User:NASCARFan2004/F1.5 1950 British Grand Prix
1950 British Grand Prix | ||||
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![]() Silverstone Circuit in 1950–1951 configuration | ||||
Race details | ||||
Date | 13 May 1950 | |||
Official name | The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix | |||
Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | |||
Course | Permanent racing facility | |||
Course length | 4.649 km (2.889 mi) | |||
Distance | 67 laps, 311.483 km (193.547 mi) | |||
Weather | Sunny, mild, dry. | |||
Attendance | 100,000 | |||
Pole position | ||||
Driver | Enrico Platé | |||
Time | 1:52.6 | |||
Podium | ||||
First | ERA | |||
Second | ERA | |||
Third | Scuderia Ambrosiana |
The 1950 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 six in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers.
The 67-lap race was won by Bob Gerard, after starting from sixth on the grid, with a race time of 2:13:26.4 and an average speed of 140.055 km/h. Cuth Harrison finished second, and David Hampshire finished third for the Scuderia Ambrosiana team.
Entries[edit]
15 drivers were entered for the first race with them competing in 13 different cars. The numbers 1–4, 7, 13–17, and 22 were not assigned.
No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis |
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5 | ![]() |
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 |
6 | ![]() |
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 |
8 | ![]() |
T.A.S.O. Mathieson | ERA | ERA E |
9 | ![]() |
Peter Walker | ERA | ERA E |
10 | ![]() |
Joe Fry | Maserati | Maserati 4CL |
11 | ![]() |
Cuth Harrison | ERA | ERA B |
12 | ![]() |
Bob Gerard | ERA | ERA B |
18 | ![]() |
Ecurie Belge | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C |
19 | ![]() |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 |
20 | ![]() |
Enrico Platé | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/50 |
21 | ![]() |
Enrico Platé | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/50 |
23 | ![]() |
Joe Kelly | Alta | Alta GP |
24 | ![]() |
Geoff Crossley | Alta | Alta GP |
- ^1 – Peter Walker qualified and drove 2 laps of the race in the #9 ERA. Tony Rolt took over the car for 3 laps of the race.
- ^2 – Joe Fry qualified and drove 45 laps of the race in the #10 Maserati. Brian Shawe-Taylor took over the car for 19 laps of the race.
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying classification[edit]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 21 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:52.6 | – |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:55.8 | +3.2 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
ERA | 1:56.6 | +4.0 |
4 | 19 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:56.6 | +4.0 |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
ERA | 1:57.4 | +4.8 |
6 | 12 | ![]() |
ERA | 1:57.4 | +4.8 |
7 | 11 | ![]() |
ERA | 1:58.4 | +5.8 |
8 | 6 | ![]() |
Maserati | 2:01.0 | +8.4 |
9 | 24 | ![]() |
Alta | 2:02.6 | +10.0 |
10 | 5 | ![]() |
Maserati | 2:05.6 | +13.0 |
11 | 23 | ![]() |
Alta | 2:06.2 | +13.6 |
12 | 10 | ![]() |
Maserati | 2:07.0 | +14.4 |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2:08.8 | +16.2 |
Starting grid[edit]
Row 1 | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||
![]() 1:56.6 |
![]() 1:56.6 |
![]() 1:55.8 |
![]() 1:52.6 | ||||
Row 2 | 7th | 6th | 5th | ||||
![]() 1:58.4 |
![]() 1:57.4 |
![]() 1:57.4 | |||||
Row 3 | 11th | 10th | 9th | 8th | |||
![]() 2:06.2 |
![]() 2:05.6 |
![]() 2:02.6 |
![]() 2:01.0 | ||||
Row 4 | 13th | 12th | |||||
![]() 2:08.8 |
![]() 2:07.0 |
Race[edit]
Race classification[edit]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
ERA | 67 | 2:13:26.4 | 6 | 8 |
2 | 11 | ![]() |
ERA | 67 | + 0.4 | 7 | 6 |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
Maserati | 64 | + 3 Laps | 8 | 4 |
4 | 10 | ![]() ![]() |
Maserati | 64 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 1.5 1.5 |
5 | 18 | ![]() |
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 64 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 2 |
6 | 23 | ![]() |
Alta | 57 | + 14 Laps | 11 | 1 |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
Maserati | 49 | Out of fuel | 1 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Maserati | 44 | Engine | 10 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Alta | 43 | Transmission | 9 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Maserati | 36 | Engine | 2 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Maserati | 24 | Clutch | 4 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() ![]() |
ERA | 5 | Gearbox | 3 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
ERA | 2 | Compressor | 5 |
Championship standings after the race[edit]
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Note: only the top 5 is shown in both sets of standings.