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The Ferrari 500 was a Formula 2 car designed by Aurelio Lampredi. For 1952, the FIA announced that the World Championship would be run to Formula 2 specification after the withdrawal of Alfa Romeo (Formula One) from the sport.
Ferrari were the only team to have a car specifically designed for the new formula. The car was powered by a in line four cylinder engine which was mounted behind the front axle, improving weight distribution.
Alberto Ascari used the car to win his first world championship, winning all but one race with the simple 500. The race he missed was due to the fact he was driving the 4.5 litre Ferrari at the Indianapolis 500, but all was not lost as Ferrari won the race he was absent from as well. The following season, Ascari won his second world championship, and Ferrari won all but the final race, which was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, back in racing after an accident which had damaged his neck.
Ascari won 9 straight races in the 500, a world championship record which still stands today. The 500 won all but one race it was entered in, making it the most statistically successful car in the history of the FIA world championship.
| Cars that competed in the 1952 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500) |
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| Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau • Alta F2 • Aston Butterworth • BMW Eigenbau • Cisitalia D46 • Connaught Type A • Cooper T20 • ERA G-type • Ferrari 125 • Ferrari 166 F2 • Ferrari 212 • Ferrari 500 • Frazer-Nash FN48 • Frazer-Nash 421 • Gordini T16 • Hersham and Walton Motors • Maserati 4CLT • Maserati A6GCM • OSCA 20 • Simca-Gordini T11 • Simca-Gordini T15 • Veritas (automobile) • Veritas (automobile) |
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| Cars that competed in the 1953 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500) |
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| Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau • BMW Eigenbau • Connaught Type A • Cooper T20 • Cooper T23 • Cooper T24 • Eisenacher Motorenwerk • Ferrari 166C • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 553 • Gordini T16 • Hersham and Walton Motors • Maserati A6GCM • OSCA 20 • Simca-Gordini T15 • Veritas (automobile) • Veritas (automobile) |
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| Cars that competed in the 1954 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500) |
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| Connaught Type A • Cooper T23 • Cooper T24 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 553 • Ferrari 625 F1 • Gordini T16 • Hersham and Walton Motors • Klenk • Lancia D50 • Maserati A6GCM • Maserati 250F • Mercedes-Benz W196 • Vanwall |
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| Cars that competed in the 1955 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500) |
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| Arzani-Volpini • Connaught Type B • Cooper T40 • Ferrri 625 F1 • Ferrari 555 • Ferrari 500 • Lancia D50 • Gordini T16 • Gordini T32 • Hersham and Walton Motors • Lancia D50 • Maserati A6GCM • Maserati 250F • Mercedes-Benz W196 • Vanwall |
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| Cars that competed in the 1956 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500) |
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| BRM P25 • Bugatti Prototypes • Connaught Type B • Cooper T23 • Emeryson • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 555 • Lancia D50 • Gordini T16 • Gordini T32 • Maserati A6GCM • Maserati 250F • Vanwall |
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| Cars that competed in the 1957 Formula One season (ex. Indianapolis 500) |
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| BRM P25 • Connaught Type B • Cooper T41 • Cooper T43 • Cooper BG43 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari D50/D50A • Ferrari 801 • Maserati 250F • Porsche 550 • Vanwall |
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