1950 Formula One season

The 1950 Formula One season was the first Formula One season that had a driver's championship. The season which consisted of six Grand Prix races all in Europe was held from May 13 to September 3.

Championship review
In this first World Championship of Drivers, 14 teams (4 works and 10 independent) participated, along with a number of privately entered cars, in the six European Grands Prix. The chassis, engine and car numbers varied from race to race.

Results and standings
Points were awarded on an 8–6–4–3–2 basis to the first five finishers at each Grand Prix, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.


 * Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded)
 * Bold indicates pole position
 * † indicate that they retired but was still classified.