Alfa Romeo won 6 races out of 7, and the world title went to Nino Farina.
The first World Championship was made up of seven races: six Grands Prix in Europe and the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the championship at the time, although drivers from the European teams hardly ever raced in it. Alfa Romeo won all six European races — three each for Nino Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio.
The title was decided at the final race, at Monza: Fangio retired, while Farina won and became the first World Champion with 30 points. Fangio finished on 27, and their Alfa Romeo team-mate Luigi Fagioli was third.
Written from the facts · checked by our editorsThe constructors’ championship only began in 1958.