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1950 British Grand Prix

December 01, 2023

The 1950 British Grand Prix, formally known as The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix,[4] was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England. It was the first World Championship Formula One race, as well as the fifth British Grand Prix, and the third to be held at Silverstone after motor racing resumed after World War II. It was the first race of seven in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers.

1950 British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit in 1950–1951 configuration
Race details
Date 13 May 1950
Official name The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.649 km (2.889 mi)
Distance 70 laps, 325.430 km (202.213 mi)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry.
Attendance 100,000[1]
Pole position
Driver
Alfa Romeo
Time 1:50.8[2]
Fastest lap
Driver Nino Farina Alfa Romeo
Time 1:50.6[3] on lap 2
Podium
First
Alfa Romeo
Second
Alfa Romeo
Third
Alfa Romeo
Lap leaders

The 70-lap race was won by Nino Farina for the Alfa Romeo team, after starting from pole position, with a race time of 2:13:23.6 and an average speed of 146.378 km/h. Luigi Fagioli finished second in another Alfa Romeo, and Reg Parnell third in a third Alfa Romeo.

The race followed the non-championship Pau Grand Prix and San Remo Grand Prix (both won by Juan Manuel Fangio), the Richmond Trophy (won by Reg Parnell) and the Paris Grand Prix (won by Georges Grignard).

Background edit

 
RAF Silverstone airport in 1945

The formation of Formula One was created in 1946 with the first race under the Formula rules being the 1946 Turin Grand Prix which was won by Achille Varzi in the Alfa Romeo 158. But it wouldn't be until the 1949 when the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile announce a series that would take place the following year, one year after the formation of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

The 1950 edition of the British Grand Prix was the fifth edition of the Grand Prix with it also being the third time that Silverstone Circuit held since the first race being held in 1948.[5] It was also the designated European Grand Prix for the year, which was the 11th time that title had been held since the first one back in 1923.[6] Before the first Grand Prix which was held, four non-championship races was held all across Europe with Juan Manuel Fangio winning the races in Pau and San Remo with the other two races being won by Reg Parnell and Georges Grignard.

During the weekend, the race was also supported by an International 500cc race which was won by Stirling Moss driving a Cooper-JAP. There was also a demonstration run for the much-anticipated BRM P15, which was due to enter the sport later in the year.[7] The race was attended by George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and the Earl & Countess Mountbatten of Burma.[1]

Entries edit

 
Maserati 4CLT/48
 
Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158
 
Talbot-Lago T26C

24 drivers were entered for the first race with them competing in 22 different cars. The numbers 7 and 13 were not assigned.[8] The biggest absence was the Scuderia Ferrari who would not compete in the opening race with Enzo Ferrari not sending any cars to Britain with the team debuting at the next round in Monaco, due to the small amount of appearance money the organisers were willing to pay him to participate.[9][10] This meant that Alfa Romeo with four drivers for Farina, Fangio, Fagioli and British driver, Reg Parnell.[8] Their main competition was the Maseratis, of Scuderia Ambrosiana and their drivers, David Hampshire and David Murray. Enrico Platé also entered two Maserati's with Prince Bira of Siam and Baron Toulo de Graffenried with the pair not being able to practice on Thursday. Felice Bonetto also entered in a Maserati but wouldn't arrive for the race.[11]

Talbot-Lago sent over two factory cars in the traditional French pale blue colour to be driven by Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Eugène Martin. Other private Talbots were entered by Louis Rosier, Philippe Etancelin and Belgian Johnny Claes, in a yellow car. The rest of the field was made up of local machinery, which included four E.R.A.s and two Altas, in British racing green.[1]

