British Grand Prix

Date
Sat 13th May 1950 (UTC)
Sat 13th May 1950 (Local)

Timestamp
1950-05-13T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1950

Round
1

Status
Match Finished

Location
Silverstone Circuit

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Description

The 1950 British Grand Prix, formally known as The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix, 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.

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 (90.955 mph). Luigi Fagioli finished second in another Alfa Romeo, and Reg Parnell third in a third Alfa Romeo.

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Result List

01	Nino Farina	2:13:23.6
02	Luigi Fagioli	+2.6
03	Reg Parnell	+52.0
04	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	+2 laps
05	Louis Rosier	+2 laps
06	Bob Gerard	+3 laps
07	Cuth Harrison	+3 laps
08	Philippe Étancelin	+5 laps
09	David Hampshire	+6 laps
10	Joe Fry	+6 laps
10	Brian Shawe Taylor	+6 laps

Result Description
1 /Nino Farina /Alfa Romeo /2:13:23.6
2 /Luigi Fagioli /Alfa Romeo /+2.6
3 /Reg Parnell /Alfa Romeo /+52.0
4 /Yves Giraud-Cabantous /Talbot-Lago-Talbot /+2 laps
5 /Louis Rosier /Talbot-Lago-Talbot /+2 laps
6 /Bob Gerard /ERA /+3 laps
7 /Cuth Harrison /ERA /+3 laps
8 /Philippe Étancelin /Talbot-Lago-Talbot /+5 laps
9 /David Hampshire /Maserati /+6 laps
10 /Joe Fry /Maserati /+6 laps
10 /Brian Shawe-Taylor /Maserati /+6 laps

Shared drive
Joe Fry drove car #10 for the first 45 laps, then Brian Shawe-Taylor took over for 19 laps for a total of 64 laps.

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