1950 Real-life British Grand Prix

The 1950 British Grand Prix was the first of seven races in the 1950 Formula One 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
=	Tony Rolt	3

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