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre
1   Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
2   Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
3   Luigi Fagioli1 Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
4   Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s P
5   David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s D
6   David Hampshire Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s D
8   Leslie Johnson T.A.S.O. Mathieson ERA ERA E ERA 1.5 L6s D
9   Peter Walker2 Peter Walker ERA ERA E ERA 1.5 L6s D
10   Joe Fry3 Joe Fry Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 1.5 L4s D
11   Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA ERA B ERA 1.5 L6s D
12   Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA ERA B ERA 1.5 L6s D
14   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
15   Louis Rosier Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
16   Philippe Étancelin Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
17   Eugène Martin Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
18   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 D
19   Louis Chiron Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
20   Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
21   B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
22   Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CLT/50 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s P
23   Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta Alta GP Alta 1.5 L4s D
24   Geoffrey Crossley Geoffrey Crossley Alta Alta GP Alta 1.5 L4s D
26   Raymond Mays4 Raymond Mays ERA ERA D ERA 1.5 L6s D
Sources:[12][13]
^1 – Luigi Fagioli qualified and drove all 70 laps of the race in the #3 Alfa Romeo. Gianbattista Guidotti, named substitute driver for the car, was not used at the Grand Prix.[14]
^2 – Peter Walker qualified and drove 2 laps of the race in the #9 ERA. Tony Rolt took over the car for 3 laps of the race.[15]
^3 – Joe Fry qualified and drove 45 laps of the race in the #10 Maserati. Brian Shawe-Taylor took over the car for 19 laps of the race.[15]
^4 – Entry cancelled prior to event.[16]

Qualifying edit

Qualifying took place on the Friday and saw the Alfa Romeos end up on the front row of the grid as Farina claimed the first pole position in the history of Formula One with a time of 1:50.8. Fagioli and Fangio and Parnell would fill the remaining spots on the front row of the grid. Prince Bira was the fastest non-Alfa, 1.8 seconds back with the two Talbot's cars filling in the second row.[17]

Qualifying classification edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2   Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1:50.8 –
2 3   Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 1:51.0 + 0.2
3 1   Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:51.2 + 0.4
4 4   Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo 1:52.2 + 1.4
5 21   Prince Bira Maserati 1:52.6 + 1.8
6 14   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:53.4 + 2.6
7 17   Eugène Martin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:55.4 + 4.6
8 20   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 1:55.8 + 5.0
9 15   Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:56.0 + 5.2
10 9   Peter Walker ERA 1:56.6 + 5.8
11 19   Louis Chiron Maserati 1:56.6 + 5.8
12 8   Leslie Johnson ERA 1:57.4 + 6.6
13 12   Bob Gerard ERA 1:57.4 + 6.6
14 16   Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:57.8 + 7.0
15 11   Cuth Harrison ERA 1:58.4 + 7.6
16 6   David Hampshire Maserati 2:01.0 + 10.2
17 24   Geoffrey Crossley Alta 2:02.6 + 11.8
18 5   David Murray Maserati 2:05.6 + 14.8
19 23   Joe Kelly Alta 2:06.2 + 15.4
20 10   Joe Fry Maserati 2:07.0 + 16.2
21 18   Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:08.8 + 18.0
DNA 22   Felice Bonetto Maserati – –

Race edit

On 13 May, 21 drivers from 9 countries were represented at the old Silverstone airport, 4 from France, 2 from Italy, 1 each from Belgium, Ireland, Monaco, Argentina, Thailand and Switzerland. The UK was represented by 9 drivers. The race drew 200,000 spectators. At the start of the race, Farina took the lead with Fagioli and Fangio in pursuit, while Cabantous got a poor start and lost 4 positions. In the early laps they switched around between themselves several times to keep everyone amused. Fangio retired with engine troubles caused by a broken oil pipe and so Farina led Fagioli home by 2.5 seconds with Parnell a distant third despite hitting a hare during the race. The nearest challenger was Giraud-Cabantous two laps down, Bira having retired with a fuel problem. Crossley and Murray duelled at the back before retiring, de Graffenried had done so on lap 34, while Chiron was demoted to the role of viewer 10 laps earlier. Nino Farina led for 63 laps (1–9, 16–37 and 39–70). Luigi Fagioli led for 6 laps (10–15). Juan Manuel Fangio led for 1 lap (38). Joe Fry drove car #10 for the first 45 laps, then Brian Shawe-Taylor took over for 19 laps for a total 64 laps, distance 297.536 km. Peter Walker drove car #9 for 2 laps, then Tony Rolt drove for and additional 3 laps, totaling 5 laps, a distance of 23.245 km. Nino Farina achieved the fastest lap of the race, with a 1:50.6 on Lap 2.[1]

