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  Giuseppe Farina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Farina, born in Turin, Italy and nicknamed "Nino", was a doctor of engineering and nephew of Pinin Farina of the coach building company.
Sadly for Farina, he was just reaching his peak as a driver at the outbreak of World War II, and it would be another eight years before he would win a major race.
Farina's first win for Ferrari, and the last of his 5 World Championship wins, came at the Nürburgring in the 1953 German Grand Prix.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Giuseppe_Farina   (611 words)

  
 The Official Formula 1 Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Giuseppe Antonio 'Nino' Farina was always destined to be involved in the automotive world, though not necessarily as a driver.
From an early age Nino was expected to join the family business but his first driving experience, at the age of nine in a small car on the grounds of his father's factory, whetted his appetite for the sporting side of motoring.
Fangio remarked that "because of the crazy way Farina drove only the Holy Virgin was capable of keeping him on the track, and we all thought one day she would get tired of helping him." Even Enzo Ferrari (not always noted for his compassion) feared for Farina's future: "A man of steel, inside and out.
www.formula1.com /archive/halloffame/driver/261.html   (1072 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Giuseppe Farina
Farina was also said to have been involved in accidents which claimed the lives of two rivals, rumours that were so strong that Enzo Ferrari specifically denied that Farina was dangerous in his 1983 book "Piloti, che gente..."
Rising quickly from the ranks of Italian amateurs Farina made his name in the 1930s with Maseratis and then competed in Scuderia Ferrari-entered Alfa Romeos in the 1938 and 1939 seasons.
Farina won the World Championship in 1950 in dominant fashion but as competition increased in 1951 he was overshadowed by Juan-Manuel Fangio and moved to Ferrari.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-fargiu.html   (368 words)

  
 Dr Nino Farina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Farina siegte beim allerersten Weltmeisterschaftslauf, dem Grand Prix von Europa in Silverstone, in den Grand Prix der Schweiz und von Italien; er gewann den Titel vor seinen Teamkollegen Fangio und Fagioli.
Emilio Guiseppe Farina was born in Torino in the year of 1906, exactly on the 30th October.
Farina won the first ever championship round, the Grand Prix of Europe and also the Grand Prix of Switzerland and Italy; he secured the title ahead of his team mates Fangio and Fagioli.
www.research-racing.de /farina.htm   (1029 words)

  
 elnino03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Precipitation for the winter was normal - at 10.67 inches, despite the 18.5 inches of snow during the storm Feb. 4-6.
The warmer winter is being attributed to the worldwide weather pattern known as El Nino.
El Nino, the warming of the water in the Pacific Ocean off South America, effects the general jet stream pattern across the United States.
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 Giuseppe Farina - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
The man who was destined to win the first official World Championship, 'Nino' Farina was a son of one of the founders of the Farina coachbuilding company.
By the end of 1934 Farina was racing a Maserati 4CM, winning the Circuit of Biella, and then taking his first major victory in the voiturette race which acted as curtain-raiser to the Czech Grand Prix.
Farina was widely credited with having pioneered the relaxed, arms-stretched driving style which would later be emulated by Stirling Moss.
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 Cafe - Congratulations Today !
Born in Turin and nicknamed "Nino", Farina was a doctor of engineering and nephew of Pinin Farina of the coach building company.
Sadly for Farina, he was just reaching his peak as a driver at the outbreak of World War II, and it would be another 8 years before he would win a major race.
Farina's 1st win for Ferrari, and the last of his 5 World Championship wins, came at the Nurburgring in the 1953 German Grand Prix.
www.f1db.com /forums/showthread.php?p=185924   (3373 words)

  
 Farina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Farina (novel), an 1857 novel by George Meredith.
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 Riccardo Patrese - The Italian Hero   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At the end of 1939 Ferrari retired from the team and Ricart got full control of the racing project, but then the Second Great War started and the project had to be stopped for some time.
At the end of the war Alfa Romeo returned to action, now with Giovanbattista Guidotti as the competition manager and the drivers were: Achille Varzi, Giuseppe "Nino" Farina, Count Felice Trossi and Jean-Pierre Wimille.
The season was marked by the fight between Varzi and Farina, but Wimille always was fastest than them and stayed on the team for the 1947 season with Varzi while Farina left Alfa.
www.rpatrese.com /teams/alfa.htm   (1712 words)

  
 Giuseppe Farina - WikiF1, l'encyclopédie coopérative du sport automobile et de la Formule 1
Giuseppe "Nino" Farina fur le premier champion du monde de Formule 1 de l'histoire.
C’est à Spa que s’est étonnamment joué le titre quand Farina, en proie à un problème de transmission accepte la mort dans l’âme de finir la course en levant le pied en deça de 100 km/h.
Le 30 juin 1966, quelques mois avant son soixantième anniversaire, Farina quitte Turin au volant de sa Lotus Cortina pour aller assister au GP de France à Reims.
www.wikif1.org /Nino_Farina   (1375 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1953 Results > German GP
Ferrari's Alberto Ascari was on pole position with Juan-Manuel Fangio's Maserati alongside and the front row was completed with the Ferraris of Nino Farina and Mike Hawthorn.
Maurice Trintignant did a good job in his Gordini to out qualify Gigi Villoresi (Ferrari) and Felice Bonetto (Maserati) on the second row, while the third featured the Maseratis of Onofre Marimon and de Graffenried split by the Gordinis of Jean Behra and Harry Schell.
Farina ended the race over a minute ahead of Fangio with Hawthorn 38 secs behind the Argentine driver.
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 Vintage 1951 photo of Nino Farina on Alfa Romeo 159 at Goodwood
Vintage 1951 photo of the first F1 World Champion EVER, Guiseppe "Nino" Farina in his Alfa Romeo 159 at Goodwood in 1951.
The event at which this photo was taken is the "Woodcote Cup" for Formula Libre cars on September 29, 1951 during which Farina set the fastest time around the
The photo is in mint condition and measures some 5 x 3 inches.
www.zagato-cars.com /en-us/p_7.html   (97 words)

