1950 Real-life British Grand Prix

The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first of seven races in the 1950 Formula 1 season, the inaugural season of the series. It was held at Silverstone, in England. Giuseppe Farina won the 70-lap race from Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell.

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
2	Giuseppe Farina	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
3	Luigi Fagioli	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
4	Reg Parnell	SA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo L8s	Pirelli
5	David Murray	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
6	David Hampshire	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
8	Leslie Johnson	ERA Ltd	ERA	ERA E Type	ERA L6s	Dunlop
9	Peter Walker	Private	ERA	ERA E Type	ERA L6s	Dunlop
10	Joe Fry	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati L4s	Dunlop
11	Cuth Harrison	Private	ERA	ERA B Type	ERA L6s	Dunlop
12	Bob Gerard	Private	ERA	ERA B/C Type	ERA L6s	Dunlop
14	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	Dunlop
15	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
16	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
17	Eugène Martin	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot L6	Dunlop
18	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6	Dunlop
19	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
20	Toulo de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
21	B. Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati L4s	Pirelli
22	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Milano	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT-50	Maserati Milano L4s	Pirelli
23	Joe Kelly	Private	Alta	Alta GP	Alta L4s	Dunlop
24	Geoff Crossley	Private	Alta	Alta GP	Alta L4s	Dunlop
26†	Raymond Mays	Private	ERA	ERA D Type	ERA L6s	Dunlop

† Entry cancelled prior to event

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Giuseppe 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	Geoff 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	2:08.2	+ 17.4
DNA	22	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	-	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	70	2:13:23.6	1	9
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 Leak	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	Geoff Crossley	Alta	43	Transmission	17
Ret	20	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	36	Engine	8
Ret	19	Louis Chiron	Maserati	26	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

Fastest lap: Giuseppe Farina

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pole position: Giuseppe Farina

Classification:

1. Giuseppe Farina

2. Luigi Fagioli

3. Reg Parnell

4. Yves Giraud-Cabantous

5. Louis Rosier

6. Bob Gerard

7. Cuth Harrison

8. Philippe Etancelin

9. David Hampshire

10. Joe Fry/Brian Shawe-Taylor

11. Johnny Claes

NC. Joe Kelly

Fastest lap: Giuseppe Farina

Mediocrity Awards

1. Joe Fry - 23 laps (6-28)

2. Joe Kelly - 15 laps (29, 44-57)

3. Geoff Crossley - 14 laps (30-43)

4. Brian Shawe-Taylor - 4 laps (58-61)

5. Tony Rolt - 3 laps (3-5)

=. Johnny Claes - 3 laps (62-64)

7. Peter Walker - 1 lap (1)

=. Leslie Johnson - 1 lap (2)

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Regular championship

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	9
2	Luigi Fagioli	6
3	Reg Parnell	4
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3
5	Louis Rosier	2

• Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pos	Driver	Wins	2nd	3rd	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	1	0	0	9
2	Luigi Fagioli	0	1	0	6
3	Reg Parnell	0	0	1	4
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	0	0	0	3
5	Louis Rosier	0	0	0	2

• Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Mediocrity Awards

Pos	Driver	Laps
1	Joe Fry	23
2	Joe Kelly	15
3	Geoff Crossley	14
4	Brian Shawe-Taylor	4
5	Johnny Claes	3

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