Race classification edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 70 2:13:23.6 1 91
2 3   Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 70 + 2.6 2 6
3 4   Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo 70 + 52.0 4 4
4 14   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 68 + 2 Laps 6 3
5 15   Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 68 + 2 Laps 9 2
6 12   Bob Gerard ERA 67 + 3 Laps 13  
7 11   Cuth Harrison ERA 67 + 3 Laps 15  
8 16   Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 65 + 5 Laps 14  
9 6   David Hampshire Maserati 64 + 6 Laps 16  
10 10   Joe Fry
  Brian Shawe-Taylor 		Maserati 64 + 6 Laps 20  
11 18   Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 + 6 Laps 21  
Ret 1   Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 62 Oil pipe 3  
NC 23   Joe Kelly Alta 57 Not Classified 19  
Ret 21   Prince Bira Maserati 49 Out of fuel 5  
Ret 5   David Murray Maserati 44 Engine 18  
Ret 24   Geoffrey Crossley Alta 43 Transmission 17  
Ret 20   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 36 Engine 8  
Ret 19   Louis Chiron Maserati 24 Clutch 11  
Ret 17   Eugène Martin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 8 Oil pressure 7  
Ret 9   Peter Walker
  Tony Rolt 		ERA 5 Gearbox 10  
Ret 8   Leslie Johnson ERA 2 Compressor 12  
Source:[18]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1   Nino Farina 9
2   Luigi Fagioli 6
3   Reg Parnell 4
4   Yves Giraud-Cabantous 3
5   Louis Rosier 2
Source:[19]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "World's Premier Motor Race". Dundeee Evening Telegraph. 13 May 1950. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 14. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
  3. ^ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 15. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
  4. ^ The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe. Royal Automobile Club. 1950.
  5. ^ Zaborska, Ewa (8 July 2011). (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ "1950 British Grand Prix race report – Farina wins Grand Prix d'Europe". Motorsport Magenzine. June 1950. p. 7.
  7. ^ "1950 British Grand Prix Program". online.fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix 1926-1976. B. T. Batsford. p. 39. ISBN 9780713432831.
  9. ^ Hope-Frost, Henry. "Top 12: Ferrari‑free Grands Prix". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ Saward, Joe (6 August 2020). "F1 Celebrates 70th Anniversary British Grand Prix—Here's How We Got to No. 1". Autoweek. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  11. ^ "1950 British Grand Prix race report – Farina wins Grand Prix d'Europe". Motorsport Magazine. June 1950. p. 7.
  12. ^ . manipef1.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  13. ^ "1950 British GP – Entry List". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Britain 1950 – Race entrants". statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  15. ^ a b "British Grand Prix 1950 – Results". ESPN F1. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Britain 1950 – Result". statsf1.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Britain 1950". Stats F1. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  18. ^ . formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Britain 1950 – Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

