta	GP	Alta 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Joe Kelly	1
Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	GP	Alta 4CLT 1.5 L4 s	Geoff Crossley	1, 4
Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati	4CLT/48 4CLT/50 4CL	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	José Froilan González	2, 5
				Alfredo Pián	2
				Nello Pagani	3
				Antonio Branca	3
Horschell Racing Corporation	Cooper-JAP	T12	JAP 1.1 V2	Harry Schell	2
Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15	Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s	Robert Manzon	2, 5–6
Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini	T15	Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s	Maurice Trintignant	2, 6
Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Philippe Étancelin	2–3, 5–6
Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Eugène Chaboud	5
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Louis Rosier	2, 6
Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Henri Louveau	6
Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	125	Ferrari 125 F1 1.5 V12 s	Peter Whitehead	2, 5–6
Scuderia Milano	Maserati-Speluzzi	4CLT/50	Speluzzi 1.5 L4	Felice Bonetto	3, 5
	Maserati-Speluzzi	4CLT/50		Franco Comotti	6
	Milano-Speluzzi	1		Felice Bonetto	6
Ecurie Bleue	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Harry Schell	3
Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Raymond Sommer	4, 6
Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago	T26C-DA	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Eugène Chaboud	4
Antonio Branca	Maserati	4CL	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	Antonio Branca	4
Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Charles Pozzi	5
Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Louis Rosier	5
Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari-Jaguar	Biondetti/166 SC	Jaguar XK 3.4 L6	Clemente Biondetti	6
Paul Pietsch	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4 s	Paul Pietsch	6
Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Guy Mairesse	6
Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	T26C	Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6	Pierre Levegh	6

F1.5 World Championship of Drivers standings[edit]

Points were awarded on a 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six finishers at each Grand Prix. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Pos.	Driver	GBR	MON	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA	Pts.
1	Birabongse Bhanudej	Ret^P	2	1			Ret	14
2	Johnny Claes	5	4	7	1	Ret	Ret	13
3	Bob Gerard	1	3					12
4	Peter Whitehead		DNS			1	4	11
5	Louis Rosier		Ret			4†	1	9.5
6	Louis Chiron	Ret	1	6		Ret	Ret	9
7	Philippe Étancelin		Ret	Ret^P		3†^P	2	8
8	Toulo de Graffenried	Ret	Ret	3			3	8
9	Cuth Harrison	2	Ret				Ret	6
10	Felice Bonetto			2		Ret	Ret	6
11	Geoff Crossley	Ret			2			6
12	Robert Manzon		Ret			2	Ret	6
13	Antonio Branca			8	3			4
14	David Hampshire	3				Ret		4
15	Nello Pagani			4				3
16	Eugène Chaboud				Ret	3†		2
17	Harry Schell		Ret	5				2
18	Joe Fry	4†						1.5
19	Brian Shawe-Taylor	4†						1.5
20	Charles Pozzi					4†		1.5
—	Joe Kelly	NC						0
—	Franco Rol		Ret			Ret	Ret	0
—	José Froilan González		Ret^P			Ret		0
—	David Murray	Ret					Ret	0
—	Maurice Trintignant		Ret				Ret	0
—	Raymond Sommer				Ret^P		Ret^P	0
—	Peter Walker	Ret†						0
—	Tony Rolt	Ret†						0
—	Leslie Johnson	Ret						0
—	Reg Parnell					Ret		0
—	Guy Mairesse						Ret	0
—	Pierre Levegh						Ret	0
—	Clemente Biondetti						Ret	0
—	Henri Louveau						Ret	0
—	Franco Comotti						Ret	0
—	Paul Pietsch						Ret	0
—	Alfredo Pián		DNS					0
Pos.	Driver	GBR	MON	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA	Pts.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap

† Position shared between more drivers of the same car

F1.5 World Championship of Constructors standings[edit]

Only the best scoring car of each constructor could score points for the championship. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Pos.	Constructor	GBR	MON	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA	Pts.
1	Maserati	3	1	1	3	(Ret)	(3)	24 (28)
2	Talbot-Lago	(5)	4	(4)	1	3	1	23 (28)
3	ERA	1	3				Ret	12
4	Ferrari		DNS			1	4	11
5	Alta	NC			2			6
6	Maserati-Speluzzi			2		Ret	Ret	6
7	Simca-Gordini		Ret			2	Ret	6
—	Cooper-JAP		Ret					0
—	Ferrari-Jaguar						Ret	0
—	Milano-Speluzzi						Ret	0
Pos.	Constructor	GBR	MON	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA	Pts.