Nino Farina

(Giuseppe Farina)

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1906 (119 years old)
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Turin, Italy

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Deceased

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Alfa Romeo S.p.A.

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Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo, and won five Grands Prix across seven seasons. Farina took his maiden Grand Prix win at the Naples Grand Prix in 1937, winning three consecutive Italian Championships until 1939, the latter two with Alfa Corse. He earned notoriety for his involvement in the fatal accidents of Marcel Lehoux and László Hartmann in 1936 and 1938, respectively. Farina won the Tripoli Grand Prix in 1939, his last victory before World War II
After a string of injuries during 1954, Farina retired from Formula One after Ascari's fatal accident in 1955.

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