External links edit

  • BBC newsreel of the event


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The 1950 British Grand Prix formally known as The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix 4 was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone England It was the first World Championship Formula One race as well as the fifth British Grand Prix and the third to be held at Silverstone after motor racing resumed after World War II It was the first race of seven in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers 1950 British Grand PrixNext race Silverstone Circuit in 1950 1951 configurationRace detailsDate13 May 1950Official nameThe Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d Europe Incorporating The British Grand PrixLocationSilverstone CircuitSilverstone EnglandCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length4 649 km 2 889 mi Distance70 laps 325 430 km 202 213 mi WeatherSunny mild dry Attendance100 000 1 Pole positionDriverNino FarinaAlfa RomeoTime1 50 8 2 Fastest lapDriverNino FarinaAlfa RomeoTime1 50 6 3 on lap 2PodiumFirstNino FarinaAlfa RomeoSecondLuigi FagioliAlfa RomeoThirdReg ParnellAlfa RomeoLap leaders The 70 lap race was won by Nino Farina for the Alfa Romeo team after starting from pole position with a race time of 2 13 23 6 and an average speed of 146 378 km h Luigi Fagioli finished second in another Alfa Romeo and Reg Parnell third in a third Alfa Romeo The race followed the non championship Pau Grand Prix and San Remo Grand Prix both won by Juan Manuel Fangio the Richmond Trophy won by Reg Parnell and the Paris Grand Prix won by Georges Grignard Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entries 2 Qualifying 2 1 Qualifying classification 3 Race 3 1 Race classification 4 Championship standings after the race 5 References 6 External linksBackground edit nbsp RAF Silverstone airport in 1945The formation of Formula One was created in 1946 with the first race under the Formula rules being the 1946 Turin Grand Prix which was won by Achille Varzi in the Alfa Romeo 158 But it wouldn t be until the 1949 when the Federation Internationale de l Automobile announce a series that would take place the following year one year after the formation of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing The 1950 edition of the British Grand Prix was the fifth edition of the Grand Prix with it also being the third time that Silverstone Circuit held since the first race being held in 1948 5 It was also the designated European Grand Prix for the year which was the 11th time that title had been held since the first one back in 1923 6 Before the first Grand Prix which was held four non championship races was held all across Europe with Juan Manuel Fangio winning the races in Pau and San Remo with the other two races being won by Reg Parnell and Georges Grignard During the weekend the race was also supported by an International 500cc race which was won by Stirling Moss driving a Cooper JAP There was also a demonstration run for the much anticipated BRM P15 which was due to enter the sport later in the year 7 The race was attended by George VI Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret and the Earl amp Countess Mountbatten of Burma 1 Entries edit nbsp Maserati 4CLT 48 nbsp Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158 nbsp Talbot Lago T26C24 drivers were entered for the first race with them competing in 22 different cars The numbers 7 and 13 were not assigned 8 The biggest absence was the Scuderia Ferrari who would not compete in the opening race with Enzo Ferrari not sending any cars to Britain with the team debuting at the next round in Monaco due to the small amount of appearance money the organisers were willing to pay him to participate 9 10 This meant that Alfa Romeo with four drivers for Farina Fangio Fagioli and British driver Reg Parnell 8 Their main competition was the Maseratis of Scuderia Ambrosiana and their drivers David Hampshire and David Murray Enrico Plate also entered two Maserati s with Prince Bira of Siam and Baron Toulo de Graffenried with the pair not being able to practice on Thursday Felice Bonetto also entered in a Maserati but wouldn t arrive for the race 11 Talbot Lago sent over two factory cars in the traditional French pale blue colour to be driven by Yves Giraud Cabantous and Eugene Martin Other private Talbots were entered by Louis Rosier Philippe Etancelin and Belgian Johnny Claes in a yellow car The rest of the field was made up of local machinery which included four E R A s