The Alfa Romeo 158 was the car driven by all seven Alfa Romeo drivers during the inaugural season of the F1 World Championship in 1950. As such, it was driven by Giuseppe Farina to the World Drivers' Championship. It was the winning car in every race of that season, apart from the Indianapolis 500 which the team did not enter. The 158 was succeeded the following season by a more developed version, the Alfa Romeo 159. __TOC__
The Alfa Romeo 158 was the car driven by all seven Alfa Romeo drivers during the inaugural season of the F1 World Championship in 1950. As such, it was driven by Giuseppe Farina to the World Drivers' Championship. It was the winning car in every race of that season, apart from the Indianapolis 500 which the team did not enter. A well developed pre-war GP car, the 158 had a 1.5Litre Supercharged engine and was much lighter than some of its competition and sometimes only lost the lead of races when it came in to re fuel where as some of the opponents did not need to but the speed of the car meant this was not often a problem. The 158 was succeeded the following season by a more developed version, the Alfa Romeo 159. __TOC__
