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Home / Seasons / 1950 F1 World Championship Season / 1950 British Grand Prix

1950 British Grand Prix

DateSaturday, 13 May 1950
Winner
  • Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina
  • Italy flag lazyload Alfa Romeo
Pole position
  • Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina
  • Italy flag lazyload Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
  • Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina
  • Italy flag lazyload Alfa Romeo
CircuitSilverstone, 70 laps
Round1 of 7
Race numbers

The 1950 British Grand Prix was the

  • 1st World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo702hr 13m 23.600s9 FL
2 Italy flag lazyload Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo70+2.600s6
3+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Reg ParnellAlfa Romeo70+52.000s4
4+2France flag lazyload Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot68+2 laps3
5+4France flag lazyload Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)68+2 laps2
6+7United Kingdom flag lazyload Bob GerardERA (privateer)67+3 laps 
7+8United Kingdom flag lazyload Cuth HarrisonERA (privateer)67+3 laps 
8+6France flag lazyload Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot65+5 laps 
9+7United Kingdom flag lazyload David HampshireMaserati (privateer)64+6 laps 
10+10
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Joe Fry
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Shawe-Taylor
Maserati (privateer)64+6 laps 
11+10Belgium flag lazyload Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)64+6 laps 
R Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo62DNF 
NC Ireland flag lazyload Joe KellyAlta (privateer)57+13 laps 
R Thailand flag lazyload Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)49DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload David MurrayMaserati (privateer)44DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Geoff CrossleyAlta (privateer)43DNF 
R Switzerland flag Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)36DNF 
R Monaco flag lazyload Louis ChironMaserati24DNF 
R France flag lazyload Eugene MartinTalbot-Lago-Talbot8DNF 
R 
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter Walker
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Rolt
ERA (privateer)5DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Leslie JohnsonERA (privateer)2DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:50.800

PosDriverConstructor
1Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo
2Italy flag lazyload Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo
3Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Reg ParnellAlfa Romeo
5Thailand flag lazyload Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)
6France flag lazyload Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot
7France flag lazyload Eugene MartinTalbot-Lago-Talbot
8Switzerland flag Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
9France flag lazyload Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter WalkerERA (privateer)
11Monaco flag lazyload Louis ChironMaserati
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Leslie JohnsonERA (privateer)
13United Kingdom flag lazyload Bob GerardERA (privateer)
14France flag lazyload Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Cuth HarrisonERA (privateer)
16United Kingdom flag lazyload David HampshireMaserati (privateer)
17United Kingdom flag lazyload Geoff CrossleyAlta (privateer)
18United Kingdom flag lazyload David MurrayMaserati (privateer)
19Ireland flag lazyload Joe KellyAlta (privateer)
20United Kingdom flag lazyload Joe FryMaserati (privateer)
21Belgium flag lazyload Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1950 British Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina9
2Italy flag lazyload Luigi Fagioli6
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Reg Parnell4
4France flag lazyload Yves Giraud-Cabantous3
5France flag lazyload Louis Rosier2

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Birabongse Bhanudej, Louis Chiron, Johnny Claes, Geoff Crossley, Emmanuel de Graffenried, Philippe Etancelin, Luigi Fagioli, Juan Manuel Fangio, Giuseppe Farina, Joe Fry (only start), Bob Gerard, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, David Hampshire, Cuth Harrison, Leslie Johnson (only start), Joe Kelly, Eugene Martin, David Murray, Reg Parnell, Tony Rolt, Louis Rosier, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Peter Walker
Alfa Romeo, Alta, ERA, Maserati, Talbot-Lago
Wins
1st for Giuseppe Farina (1st winner, 1st Italian driver)
1st for Alfa Romeo (1st winner)
Race 1-2
1st for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to finish 1-2)
Podiums
1st for Giuseppe Farina & Luigi Fagioli (1st & 2nd different podium finishers, 1st & 2nd Italian drivers), 1st and only for Reg Parnell (3rd different podium finisher, 1st British driver)
1st, 2nd & 3rd for Alfa Romeo (1st podium finisher)
Poles
1st for Giuseppe Farina (1st polesitter, 1st Italian driver)
1st for Alfa Romeo (1st polesitter)
Qualifying 1-2
1st for Alfa Romeo (1st constructor to qualify 1-2)
Fastest laps
1st for Giuseppe Farina (1st fastest lap setter, 1st Italian driver)
1st for Alfa Romeo (1st fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
1st for Giuseppe Farina & Luigi Fagioli (1st & 2nd different front row starters, 1st & 2nd Italian drivers), 1st for Juan Manuel Fangio (3rd different front row starter, 1st Argentine driver), 1st and only for Reg Parnell (4th different front row starter, 1st British driver)
Points finishes
1st for Giuseppe Farina & Luigi Fagioli (1st & 2nd different point scorers, 1st & 2nd Italian drivers), 1st for Reg Parnell (3rd different point scorer, 1st British driver), 1st for Yves Giraud-Cabantous & Louis Rosier (4th & 5th different point scorers, 1st & 2nd French drivers)
Pole & win
1st and only for Giuseppe Farina (1st driver to win from pole, 1st Italian driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Giuseppe Farina (1st driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Italian driver)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st and only for Giuseppe Farina (1st driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st Italian driver)

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Silverstone circuit
  • 1950 World Championship season

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