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1950 Britain Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Silverstone circuit. Full information

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1950 Britain Grand Prix

1950 Britain Grand Prix is 1st Formula 1 race. Passed at the Silverstone circuit. Giuseppe Farina won the pole position and this race. Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 70 laps (325 km).

Next race: 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
Race Start: 13th May 1950

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1950 Britain Grand Prix

1st victory for the Alfa Romeo team
1st victory for the Giuseppe Farina
1st podium for the Giuseppe Farina
1st podium for the Luigi Fagioli
1st podium for the Reg Parnell

1950 Britain Grand Prix

Alfa Romeo 158 #2 - 1950 Britain Grand Prix winner

1950 Britain Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 158, #2	9.00	2h 13m 23.6s ( 146.378 km/h )	70	SA Alfa Romeo
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo 158, #3	6.00	2h 13m 26.2s ( +02.6s )	70	SA Alfa Romeo
3	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo 158, #4	4.00	2h 14m 15.6s ( +52.0s )	70	SA Alfa Romeo
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #14	3.00		68	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA
5	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26C, #15	2.00		68	Ecurie Rosier
6	Bob Gerard	ERA B/C, #12	0		67	Privé
7	Cuth Harrison	ERA B, #11	0		67	Privé
8	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot Lago T26C, #16	0		65	Privé
9	David Hampshire	Maserati 4CLT/48, #6	0		64	Scuderia Ambrosiana
10	Joe Fry, Brian Shawe-Taylor	Maserati 4CL, #10	0		19	Privé
11	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26C, #18	0		64	Ecurie Belge
ab	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 158, #1	0	Oil line	62	SA Alfa Romeo
nc	Joe Kelly	Alta GP, #23	0		57	Privé
ab	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CLT/48, #21	0	Fuel injection	49	Enrico Platé
ab	David Murray	Maserati 4CLT/48, #5	0	Engine	44	Scuderia Ambrosiana
ab	Geoff Crossley	Alta GP, #24	0	Transmission	43	Privé
ab	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48, #20	0	Connecting rod	36	Enrico Platé
ab	Louis Chiron	Maserati 4CLT/48, #19	0	Clutch	24	Officine Alfieri Maserati
ab	Eugène Martin	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #17	0	Oil pressure	8	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA
ab	Tony Rolt, Peter Walker	ERA E, #9	0		2	Privé
ab	Leslie Johnson	ERA E, #8	0	Supercharger	2	ERA Ltd
f	Felice Bonetto	Maserati Milano 4CLT/50, #22	0	Not present		Scuderia Milano
f	Raymond Mays	ERA D, #26	0	Entry cancelled		Privé

Qualifying Results for the 1950 Britain Grand Prix on the Silverstone circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 158, #2	1'50''8	SA Alfa Romeo
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo 158, #3	1'51''0	SA Alfa Romeo
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 158, #1	1'51''2	SA Alfa Romeo
4	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo 158, #4	1'52''2	SA Alfa Romeo
5	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CLT/48, #21	1'52''6	Enrico Platé
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #14	1'53''4	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA
7	Eugène Martin	Talbot Lago T26C-DA, #17	1'55''4	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA
8	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48, #20	1'55''8	Enrico Platé
9	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26C, #15	1'56''0	Ecurie Rosier
10	Peter Walker	ERA E, #9	1'56''6	Privé
11	Louis Chiron	Maserati 4CLT/48, #19	1'56''6	Officine Alfieri Maserati
12	Leslie Johnson	ERA E, #8	1'57''4	ERA Ltd
13	Bob Gerard	ERA B/C, #12	1'57''4	Privé
14	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot Lago T26C, #16	1'57''8	Privé
15	Cuth Harrison	ERA B, #11	1'58''4	Privé
16	David Hampshire	Maserati 4CLT/48, #6	2'01''0	Scuderia Ambrosiana
17	Geoff Crossley	Alta GP, #24	2'02''6	Privé
18	David Murray	Maserati 4CLT/48, #5	2'05''6	Scuderia Ambrosiana
19	Joe Kelly	Alta GP, #23	2'06''2	Privé
20	Joe Fry	Maserati 4CL, #10	2'07''0	Privé
21	Johnny Claes	Talbot Lago T26C, #18	2'08''8	Ecurie Belge
0	Brian Shawe-Taylor	Maserati 4CL, #10	0	Privé
0	Tony Rolt	ERA E, #9	0	Privé
0	Felice Bonetto	Maserati Milano 4CLT/50, #22	0	Scuderia Milano
0	Raymond Mays	ERA D, #26	0	Privé