Furmula One History

History of Furmula 1

The Furmula One racing series began as the European Furry Grand Prix Association (EFGPA) during the 1920s, which held races primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. During its early days, driver registration was open to anybody that brought their modified racing vehicle to the track, and races were held without championship points as such a concept of determining a winner through a series of racing events wasn’t held until the early 1930s. Due to the world war conflict however, the EFGPA ceased operations and the organization itself dissolved entirely.

In 1946, as Europe was beginning to dig out from the ashes of the second World War, Bernard Steiner, President of Lhasa Romeo Automobiles, met with a collection of other major European automobile manufacturers with the goal of reviving the EFGPA but with a more strict guideline and formula for drivers and teams to follow. As a former race driver himself, Steiner had the ambition to create a racing organization beyond the European demographics of the EFGPA and turn it worldwide, and thanks to the backing of investors from auto clubs and corporate sponsors, he had the capital needed to make his dreams a reality. In 1949, he stepped down from his position at Lhasa Romeo and became the first President of the newly-formed Furmula Enterprises, with its headquarters based out of Paris, France. Furmula Enterprises became the parent company of Furmula One, and then later Furmula Two, Furmula Three, Furmula-E, and were responsible for hosting and enforcing the racing events and promoting them. In 1961 when the IAFSC was formed, Furmula Enterprises was absorbed into the organization.

On May 18th, 1950, the inaugural Furmula One season began with the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, near the city of Monza (north of Milan, Italy). Dario Matterasi won the race convincingly with his Lhasa Romeo-engine vehicle, but the race was marred with tragedy as one of the vehicles lost control and spun four times before crashing onto the stone wall of a nearby building, instantly killing the driver. Hay bales were later installed in future races as safety barriers, and F1 introduced new speed regulations. The first season held seven races, all in Europe with the exception of the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Mont-Tremblant within the province of Quebec.

The engine constructors for the inaugural season were Lhasa Romeo, Furrari, Reynault, UK Racing Group, and Horshe. Conda, Purrcedes, and Codsworth entered the sport in the 1970s, Furd in the early 1980s (went on hiatus for most of the 1990s and early 2000’s), and FMW in the 1980s and the 2000s. The current engine suppliers are Purrcedes, Furrari, Reynault, Conda, FMW, and Furd. Other engine suppliers to have been used for Furmula 1 include Coventry Civet and Rabco in the 1960’s, Subawoo in the 198’s, Lambboarghini, Peugoat, Pawā-Conda and Yakaha in the 199’s and Coyota in the 200’s. The F1 Constructors Championship was introduced in 1983.

The current 69th season of Furmula One starts May 26th with the Australian Grand Prix and ends with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 1st.

