1950 BRDC International Trophy
1950 BRDC International Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1950 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 26 August 1950 | ||
Official name | International Daily Express Trophy | ||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.649 km (2.888 miles) | ||
Distance | 35 laps, 162.716 km (101.106,8 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo | |
Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo | ||
Time | 1:52.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Alfa Romeo | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Ferrari |
The 2nd BRDC International Trophy meeting – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – was held on 26 August 1950 at the
Peter Walker, Raymond Mays and Reg Parnell
. However, their legendary lack of reliability resulted in neither car completing a lap in anger.
Results
Final – 35 Laps
Pos | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Time/Ret. |
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1 | Nino Farina | 158
|
Alfa Romeo | 35 | 1:07:17.0 |
2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 158
|
Alfa Romeo | 35 | + 10.4s |
3 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari | 35 | + 1:04.4 |
4 | Cuth Harrison | ERA B | ERA | 35 | + 1:05.0 |
5 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | ERA B | ERA | 34 | + 1 lap |
6 | Stirling Moss | HWM | Alta | 34 | + 1 lap |
7 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot
|
34 | + 1 lap |
8 | Louis Chiron | 4CLT-48
|
Maserati | 33 | + 2 laps |
9 | Bob Gerard | ERA B | ERA | 32 | accident |
10 | David Hampshire | 4CLT-48
|
Maserati | 32 | + 3 laps |
11 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot
|
32 | + 3 laps |
12 | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Maserati 6CM | Maserati | 32 | + 3 laps |
13 | Geoff Richardson | RRA
|
RRA
|
31 | + 4 laps |
NC | Gordon Watson | F2
|
Alta | 30 | + 5 laps |
Ret | Fergus Anderson | HWM | HWM | 28 | Gearbox |
Ret | Colin Murray | Maserati 6CL | Maserati | 13 | ? |
Ret | Reg Parnell | 4CLT-48
|
Maserati | 9 | Engine |
Ret | David Murray
|
4CLT-48
|
Maserati | 2 | Oil pipe |
Ret | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot
|
2 | Rear axle |
- Fastest lap: Nino Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio – 1:52
Heats – 15 Laps
(Note: Drivers indicated in bold qualified for the final)
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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References
- "II BRDC International Trophy". GEL Motorsport Archive. Retrieved 2007-06-22.