1950 British Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	13 May 1950
Winner:	Giuseppe Farina (1st win) Alfa Romeo
Pole position:	Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap:	Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Circuit:	Silverstone, 70 laps
Round:	1 of 7

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	70	2hr 13m 23.600s	9
2		Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	70	+2.600s	6
3	+1	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	70	+52.000s	4
4	+2	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	68	+2 laps	3
5	+4	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	68	+2 laps	2
6	+7	Bob Gerard	ERA	67	+3 laps
7	+8	Cuth Harrison	ERA	67	+3 laps
8	+6	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	65	+5 laps
9	+7	David Hampshire	Maserati	64	+6 laps
10	+10	Joe Fry & Brian Shawe-Taylor	Maserati	64	+6 laps
11	+10	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	64	+6 laps
R		Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	62	DNF
NC		Joe Kelly	Alta	57	+13 laps
R		Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	49	DNF
R		David Murray	Maserati	44	DNF
R		Geoff Crossley	Alta	43	DNF
R		Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	36	DNF
R		Louis Chiron	Maserati	24	DNF
R		Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	8	DNF
R		Peter Walker & Tony Rolt	ERA	5	DNF
R		Leslie Johnson	ERA	2	DNF

Starting Grid

Highlighted row indicates the starting position of the race winner.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:50.800
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	1:51.000
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:51.200
4	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	1:52.200
5	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	1:52.600
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:53.400
7	Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:55.400
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	1:55.800
9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:56.000
10	Peter Walker	ERA	1:56.600
11	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.600
12	Leslie Johnson	ERA	1:57.400
13	Bob Gerard	ERA	1:57.400
14	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.800
15	Cuth Harrison	ERA	1:58.400
16	David Hampshire	Maserati	2:01.000
17	Geoff Crossley	Alta	2:02.600
18	David Murray	Maserati	2:05.600
19	Joe Kelly	Alta	2:06.200
20	Joe Fry	Maserati	2:07.000
21	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:08.800

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:50.800
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	1:51.000	0.200
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:51.200	0.400
4	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	1:52.200	1.400
5	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	1:52.600	1.800
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:53.400	2.600
7	Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:55.400	4.600
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	1:55.800	5.000
9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:56.000	5.200
10	Peter Walker	ERA	1:56.600	5.800
11	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.600	5.800
12	Leslie Johnson	ERA	1:57.400	6.600
13	Bob Gerard	ERA	1:57.400	6.600
14	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	1:57.800	7.000
15	Cuth Harrison	ERA	1:58.400	7.600
16	David Hampshire	Maserati	2:01.000	10.200
17	Geoff Crossley	Alta	2:02.600	11.800
18	David Murray	Maserati	2:05.600	14.800
19	Joe Kelly	Alta	2:06.200	15.400
20	Joe Fry	Maserati	2:07.000	16.200
21	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:08.800	18.000

Championship Standings

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	9
2	Luigi Fagioli	6
3	Reg Parnell	4
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3
5	Louis Rosier	2