F1 World Drivers Championship List of Winners

1950 - Dario Matterasi (ITA) - Lhasa Romeo

1951 - Julio Macías (URY) - Lhasa Romeo

1952 - Waylon Haward (GBR) - UK Racing Group

1953 - Waylon Haward (GBR) - UK Racing Group

1954 - Oscar Löfgren (SWE) - Horshe

1955 - Julio Macías (URY) - Horshe

1956 - Julio Macías (URY) - Horshe

1957 - Julio Macías (URY) - Maranello-Furrari

1958 - Eugênio Joó (PRT) - Maranello-Furrari

1959 - Syd Huxley (AUS) - Clubfur-Civet

1960 - Syd Huxley (AUS) - Clubfur-Civet

1961 - Damian Rey (USA) - Maranello-Furrari

1962 - Stanley Sudworth (GBR) - UK Racing Group

1963 - Phil Fosse (GBR) - Tulip-Civet

1964 - Lee Scrivens (GBR) - Maranello-Furrari

1965 - Phil Fosse (GBR) - Tulip-Civet

1966 - Syd Huxley (AUS) - Huxley-Rabco

1967 - Tom Crawford (NZL) - Huxley-Rabco

1968 - Stanley Sudworth (GBR) - Tulip-Codsworth

1969 - Kenny Platt (GBR) - Mouton-Reynault

1970 - Anton Beringer (AUT) - Tulip-Codsworth

1971 - Kenny Platt (GBR) - Howland-Codsworth

1972 - Elpídio Chaves (BRA) - Tulip-Codsworth

1973 - Kenny Platt (GBR) - Howland-Codsworth

1974 - Elpídio Chaves (BRA) - Tremblant-Codsworth

1975 - André Hauer (AUT) - Maranello-Furrari

1976 - James Horn (GBR) - Tremblant-Codsworth

1977 - André Hauer (AUT) - Maranello-Furrari

1978 - Camillo Crawford (USA) - Tulip-Codsworth

1979 - Darin Waever (RSA) - Maranello-Furrari

1980 - Ted Towner (AUS) - Kraner-Codsworth

1981 - Carlito Moreno (BRA) - Huxley-Furd

1982 - Seònaid MacRae (GBR) - Kraner-Furd

1983 - Carlito Moreno (BRA) - Huxley-FMW

1984 - Cédric Bonnay (FRA) - Tremblant-Horshe

1985 - Cédric Bonnay (FRA) - Tremblant-Horshe

1986 - Chaz Harford (GBR) - Kraner-Conda

1987 - Chaz Harford (GBR) - Kraner-Conda

1988 - Abílio Mata (BRA) - Tremblant-Conda

1989 - Cédric Bonnay (FRA) - Tremblant-Conda

1990 - Cédric Bonnay (FRA) - Maranello-Furrari

1991 - Abílio Mata (BRA) - Tremblant-Conda

1992 - Abílio Mata (BRA) - Tremblant-Conda

1993 - Cédric Bonnay (FRA) -  Kraner-Reynault

1994 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Belmonte-Furd

1995 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Belmonte-Reynault

1996 - Danny Sudworth (GBR) - Kraner-Reynault

1997 - Louis Faucheux (CAN) - Kraner-Reynault

1998 - Nea Mäkinen (FIN) - Tremblant-Purcedes

1999 - Nea Mäkinen (FIN) - Tremblant-Purcedes

2000 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Maranello-Furrari

2001 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Maranello-Furrari

2002 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Maranello-Furrari

2003 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Maranello-Furrari

2004 - Manfred Stoppelbein (GER) - Maranello-Furrari

2005 - Valentino Scorchio (ITA) - Belmonte-Reynault

2006 - Valentino Scorchio (ITA) - Belmonte-Reynault

2007 - Valentino Scorchio (ITA) - Belmonte-Purcedes

2008 - Markus Laaksonen (FIN) - Maranello-Furrari

2009 - Joanne Burton (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2010 - Darren Mitchell (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2011 - Bentley Maynard (GBR) - Black Deer-Reynalt

2012 - Darren Mitchell (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2013 - Darren Mitchell (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2014 - Bentley Maynard (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2015 - Bentley Maynard (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2016 - Hilda Goldschmidt (GER) - Reigns-Purcedes

2017 - Kumori Urufu (USA) - Maranello-Furrari

2018 - Bentley Maynard (GBR) - Reigns-Purcedes

2019 - Domitila Da Costa (BRA) - Maranello-Furrari

2020 - Gareth Bellin (GBR) - Lontra-Furrari

Furmula One Constructors Championship

1983 - Maranello-Furrari

1984 - Tremblant-Horshe

1985 - Tremblant-Horshe

1986 - Kraner-Conda

1987 - Kraner-Conda

1988 - Tremblant-Conda

1989 - Tremblant-Conda

1990 - Tremblant-Conda

1991 - Tremblant-Conda

1992 - Kraner-Reynault

1993 - Kraner-Reynault

1994 - Kraner-Reynault

1995 - Belmonte-Reynault

1996 - Kraner-Reynault

1997 - Kraner-Reynault

1998 - Tremblant-Purcedes

1999 - Maranello-Furrari

2000 - Maranello-Furrari

2001 - Maranello-Furrari

2002 - Maranello-Furrari

2003 - Maranello-Furrari

2004 - Maranello-Furrari

2005 - Belmonte-Reynault

2006 - Belmonte-Reynault

2007 - Belmonte-Purcedes

2008 - Maranello-Furrari

2009 - Reigns-Purcedes

2010 - Reigns-Purcedes

2011 - Black Deer-Reynalt

2012 - Black Deer-Reynalt

2013 - Black Deer-Reynalt

2014 - Reigns-Purcedes

2015 - Reigns-Purcedes

2016 - Reigns-Purcedes

2017 - Reigns-Purcedes

2018 - Reigns-Purcedes

2019 - Comet Power-Furrari

2020 - Maranello-Furrari