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1950 Formula One season
The 1950 Formula One season was the first FIA Formula One World Championship: seven rounds from Silverstone, 13 May 1950, to Monza, won by Giuseppe Farina of Alfa Romeo over Juan Manuel Fangio under an 8-6-4-3-2 points system plus a fastest-lap point.
1951 Formula One season
The 1951 Formula One season, the second FIA World Championship, ran over 8 races; Juan Manuel Fangio won the drivers' title for Alfa Romeo with 31 points, while Ferrari took its first win at the British Grand Prix.
1952 Formula One season
1952 Formula One season, the sixth World Drivers' Championship, run to Formula Two 2-litre rules; Alberto Ascari won six of eight races for Ferrari and the title with 36 points over Farina and Taruffi.
1954 Formula One season
1954 Formula One season: fifth World Championship of Drivers, nine races, first 2.5-litre formula. Juan Manuel Fangio won his second title with 42 points and 6 wins, switching mid-season from Maserati to the returning Mercedes-Benz W196.
1955 Formula One season
1955 Formula One season: sixth FIA World Championship, seven races, won by Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes-Benz, 40 points) over Stirling Moss; marked by the Le Mans disaster and cancelled Grands Prix.
1958 Formula One season
1958 Formula One season: ninth FIA World Championship, 11 races. Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) beat Stirling Moss 42-41 with one win; Vanwall won the first Constructors' Cup; Moss's Cooper-Climax Argentina win launched rear-engined F1.