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

1950 British Grand Prix

DateSaturday, 13 May 1950
Winner
  • Giuseppe Farina
  • Alfa Romeo
Pole position
  • Giuseppe Farina
  • Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
  • Giuseppe Farina
  • 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
More 1950 season
More British Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

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

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:50.800

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaAlfa Romeo
2(ITA) Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo
3(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
4(GBR) Reg ParnellAlfa Romeo
5(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)
6(FRA) Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago-Talbot
7(FRA) Eugene MartinTalbot-Lago-Talbot
8(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
9(FRA) Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)
10(GBR) Peter WalkerERA (privateer)
11(MCO) Louis ChironMaserati
12(GBR) Leslie JohnsonERA (privateer)
13(GBR) Bob GerardERA (privateer)
14(FRA) Philippe EtancelinTalbot-Lago-Talbot
15(GBR) Cuth HarrisonERA (privateer)
16(GBR) David HampshireMaserati (privateer)
17(GBR) Geoff CrossleyAlta (privateer)
18(GBR) David MurrayMaserati (privateer)
19(IRL) Joe KellyAlta (privateer)
20(GBR) Joe FryMaserati (privateer)
21(BEL) Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Giuseppe Farina9
2(ITA) Luigi Fagioli6
3(GBR) Reg Parnell4
4(FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous3
5(FRA) Louis Rosier2

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)

See also

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

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