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British Grand Prix

1950 RAC British Grand Prix

Round 1 of 7Silverstone Circuit, SilverstoneMay 13 195070 laps

Podium

FAGAlfa Romeo
2
FARAlfa Romeo
1
RPAAlfa Romeo
3

Key facts

WinnerFAR2:13:23.600 from P1
PoleFAR1:50.800
Fastest lapFAR1:50.600 on lap 2
Finishers12 / 23classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1FARNino FarinaAlfa Romeo1–702:13:23.60091:50.600
2FAGLuigi FagioliAlfa Romeo2–70+2.600s6–
3RPAReg ParnellAlfa Romeo4▲170+52.000s4–
4CABYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago6▲268+2 laps3–
5ROSLouis RosierTalbot-Lago9▲468+2 laps2–
6GERBob GerardERA13▲767+3 laps–
7HARCuth HarrisonERA15▲867+3 laps–
8ETAPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago14▲665+5 laps–
9HAMDavid HampshireMaserati16▲764+6 laps–
10FRYJoe FryMaserati20▲1064+6 laps–
11SHABrian Shawe-TaylorMaserati–0+70 laps–
12CLAJohnny ClaesTalbot-Lago21▲964+6 laps–
DNFFANJuan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo362Oil pipe–
NCKELJoe KellyAlta1957Not classified–
DNFBIRBirabongse BhanudejMaserati549Out of fuel–
DNFMURDavid MurrayMaserati1844Engine–
DNFCROGeoffrey CrossleyAlta1743Transmission–
DNFDEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati836Engine–
DNFCHILouis ChironMaserati1124Clutch–
DNFMAREugène MartinTalbot-Lago78Oil pressure–
DNFWALPeter WalkerERA105Gearbox–
DNFTROTony RoltERA–0Retired–
DNFJOHLeslie JohnsonERA122Compressor–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1FARNino FarinaAlfa Romeo1:50.800
2FAGLuigi FagioliAlfa Romeo1:51.000+0.200s
3FANJuan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo1:51.000+0.200s
4RPAReg ParnellAlfa Romeo1:52.200+1.400s
5BIRBirabongse BhanudejMaserati1:52.600+1.800s
6CABYves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago1:53.400+2.600s
7MAREugène MartinTalbot-Lago1:55.400+4.600s
8DEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati1:55.800+5.000s
9ROSLouis RosierTalbot-Lago1:56.000+5.200s
10WALPeter WalkerERA1:56.600+5.800s
11CHILouis ChironMaserati1:56.600+5.800s
12JOHLeslie JohnsonERA1:57.400+6.600s
13GERBob GerardERA1:57.400+6.600s
14ETAPhilippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago1:57.800+7.000s
15HARCuth HarrisonERA1:58.400+7.600s
16HAMDavid HampshireMaserati2:01.000+10.200s
17CROGeoffrey CrossleyAlta2:02.600+11.800s
18MURDavid MurrayMaserati2:05.600+14.800s
19KELJoe KellyAlta2:06.200+15.400s
20FRYJoe FryMaserati2:07.000+16.200s
21CLAJohnny ClaesTalbot-Lago2:08.800+18.000s

Silverstone Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1950. Outline from F1DB.

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