1950 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 13 May 1950 |
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| Circuit | Silverstone, 70 laps |
| Round | 1 of 7 |
| Race numbers | The 1950 British Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | 70 | 2hr 13m 23.600s | 9 FL | |
| 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 (privateer) | 68 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +7 | Bob Gerard | ERA (privateer) | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +8 | Cuth Harrison | ERA (privateer) | 67 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +6 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 65 | +5 laps | |
| 9 | +7 | David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| 10 | +10 | Maserati (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | ||
| 11 | +10 |  Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) | 64 | +6 laps | |
| R |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | 62 | DNF | ||
| NC |  Joe Kelly | Alta (privateer) | 57 | +13 laps | ||
| R |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (privateer) | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | David Murray | Maserati (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Geoff Crossley | Alta (privateer) | 43 | DNF | ||
| R |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 36 | DNF | ||
| R |  Louis Chiron | Maserati | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Eugene Martin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | ERA (privateer) | 5 | DNF | |||
| R | Leslie Johnson | ERA (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:50.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | Reg Parnell | Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (privateer) |
| 6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 7 | Eugene Martin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
| 10 | Peter Walker | ERA (privateer) |
| 11 | Louis Chiron | Maserati |
| 12 | Leslie Johnson | ERA (privateer) |
| 13 | Bob Gerard | ERA (privateer) |
| 14 | Philippe Etancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| 15 | Cuth Harrison | ERA (privateer) |
| 16 | David Hampshire | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | Geoff Crossley | Alta (privateer) |
| 18 | David Murray | Maserati (privateer) |
| 19 | Joe Kelly | Alta (privateer) |
| 20 | Joe Fry | Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1950 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | 9 |
| 2 | Luigi Fagioli | 6 |
| 3 | Reg Parnell | 4 |
| 4 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 3 |
| 5 | Louis Rosier | 2 |
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)