The event was instituted by the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) in August 1949, sponsored by the Daily Express newspaper, for cars meeting contemporary Grand Prix motor racing regulations. The BRDC drew the name from that of an extinct event formerly held at the Brooklands circuit in the early 1930s. The first Silverstone event was noteworthy as it was the first to use the former airfield's perimeter roadways rather than the main runways; a circuit layout that persisted for over forty years.
With the introduction of the new World Championship, in 1950 the International Trophy became a non-championship race held to Formula One rules. The 1950 event was again held in August, but from 1951 onwards – apart from 1957 – the International Trophy was contested in April or May, near the beginning of the World Championship season. The timing of the event often attracted many top teams and drivers, allowing them to practise in racing conditions before the season became too serious. From 1952 the trophy was also sporadically opened to drivers in the Formula Two category, as well as being run to F2 regulations in those years that the World Championship was also. 1978 saw the 30th running of the International Trophy, and the last under these rules; with the increasing complexity of F1 cars it simply became too expensive for teams to contest non-championship events.
From 1979, the trophy continued as a Formula Two-only event. When F2 was replaced at the end of 1984, the trophy switched to the new Formula 3000 rules from 1985. In turn, it was replacement of F3000 by GP2 in 2005 that ended the International Trophy as an event for cutting-edge racing cars.
Since 2005 the trophy has been awarded to the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the annual Silverstone Classic race meeting.
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International Trophy redirects here For the individual tournament that was part of the World Cup of Golf see World Cup men s golf The International Trophy is a prize awarded annually by the British Racing Drivers Club to the winner of a motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit England For many years it formed the premier non championship Formula One event in Britain alongside the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch Peter Dunn in the March 761 Cosworth on his way to victory in the 2007 International Trophy race The event was instituted by the British Racing Drivers Club BRDC in August 1949 sponsored by the Daily Express newspaper for cars meeting contemporary Grand Prix motor racing regulations The BRDC drew the name from that of an extinct event formerly held at the Brooklands circuit in the early 1930s The first Silverstone event was noteworthy as it was the first to use the former airfield s perimeter roadways rather than the main runways a circuit layout that persisted for over forty years With the introduction of the new World Championship in 1950 the International Trophy became a non championship race held to Formula One rules The 1950 event was again held in August but from 1951 onwards apart from 1957 the International Trophy was contested in April or May near the beginning of the World Championship season The timing of the event often attracted many top teams and drivers allowing them to practise in racing conditions before the season became too serious From 1952 the trophy was also sporadically opened to drivers in the Formula Two category as well as being run to F2 regulations in those years that the World Championship was also 1978 saw the 30th running of the International Trophy and the last under these rules with the increasing complexity of F1 cars it simply became too expensive for teams to contest non championship events From 1979 the trophy continued as a Formula Two only event When F2 was replaced at the end of 1984 the trophy switched to the new Formula 3000 rules from 1985 In turn it was replacement of F3000 by GP2 in 2005 that ended the International Trophy as an event for cutting edge racing cars Since 2005 the trophy has been awarded to the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the annual Silverstone Classic race meeting Contents 1 Winners of the