Dorino Serafini is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Serafini has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,967 ranks Serafini 2838th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1950-09-03 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P2 | +68 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P13 | +68 | 2,974 |
Dorino Serafini was an Italian racing driver who competed in a single Formula 1 season in 1950, entering the World Championship's inaugural year with Ferrari. He made one start, at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where he finished second; this podium result remains his only World Championship appearance. His average finishing position across all classified starts was second place, a reflection of that single race outcome.[1]
The 1950 Italian Grand Prix brought Serafini into direct competition with several established drivers of considerably higher rating, including Luigi Fagioli, Toulo de Graffenried, Louis Rosier, and Philippe Étancelin. He finished ahead of all four in that race, a notable achievement given their respective standing in professional motorsport at the time. Despite this strong showing in what became a historic grid, Serafini did not continue in the World Championship beyond that single round.[2]
Serafini's recorded racing career spans only the 1950 season. The brevity of his Formula 1 tenure, combined with his immediate retirement from the sport, places him among the most marginal figures in the championship's early history, yet his second-place finish at Monza secured him a permanent footnote in the 1950 World Championship records.