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Formula One World Championship

Motorsport Championships

The Formula One World Championship is the highest class of worldwide single-seater racing, run by the Formula One Group and sanctioned by the FIA. It began in 1950 and is often regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport. A season is a series of Grands Prix held in many countries on purpose-built circuits or closed public roads, and a points system decides two annual titles, one for drivers and one for constructors. Each driver needs an FIA Super Licence and the circuits must hold the top Grade One rating. The commercial rights are leased to Liberty Media, which bought them in 2017 and added Grands Prix in Miami, Las Vegas, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Netherlands and Barcelona. Its cars generate high cornering speeds through aerodynamic downforce.

Facts
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Annual 1
Classification
Scope
World or International 1
Founding Year
1950 1
Connections

Competitors Include

Alberto Ascari, Athletes
Source Alberto Ascari (Wikipedia)
Alex Zanardi, Athletes
Source Alex Zanardi (Wikipedia)
Ayrton Senna, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Ayrton Senna
Giuseppe Farina, Athletes
Source Giuseppe Farina (Wikipedia)
Heinz Schiller, Athletes
Source Heinz Schiller (Wikipedia)
Jochen Rindt, Athletes
Source Jochen Rindt (Wikipedia)
John Surtees, Athletes
Source John Surtees (Wikipedia)
Mário de Araújo Cabral, Athletes
Source Mário de Araújo Cabral (Wikipedia)
Mike Hawthorn, Athletes
Source Mike Hawthorn (Wikipedia)
Paul Pietsch, Athletes
Source Paul Pietsch (Wikipedia)
Phil Hill, Athletes
Source Phil Hill (Wikipedia)
Toulo de Graffenried, Athletes
Source Toulo de Graffenried (Jolpica F1 API)

Features

Motor Racing, Sports
Source Formula One (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Formula One (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article
    since its inaugural running in 1950
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article [frequency-category]
    to determine two annual World Championships
  • Lead paragraph of the English Wikipedia article [scope]
    is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel, single-seater formula racing cars
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John Surtees (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: John Surtees, Lead sentence, Formula One title
Quote, Competitors Include: John Surtees, Lead sentence, Formula One title
won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1964 with Ferrari
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Jochen Rindt (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jochen Rindt, Lead paragraph, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Jochen Rindt, Lead paragraph, competition
Rindt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1970 with Lotus
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Alberto Ascari (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alberto Ascari, Lead paragraph 1
Quote, Competitors Include: Alberto Ascari, Lead paragraph 1
Ascari won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1952 and 1953 with Ferrari
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Mike Hawthorn (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mike Hawthorn, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Mike Hawthorn, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Hawthorn won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1958 with Ferrari
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Giuseppe Farina (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Giuseppe Farina, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Giuseppe Farina, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo
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Phil Hill (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Phil Hill, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Phil Hill, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Hill won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1961 with Ferrari
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Toulo de Graffenried (Jolpica F1 API)
Competitors Include: Toulo de Graffenried, Series, f1 results
Quote, Competitors Include: Toulo de Graffenried, Series, f1 results
1950 British Grand Prix
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Wikipedia, Ayrton Senna
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Ayrton Senna, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Ayrton Senna, Lead
Senna achieved 41 wins, 65 pole positions, 19 fastest laps and 80 podiums in Formula One; he remains a legendary figure within motorsport for his raw speed and uncompromising driving style, as well as his philanthropy, and is frequently cited as a national hero of Brazil.
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Heinz Schiller (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Heinz Schiller, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Heinz Schiller, Lead
He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 5, 1962.
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Mário de Araújo Cabral (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mário de Araújo Cabral, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Mário de Araújo Cabral, Lead
He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (four starts), debuting on 23 August 1959.
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Paul Pietsch (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paul Pietsch, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Paul Pietsch, Career section
returned after the war, becoming the first German ever to take part in Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
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Alex Zanardi (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alex Zanardi, Lead, paragraph 1 [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Alex Zanardi, Lead, paragraph 1 [competed-in]
competed in Formula One between 1991 and 1999
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