Nino Farina's father was the entrepreneur Giovanni Farina , who had been running the body construction company Stabilimenti Farina in Turin since 1906 . His uncle - his father's brother - was Battista "Pinin" Farina , whose Pininfarina company was also involved in the automotive industry. Nino Farina was a trained economist and ran the Stabilimenti Farina together with his brother Attilio from 1946 until its liquidation in 1953.
In 1950 he joined the Alfa Romeo team , which also included Luigi Fagioli and Juan Manuel Fangio , so that the "team of the three big Fs" was spoken of. With three Grand Prix victories in 1950 he secured the first ever Formula 1 world championship ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio. Farina celebrated his last Grand Prix victory in 1953 at the age of 47 at the German Grand Prix . In 1956 he ended his racing career and then tried his hand at working as a car dealer, driving instructor and body designer with his uncle Pinin Farina .
On June 30, 1966, Nino Farina had a fatal accident on a public road near Chambéry when he crashed into a telegraph pole.
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Streak results
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Leader in the overall standings
1Farina drove the vehicle with the number 34 until it retired. He then took over the vehicle with the number 40 from Felice Bonetto and came in third.
2Farina drove the vehicle with the number 28 until it retired. He then took over the vehicle with the number 32 from André Simon . This vehicle was also eliminated.
3Farina drove the vehicle with the number 10. He handed it over to Maurice Trintignant , who finally passed it on to Umberto Maglioli . Vehicle no. 10 came third. Farina then took over the vehicle with the no. 12 from José Froilán González . He finally handed this vehicle over to Trintignant. Vehicle no. 12 came second.
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