1949 British Empire Trophy

June 2026 GP Isle of Man British Empire Trophy 26 May 1949 Circuit-douglas-1936-2.png XI British Empire Trophy Douglas CircuitDouglas, Isle of Man 6.45 km mi off 36 224.79 km mi off Reg Parnell GBR Maserati 3:06.0 Bob Gerard ERA 3:09.0 GBR Bob Gerard GBR ERA John Horsfall GBR ERA Fred Ashmore GBR Maserati The 11th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 1950 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 36-lap race was won by ERA driver Bob Gerard. John Horsfall finished second in another ERA, and Fred Ashmore was third in a Maserati.OldRacingCars.com https://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/results/1949/douglas 2022-09-16July 2026 InternetArchiveBot 1949 Grands Prix http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49bet.html 2022-09-16 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 14 GBR Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 1.57:54, 71.06mph 4 2 6 GBR John Horsfall P.H. Bell ERA B-Type +1:29 5 3 28 GBR Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 +1:33 10 4 16 GBR Cuth Harrison T.C. Harrison ERA C-Type +3:03 7 5 20 GBR Peter Walker P.N. Whitehead ERA B-Type +1 lap 2 6 50 GBR Tony Rolt A.P.R. Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo +1 lap 6 7 10 GBR David Hampshire D.A. Hampshire ERA B-Type +2 laps 8 8 48 BEL Johnny Claes Écurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +2 laps 12 9 12 GBR Geoff Ansell G.E. Ansell ERA B-Type +2 laps 11 10 2 GBR John Heath G.E. Abecassis Alta GP +2 laps 17 11 40 GBR Geoff Richardson G.N. Richardson RRA-ERA +4 laps 14 12 44 GBR Guy Jason-Henry R.R.C. Walker Delahaye 135 +4 laps 16 13 8 GBR George Nixon G.R. Nixon ERA A-Type +5 laps 15 Ret 24 GBR David Murray D. Murray ERA 26 laps, gearbox 9 Ret 30 GBR Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 5 laps, supercharger drive 1 Ret 4 GBR Michael Chorlton M.C. Chorlton CDL-Bugatti 5 laps, fuel tank 13 DNS 2 GBR George Abecassis G.E. Abecassis Alta GP car driven by Heath 3 DNS 4 GBR James Boothby M.C. Chorlton CDL-Bugatti car driven by Chorlton - DNS 6 GBR John Bolster P.H. Bell ERA B-Type car driven by Horsfall - DNS 44 GBR Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Delahaye 135 car driven by Jason-Henry - DNS 50 GBR Guy Jason-Henry A.P.R. Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo car driven by Rolt - DNA 18 GBR Leslie Johnson T.A.S.O. Mathieson ERA E-Type DNA 22 GBR Peter Whitehead P.N. Whitehead Ferrari 125 DNA 26 GBR Bob Ansell R.E. Ansell Maserati 4CL DNA 32 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 DNA 34 GBR Roy Salvadori R.F. Salvadori Maserati 4CL DNA 36 GBR Archie Baring A.A. Baring Maserati 4CM DNA 38 GBR Ernest Ramseyer Écurie Genève Maserati 4CM DNA 42 GBR Archie Butterworth A.J. Butterworth AJB-Steyr DNA 46 GBR Gordon Watson G.M. Watson Alta IFS References External links British Empire Trophy 1949 1949 Marseille Grand Prix 1949 Formula One Grand Prix des Frontières 1948 British Empire Trophy 1950 British Empire Trophy British Empire Trophy Category:British Empire Trophy Brit Category:1949 in the Isle of Man