  
 Angelo Farina's Home Page
Angelo Farina is working with Ambisonics and Ambiophonics methods since 1998.
Angelo Farina is the author of more than 200 scientific papers; most of them are in English.
You can read anything You find there, but be aware that the action of copying some of the contents of this server can result in copyright infringement or other violations of the law.
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 BLACKHAWK EDITIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina in his race winning Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 ‘Alfetta’ following team mate Juan Manual Fangio, both about to overtake Louis Chiron’s Talbot-Lago.
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone on May 13, 1950 was the first race of the year in the new World Championship.
Farina would take pole position, fastest lap, and would go on to take the crown becoming motor racing’s inaugural Driver’s World Champion.
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 Formula One History - The Early Years
Farina, who topped Juan Manuel Fangio by three points in the 1950 season, is best remembered for his style of driving; the relaxed, inclined position and outstretched arms that was to influence a whole generation of drivers.
Leaving for Ferrari in 1951, for the next two seasons Farina fought a personal battle with Alberto Ascari, a battle he was bound to lose, for Ascari was by far the better driver; more controlled, faster and more precise.
Ascari won the F1 championship in 1952-53 in the Ferrari 500.
www.f1-grandprix.com /history2.html   (653 words)

  
 The George Vanderbilt Cup
Drivers for the Italian team included Antonio Brivio, Nino Farina and the legendary Tazio Nuvolari.
Closely trailing the mercurial Farina until the Italian crashed, thus allowing the upstart American into third place before he succumbed to a tire failure and later a collapsed rear suspension.
The very same car brought as a spare by the Scuderia Ferrari was purchased by "Hollywood" Bill White and was to be driven by famed American driver Rex Mays.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/vand2.htm   (974 words)

  
 Mille Miglia Italian Light Alloy Wheels
The first race took place in 1927 and the route ran for about 1000 miles, which led to it being named the 'Coppa Mille Miglia' - The Thousand Mile Cup.
Over the years the Mille Miglia has had many famous names in racing take up its challenge, including Enzo Ferrari, Nino Farina and Britain's Stirling Moss.
In 1955 Stirling Moss in a Mercedes 300 SLR became only the third foreigner to win the race, travelling at a record-breaking average speed of 157.55 km/hour - 1600 kilometres in 10 hours, 47 minutes, and 48 seconds.
www.millemiglia.co.uk /mille.htm   (215 words)

  
 VeloceToday - Online Magazine for Italian Car Enthusiasts!
This brought the mileage of the "Thousand Miles" to exactly 1000 miles.
*Nino Farina broke his arm when his Ferrari 375 Plus went off the road in only a few miles from the start.
According to Road & Track, Farina crashed into a tree trying to avoid an errant spectator.
www.velocetoday.com /events/events_75.php   (865 words)

  
 The Great Farina (on canvas) - Automotive Art Gallery
The Great Farina (on canvas) - Automotive Art Gallery
Nino Farina invented his own driving style in the thirties.
His arms extended, head held back, relaxed, his style was emulated by a generation of post-war drivers.
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 painting of ferrari driver nino farina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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I have a painting of Giuseppe Farina, "Nino" that I
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 businesstoday - APRIL 2006 - Twenty two cars, 11 teams, lots of money, lots of glamour and a whole lot of speed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The steering wheel also doubles up as the instrument console and has all the necessary switchgear, including gearshift paddles
Italian Nino Farina won the first ever Formula One Championship way back in 1950
All the three Championships from 1955 to 1957 were won by Juan Manuel Fangio, with Stirling Moss in second place
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 GrandPrixStats.com :: All fastest race laps of Nino Farina
GrandPrixStats.com :: All fastest race laps of Nino Farina
GrandPrixStats.com > Drivers list > Nino Farina > All fastest race laps
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 Rosberg's fastest lap ... - Automotive Message Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
> Nino Farina 1950 - 1 - GBR
> > Nino Farina 1950 - 1 - GBR
Yes but not a rookie : he recorded fastest lap in 1935 at Donnington.
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 Racing Safety News - John Fitch to Drive 2002 Mille Miglia
Fitch drove the original Thousand Mile Race twice - the first time was in 1953 at the wheel of a Nash Healey that eventually went out with mechanical ailments.
Engaged to drive by Donald Healey, he practiced the long course with ex-world champion Nino Farina.
The prototype car arrived only 3 days before the start.
www.racesafety.com /news_detail.html?NEWSID=129   (600 words)

  
 Nino Farina wins the Silverstone Grand Prix 1950, buy car paintings (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Nino Farina wins the Silverstone Grand Prix 1950, buy car paintings (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)
Nino Farina wins the Silverstone Grand Prix 1950, buy car paintings, lithographs, original paintings and limited edition prints in our online art gallery - find and buy original works of art online by Francesco Scianna Italian expressionist artist for classic motor car races and graphic art.
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 AutoRacing1.com - Hot News Page
Saturday Trivia Keith Andrews was killed at Indy test driving a car owned by what former F1 Champion?
Answer: Keith Andrews was testing 1950 World Champion Giuseppi "Nino" Farina's car.
Farina was 50 at the time; Andrews 36 years old.
www.autoracing1.com /Archives/HotNews/2000/1007_1014.htm   (6105 words)

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