Giuseppe Farina

Nino Farina won the first Formula 1 World Championship in 1950, however Farina's career dated back to 1932, when he competed in a race in Italy. Farina was born to a wealthy Italian family and his racing career was tutored by the great Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari. Farina won several races in the 30s before World War II interrupted his career. When the war ended, Farina resumed his career and was one of the first great drivers of the newly formed Formula 1 World Championship. Farina battled with countryman and future champion Alberto Ascari and the great Juan Fangio. Farina, a private person, who seldom gave interviews, retired from racing in 1955 and lived quietly in Europe, before he was killed in a road accident in France in 1966 at the age of 59.