Giuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 1953. A qualified doctor of engineering, Farina won the first official Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1950, winning three Grands Prix in the process, driving for Alfa Romeo. He drove for Ferrari from 1952. Hawthorn became Britain's first Formula 1 World Champion driver in 1958, also with Ferrari. Both drivers were killed in road accidents. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