and two Altas in British racing green 1 No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre1 nbsp Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1 5 L8s P2 nbsp Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1 5 L8s P3 nbsp Luigi Fagioli1 Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1 5 L8s P4 nbsp Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 1 5 L8s P5 nbsp David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 L4s D6 nbsp David Hampshire Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 L4s D8 nbsp Leslie Johnson T A S O Mathieson ERA ERA E ERA 1 5 L6s D9 nbsp Peter Walker2 Peter Walker ERA ERA E ERA 1 5 L6s D10 nbsp Joe Fry3 Joe Fry Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 1 5 L4s D11 nbsp Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA ERA B ERA 1 5 L6s D12 nbsp Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA ERA B ERA 1 5 L6s D14 nbsp Yves Giraud Cabantous Automobiles Talbot Darracq Talbot Lago Talbot Lago T26C DA Talbot 23CV 4 5 L6 D15 nbsp Louis Rosier Automobiles Talbot Darracq Talbot Lago Talbot Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4 5 L6 D16 nbsp Philippe Etancelin Automobiles Talbot Darracq Talbot Lago Talbot Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4 5 L6 D17 nbsp Eugene Martin Automobiles Talbot Darracq Talbot Lago Talbot Lago T26C DA Talbot 23CV 4 5 L6 D18 nbsp Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot Lago Talbot Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4 5 L6 D19 nbsp Louis Chiron Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 L4s P20 nbsp Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 L4s P21 nbsp B Bira Enrico Plate Maserati Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 L4s P22 nbsp Felice Bonetto Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CLT 50 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 L4s P23 nbsp Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta Alta GP Alta 1 5 L4s D24 nbsp Geoffrey Crossley Geoffrey Crossley Alta Alta GP Alta 1 5 L4s D26 nbsp Raymond Mays4 Raymond Mays ERA ERA D ERA 1 5 L6s DSources 12 13 1 Luigi Fagioli qualified and drove all 70 laps of the race in the 3 Alfa Romeo Gianbattista Guidotti named substitute driver for the car was not used at the Grand Prix 14 2 Peter Walker qualified and drove 2 laps of the race in the 9 ERA Tony Rolt took over the car for 3 laps of the race 15 3 Joe Fry qualified and drove 45 laps of the race in the 10 Maserati Brian Shawe Taylor took over the car for 19 laps of the race 15 4 Entry cancelled prior to event 16 Qualifying editQualifying took place on the Friday and saw the Alfa Romeos end up on the front row of the grid as Farina claimed the first pole position in the history of Formula One with a time of 1 50 8 Fagioli and Fangio and Parnell would fill the remaining spots on the front row of the grid Prince Bira was the fastest non Alfa 1 8 seconds back with the two Talbot s cars filling in the second row 17 Qualifying classification edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 2 nbsp Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1 50 8 2 3 nbsp Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 1 51 0 0 23 1 nbsp Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1 51 2 0 44 4 nbsp Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo 1 52 2 1 45 21 nbsp Prince Bira Maserati 1 52 6 1 86 14 nbsp Yves Giraud Cabantous Talbot Lago Talbot 1 53 4 2 67 17 nbsp Eugene Martin Talbot Lago Talbot 1 55 4 4 68 20 nbsp Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 1 55 8 5 09 15 nbsp Louis Rosier Talbot Lago Talbot 1 56 0 5 210 9 nbsp Peter Walker ERA 1 56 6 5 811 19 nbsp Louis Chiron Maserati 1 56 6 5 812 8 nbsp Leslie Johnson ERA 1 57 4 6 613 12 nbsp Bob Gerard ERA 1 57 4 6 614 16 nbsp Philippe Etancelin Talbot Lago Talbot 1 57 8 7 015 11 nbsp Cuth Harrison ERA 1 58 4 7 616 6 nbsp David Hampshire Maserati 2 01 0 10 217 24 nbsp Geoffrey Crossley Alta 2 02 6 11 818 5 nbsp David Murray Maserati 2 05 6 14 819 23 nbsp Joe Kelly Alta 2 06 2 15 420 10 nbsp Joe Fry Maserati 2 07 0 16 221 18 nbsp Johnny Claes Talbot Lago Talbot 2 08 8 18 0DNA 22 nbsp Felice Bonetto Maserati Race editOn 13 May 21 drivers from 9 countries were represented at the old Silverstone airport 4 from France 2 from Italy 1 each from Belgium Ireland Monaco Argentina Thailand and Switzerland The UK was represented by 9 drivers The race drew 200 000 spectators At the start of the race Farina took the lead with Fagioli and Fangio in pursuit while Cabantous got a poor start and lost 4 