1950 British Grand Prix
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The 1950 British Grand Prix was a first round of Formula One World Championship and the fifth season race for Formula One cars after Pau Grand Prix and San Remo Grand Prix, winning by Juan Manuel Fangio, the Richmond Trophy, won by Reg Parnell and the Paris Grand Prix, win by Georges Grignard.
Held on May 13 at Silverstone Circuit, and designated Grand Prix of Europe for 1950, this very first round was attended by King George, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and Earl & Lady Mountbatten.
The Alfa Romeo factory team arrived at circuit with four 158s (Fangio, Farina, Fagioli & Parnell). Ferrari decided not to take part but there were a handful of Maserati's, one a factory car for Louis Chiron and Talbot-Lago sent over two factory cars to be driven by Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Eugene Martin. The rest of the field was made up of local machinery, which included ERA's and Alta's.
Farina was fastest in qualifying and the other three Alfa's were alongside him on the front row. The second row consisted of Prince Bira in a Maserati and the two factory Talbot Lago's. Felice Bonetto was the only driver who not started at qualifying and would not took part in race. At the start of the race Farina took the lead with Fagioli and Fangio in pursuit. In the early laps they switched around between themselves several times to keep everyone amused. Fangio went out with engine troubles and so Farina led Fagioli home by 2.5 seconds with Parnell a distant third. The nearest challenger was Giraud-Cabantous two laps down, Bira having gone out with a fuel problem.
Drivers and constructors competing
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nino 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 | Eugene 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 |
| DNQ | 22 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | no time | not qualified |
Starting Grid Positions
| 1st Row | 4 Pos. | 3 Pos. | 2 Pos. | 1 Pos. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Alfa Romeo 1'52.2 | Fangio Alfa Romeo 1'51.2 | Fagioli Alfa Romeo 1'51.0 | Farina Alfa Romeo 1'50.8 | ||||
| 2nd Row | 7 Pos. | 6 Pos. | 5 Pos. | ||||
| Martin Talbot-Lago 1'55.4 | Cabantous Talbot-Lago 1'53.4 | Bira Maserati 1'52.6 | |||||
| 3rd Row | 11 Pos. | 10 Pos. | 9 Pos. | 8 Pos. | |||
| Chiron Maserati 1'56.6 | Walker ERA 1'56.6 | Rosier Talbot-Lago 1'56.0 | Graffenried Maserati 1'55.8 | ||||
| 4th Row | 14 Pos. | 13 Pos. | 12 Pos. | ||||
| Étancelin Talbot-Lago 1'57.8 | Gerard ERA 1'57.4 | Johnson ERA 1'57.4 | |||||
| 5th Row | 18 Pos. | 17 Pos. | 16 Pos. | 15 Pos. | |||
| Murray Maserati 2'05.6 | Crossley Alta 2'02.6 | Hampshire Maserati 2'01.0 | Harrison ERA 1'58.4 | ||||
| 6th Row | 21 Pos. | 20 Pos. | 19 Pos. | ||||
| Claes Talbot-Lago 2'08.2 | Fry Maserati 2'07.0 | Kelly Alta 2'06.2 |
Race
Fastest laps in race
Notes
Race Drivers
- 22 competing, 21 qualified for race, 11 classified.
Number Race Car
- Cars #7 and #13 not assigned.
- Nino Farina – 1'50.8, average speed 151.051 Km/h
Fastest Lap
- Nino Farina – 1'50.6, average speed 151.024 Km/h
Race Winner
- Nino Farina – 2:13'23.6, average speed 146.378 Km/h
Lap Leaders
- Nino Farina 63 laps (1-9, 16-37 and 39-70)
- Luigi Fagioli 6 laps (10-15)
- Juan Manuel Fangio 1 lap (38).
Shared Drives
- Car #10: Joe Fry (first 45 laps) then Brian Shawe Taylor (19 laps) – Total 64 laps, distance 297.536 Km
- Car #9: Peter Walker (2 laps) then Tony Rolt (3 laps) – Total 5 laps, distance 23.245 Km
- Drivers: First Hat Trick in Formula One history for Nino Farina: scored Pole, Fastest Lap and Victory in same race. Farina was leaders in 63 of 70 total laps; for only 7 laps not clinched Grand Chelem.
- Constructors: First Royal Flush in F1 history for Alfa Romeo: scored Pole, Fastest Lap, Victory (Farina), leading all race with Farina, Fagioli and Fangio and placed three car in first three position with Farina, Fagioli and Parnell. During qualifying sessions Alfa's placed four cars in first row.
- Drivers: First Hat Trick in Formula One history for Nino Farina: scored Pole, Fastest Lap and Victory in same race. Farina was leaders in 63 of 70 total laps; for only 7 laps not clinched Grand Chelem.
- Constructors: First Royal Flush in F1 history for Alfa Romeo: scored Pole, Fastest Lap, Victory (Farina), leading all race with Farina, Fagioli and Fangio and placed three car in first three position with Farina, Fagioli and Parnell. During qualifying sessions Alfa's placed four cars in first row.
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