International Trophy 1 1 1949 1980 Formula One years 1 2 1977 1984 Formula Two years 1 3 1985 2004 Formula 3000 years 1 4 2005 onward Historic F1 years 2 ReferencesWinners of the International Trophy Edit1949 1980 Formula One years Edit Year Driver Constructor Report1949 nbsp Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report1950 nbsp Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Report1951 nbsp Reg Parnell Ferrari Report1952 nbsp Lance Macklin HWM Alta Report1953 nbsp Mike Hawthorn Ferrari Report1954 nbsp Jose Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari Report1955 nbsp Peter Collins Maserati Report1956 nbsp Stirling Moss Vanwall Report1957 nbsp Jean Behra BRM Report1958 nbsp Peter Collins Ferrari Report1959 nbsp Jack Brabham Cooper Climax Report1960 nbsp Innes Ireland Lotus Climax Report1961 nbsp Stirling Moss Cooper Climax Report1962 nbsp Graham Hill BRM Report1963 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Climax Report1964 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Climax Report1965 nbsp Jackie Stewart BRM Report1966 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Repco Report1967 nbsp Mike Parkes Ferrari Report1968 nbsp Denny Hulme McLaren Ford Report1969 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Ford Report1970 nbsp Chris Amon March Cosworth Report1971 nbsp Graham Hill Brabham Cosworth Report1972 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus Ford Report1973 nbsp Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Ford Report1974 nbsp James Hunt Hesketh Cosworth Report1975 nbsp Niki Lauda Ferrari Report1976 nbsp James Hunt McLaren Ford Report1978 nbsp Keke Rosberg Theodore Cosworth Report1980 nbsp Eliseo Salazar Williams Cosworth ReportNote that in 1952 and 1953 the race was run to Formula Two while the 1961 race was held for the short lived Intercontinental Formula The 1980 event formed a round of the 1980 British Formula One Championship 1977 1984 Formula Two years Edit Year Driver Constructor Report1977 nbsp Rene Arnoux Renault Gordini Report1979 nbsp Eddie Cheever Osella BMW Report1981 nbsp Mike Thackwell Ralt Honda Report1982 nbsp Stefan Bellof Maurer BMW Heidegger Report1983 nbsp Beppe Gabbiani March BMW Rosche Report1984 nbsp Mike Thackwell Ralt Honda Mugen Report1985 2004 Formula 3000 years Edit Year Driver Constructor Report1985 nbsp Mike Thackwell Ralt Cosworth Report1986 nbsp Pascal Fabre Lola Cosworth Report1987 nbsp Mauricio Gugelmin Ralt Honda Report1988 nbsp Roberto Moreno Reynard Cosworth Report1989 nbsp Thomas Danielsson Reynard Cosworth Report1990 nbsp Allan McNish Lola Mugen Honda Report1991 Not held due to track refurbishment1992 nbsp Jordi Gene Reynard Mugen Honda Report1993 nbsp Gil de Ferran Reynard Cosworth Report1994 nbsp Franck Lagorce Reynard Cosworth Report1995 nbsp Ricardo Rosset Reynard Cosworth Report1996 nbsp Kenny Brack Lola Zytek Report1997 nbsp Tom Kristensen Lola Zytek Report1998 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya Lola Zytek Report1999 nbsp Nicolas Minassian Lola Zytek Report2000 nbsp Mark Webber Lola Zytek Report2001 nbsp Sebastien Bourdais Lola Zytek Report2002 nbsp Tomas Enge Lola Zytek Judd Report2003 nbsp Bjorn Wirdheim Lola Zytek Judd Report2004 nbsp Vitantonio Liuzzi Lola Zytek Judd Report2005 onward Historic F1 years Edit Year Driver Constructor Report2005 nbsp Duncan Dayton Williams Cosworth Report2006 nbsp Manfredo Rossi Brabham Repco Report2007 nbsp Peter Dunn March Cosworth Report2008 nbsp Peter Sowerby Williams Cosworth Report2012 nbsp Bill Coombs Tyrrell Cosworth Report2005 Thoroughbred Grand Prix 2006 2007 2012 Masters Series 2008 FIA Historic F1References Edit Facts and Figures From the World of Formula 3000 Motorsport Stats com Archived from the original on 2006 07 01 Retrieved 2001 10 25 F3000 Results Le Mans F2 Voiturettes FJ and F3 Results Le Mans amp Formula 2 Register Archived from the original on 2007 10 11 Retrieved 2007 10 25 F2 Results The Formula One Archives GEL Motorsport Information Archived from the original on 15 October 2007 Retrieved 2007 10 25 Complete F1 Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BRDC International Trophy amp oldid 1068953664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,