positions In the early laps they switched around between themselves several times to keep everyone amused Fangio retired with engine troubles caused by a broken oil pipe and so Farina led Fagioli home by 2 5 seconds with Parnell a distant third despite hitting a hare during the race The nearest challenger was Giraud Cabantous two laps down Bira having retired with a fuel problem Crossley and Murray duelled at the back before retiring de Graffenried had done so on lap 34 while Chiron was demoted to the role of viewer 10 laps earlier Nino Farina led for 63 laps 1 9 16 37 and 39 70 Luigi Fagioli led for 6 laps 10 15 Juan Manuel Fangio led for 1 lap 38 Joe Fry drove car 10 for the first 45 laps then Brian Shawe Taylor took over for 19 laps for a total 64 laps distance 297 536 km Peter Walker drove car 9 for 2 laps then Tony Rolt drove for and additional 3 laps totaling 5 laps a distance of 23 245 km Nino Farina achieved the fastest lap of the race with a 1 50 6 on Lap 2 1 Race classification edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 2 nbsp Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 70 2 13 23 6 1 912 3 nbsp Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 70 2 6 2 63 4 nbsp Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo 70 52 0 4 44 14 nbsp Yves Giraud Cabantous Talbot Lago Talbot 68 2 Laps 6 35 15 nbsp Louis Rosier Talbot Lago Talbot 68 2 Laps 9 26 12 nbsp Bob Gerard ERA 67 3 Laps 13 7 11 nbsp Cuth Harrison ERA 67 3 Laps 15 8 16 nbsp Philippe Etancelin Talbot Lago Talbot 65 5 Laps 14 9 6 nbsp David Hampshire Maserati 64 6 Laps 16 10 10 nbsp Joe Fry nbsp Brian Shawe Taylor Maserati 64 6 Laps 20 11 18 nbsp Johnny Claes Talbot Lago Talbot 64 6 Laps 21 Ret 1 nbsp Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 62 Oil pipe 3 NC 23 nbsp Joe Kelly Alta 57 Not Classified 19 Ret 21 nbsp Prince Bira Maserati 49 Out of fuel 5 Ret 5 nbsp David Murray Maserati 44 Engine 18 Ret 24 nbsp Geoffrey Crossley Alta 43 Transmission 17 Ret 20 nbsp Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 36 Engine 8 Ret 19 nbsp Louis Chiron Maserati 24 Clutch 11 Ret 17 nbsp Eugene Martin Talbot Lago Talbot 8 Oil pressure 7 Ret 9 nbsp Peter Walker nbsp Tony Rolt ERA 5 Gearbox 10 Ret 8 nbsp Leslie Johnson ERA 2 Compressor 12 Source 18 Notes 1 Includes 1 point for fastest lapChampionship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Nino Farina 92 nbsp Luigi Fagioli 63 nbsp Reg Parnell 44 nbsp Yves Giraud Cabantous 35 nbsp Louis Rosier 2Source 19 Note Only the top five positions are listed Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship References edit a b c d World s Premier Motor Race Dundeee Evening Telegraph 13 May 1950 Retrieved 18 July 2020 via British Newspaper Archive Lang Mike 1981 Grand Prix Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group p 14 ISBN 0 85429 276 4 Lang Mike 1981 Grand Prix Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group p 15 ISBN 0 85429 276 4 The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d Europe Royal Automobile Club 1950 Zaborska Ewa 8 July 2011 Historia toru Silverstone in Polish Archived from the original on 18 March 2016 1950 British Grand Prix race report Farina wins Grand Prix d Europe Motorsport Magenzine June 1950 p 7 1950 British Grand Prix Program online fliphtml5 com Retrieved 7 October 2020 a b Nye Doug 1977 The British Grand Prix 1926 1976 B T Batsford p 39 ISBN 9780713432831 Hope Frost Henry Top 12 Ferrari free Grands Prix www goodwood com Retrieved 25 October 2023 Saward Joe 6 August 2020 F1 Celebrates 70th Anniversary British Grand Prix Here s How We Got to No 1 Autoweek Retrieved 14 June 2021 1950 British Grand Prix race report Farina wins Grand Prix d Europe Motorsport Magazine June 1950 p 7 1950 British Grand Prix Race Entries manipef1 com Archived from the original on 19 May 2012 Retrieved 6 January 2016 1950 British GP Entry List chicanef1 com Retrieved 4 October 2013 Britain 1950 Race entrants statsf1 com Retrieved 7 January 2014 a b British Grand Prix 1950 Results ESPN F1 Retrieved 7 January 2014 Britain 1950 Result statsf1 com Retrieved 4 October 2013 Britain 1950 Stats F1 Retrieved 14 June 2021 1950 British Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 18 January 2015 Retrieved 25 December 2015 Britain 1950 Championship statsf1 com Retrieved 1 March 2019 External links editBBC newsreel of the event Previous race None FIA Formula One World Championship 1950 season Next race 1950 Monaco Grand PrixPrevious race 1949 British Grand 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