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1950 British Grand Prix
1950 British Grand Prix
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	Silverstone Circuit in 1950–1951 configuration
Race details
Date	13 May 1950
Official name	The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit; Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.649 km (2.889 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 311.483 km (193.547 mi)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry.
Attendance	100,000
Pole position
Driver	Prince Bira;
Time	1:52.6
Podium
First	Bob Gerard;
Second	Cuth Harrison;
Third	David Hampshire;

The 1950 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England. It was the first World Championship Formula One race, as well as the fifth British Grand Prix, and the third to be held at Silverstone after motor racing resumed after World War II. It was the first race of six in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers.

The 67-lap race was won by Bob Gerard, after starting from sixth on the grid, with a race time of 2:13:26.4 and an average speed of 140.055 km/h. Cuth Harrison finished second, and David Hampshire finished third for the Scuderia Ambrosiana team.

Entries

15 drivers were entered for the first race with them competing in 13 different cars. The numbers 1–4, 7, 13–17, and 22 were not assigned.

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis
5	David Murray	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
6	David Hampshire	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
8	Leslie Johnson	T.A.S.O. Mathieson	ERA	ERA E
9	Peter Walker¹	Peter Walker	ERA	ERA E
10	Joe Fry²	Joe Fry	Maserati	Maserati 4CL
11	Cuth Harrison	Cuth Harrison	ERA	ERA B
12	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	ERA	ERA B
18	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
19	Louis Chiron	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
20	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/50
21	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/50
23	Joe Kelly	Joe Kelly	Alta	Alta GP
24	Geoff Crossley	Geoff Crossley	Alta	Alta GP

^1 – Peter Walker qualified and drove 2 laps of the race in the #9 ERA. Tony Rolt took over the car for 3 laps of the race.

^2 – Joe Fry qualified and drove 45 laps of the race in the #10 Maserati. Brian Shawe-Taylor took over the car for 19 laps of the race.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	21	Prince Bira	Maserati	1:52.6	–
2	20	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	1:55.8	+3.2
3	9	Peter Walker	ERA	1:56.6	+4.0
4	19	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.6	+4.0
5	8	Leslie Johnson	ERA	1:57.4	+4.8
6	12	Bob Gerard	ERA	1:57.4	+4.8
7	11	Cuth Harrison	ERA	1:58.4	+5.8
8	6	David Hampshire	Maserati	2:01.0	+8.4
9	24	Geoff Crossley	Alta	2:02.6	+10.0
10	5	David Murray	Maserati	2:05.6	+13.0
11	23	Joe Kelly	Alta	2:06.2	+13.6
12	10	Joe Fry	Maserati	2:07.0	+14.4
13	18	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:08.8	+16.2

Starting grid

1950 F1.5 British Grand Prix Starting Grid
Row 1	4th		3rd		2nd		1st
	Chiron 1:56.6		Walker 1:56.6		de Graffenried 1:55.8		Bira 1:52.6
Row 2		7th		6th		5th
		Harrison 1:58.4		Gerard 1:57.4		Johnson 1:57.4
Row 3	11th		10th		9th		8th
	Kelly 2:06.2		Murray 2:05.6		Crossley 2:02.6		Hampshire 2:01.0
Row 4				13th		12th
				Claes 2:08.8		Fry 2:07.0

Race

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Bob Gerard	ERA	67	2:13:26.4	6	8
2	11	Cuth Harrison	ERA	67	+ 0.4	7	6
3	6	David Hampshire	Maserati	64	+ 3 Laps	8	4
4	10	Joe Fry Brian Shawe-Taylor	Maserati	64	+ 3 Laps	12	1.5 1.5
5	18	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	64	+ 3 Laps	13	2
6	23	Joe Kelly	Alta	57	+ 14 Laps	11	1
Ret	21	Prince Bira	Maserati	49	Out of fuel	1
Ret	5	David Murray	Maserati	44	Engine	10
Ret	24	Geoff Crossley	Alta	43	Transmission	9
Ret	20	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	36	Engine	2
Ret	19	Louis Chiron	Maserati	24	Clutch	4
Ret	9	Peter Walker Tony Rolt	ERA	5	Gearbox	3
Ret	21	Leslie Johnson	ERA	2	Compressor	5

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Bob Gerard	8
2	Cuth Harrison	6
3	David Hampshire	4
4	Johnny Claes	2
5	Joe Fry	1.5

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	ERA	8
2	Maserati	4
3	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2
4	Alta	1

Note: only the top 5 is shown in both sets of standings.