1950 British Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Silverstone, 70 laps |
| Round | 1 of 7 |
| Race numbers | The 1950 British Grand Prix was the:
|
| More 1950 season | |
| More British Grands Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 70 | 2hr 13m 23.600s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo | 70 | +2.600s | 6 | |
| 3 | +1 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | Alfa Romeo | 70 | +52.000s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 68 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 68 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +7 | (GBR) Bob Gerard | ERA (privateer) | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +8 | (GBR) Cuth Harrison | ERA (privateer) | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +6 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 65 | +5 laps | |
| 9 | +7 | (GBR) David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| 10 | +10 |
| Maserati (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| 11 | +10 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| R | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 62 | DNF | ||
| NC | (IRL) Joe Kelly | Alta (privateer) | 57 | +13 laps | ||
| R | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (privateer) | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) David Murray | Maserati (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Geoff Crossley | Alta (privateer) | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Maserati | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Eugene Martin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 8 | DNF | ||
| R |
| ERA (privateer) | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Leslie Johnson | ERA (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:50.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (privateer) |
| 6 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 7 | (FRA) Eugene Martin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 8 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
| 9 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 10 | (GBR) Peter Walker | ERA (privateer) |
| 11 | (MCO) Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 12 | (GBR) Leslie Johnson | ERA (privateer) |
| 13 | (GBR) Bob Gerard | ERA (privateer) |
| 14 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 15 | (GBR) Cuth Harrison | ERA (privateer) |
| 16 | (GBR) David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | (GBR) Geoff Crossley | Alta (privateer) |
| 18 | (GBR) David Murray | Maserati (privateer) |
| 19 | (IRL) Joe Kelly | Alta (privateer) |
| 20 | (GBR) Joe Fry | Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 9 |
| 2 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 6 |
| 3 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 4 |
| 4 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 3 |
| 5 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 2 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
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)
- 1-2 start
- 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)