1950 BRDC International Trophy

NC UK Silverstone Circuit 1949 to 1951.png 300px BRDC International Trophy International Daily Express Trophy Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 26 August 1950 Permanent racing facility 2.888 4.649 35 101.106,8 162.716 Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina Alfa Romeo Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:52.0 Argentina Nino Farina Italy Alfa Romeo Nino Farina Italy Alfa Romeo Juan Manuel Fangio Argentina Alfa Romeo Peter Whitehead UK Ferrari The 2nd BRDC International Trophy meeting – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – was held on 26 August 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run to Formula One regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. Italian driver Nino Farina emerged the winner, in an Alfa Romeo 158, repeating his victory from the 1950 British Grand Prix, held at the same circuit in May. He beat his Argentine team-mate Juan Manuel Fangio, and British driver Peter Whitehead in a Ferrari. Other notable entrants were the two BRM V16 cars entered for Raymond Sommer, 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. 1 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 35 1:07:17.0 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 35 + 10.4s 3 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 Ferrari 35 + 1:04.4 4 UK Cuth Harrison ERA B ERA 35 + 1:05.0 5 UK Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA B ERA 34 + 1 lap 6 UK Stirling Moss HWM Alta 34 + 1 lap 7 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 34 + 1 lap 8 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 33 + 2 laps 9 UK Bob Gerard ERA B ERA 32 accident 10 UK David Hampshire Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 32 + 3 laps 11 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 32 + 3 laps 12 UK Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 6CM Maserati 32 + 3 laps 13 UK Geoff Richardson RRA RRA 31 + 4 laps NC UK Gordon Watson Alta F2 Alta 30 + 5 laps Ret UK Fergus Anderson HWM HWM 28 Gearbox Ret UK Colin Murray Maserati 6CL Maserati 13 ? Ret UK Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 9 Engine Ret UK David Murray Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 2 Oil pipe Ret France 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 Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. 1 Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 15 28:53 2 UK Reg Parnell Maserati 15 + 29s 3 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 15 + 31s 4 UK Cuth Harrison ERA 15 + 33s 5 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 15 + 56s 6 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 14 + 1 lap 7 UK Fergus Anderson HWM 14 + 1 lap 8 UK Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 14 + 1 lap 9 UK Colin Murray Maserati 13 + 2 laps NC UK Geoff Richardson RRA 12 + 3 laps Ret UK Tony Rolt Delage 15S8 ? Gearbox Ret UK Archie Butterworth AJB-Steyr 1 Crankshaft Fastest lap: Nino Farina – 1:52Heat 2 Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 15 33:53 2 UK Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA 15 + 32s 3 UK Bob Gerard ERA 15 + 1:27 4 UK David Hampshire Maserati 14 + 1 lap 5 UK David Murray Maserati 14 + 1 lap 6 UK Gordon Watson Alta 14 + 1 lap 7 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 14 + 1 lap 8 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 14 + 1 lap 9 UK Stirling Moss HWM 14 + 1 lap Ret IRL Joe Kelly Alta GP ? DNF Ret Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 125 7 Spin Ret UK Leslie Brooke Maserati 4CLT-48 6 Accident Ret UK Michael Chorlton Bugatti T51A 4 Valve Ret Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago T26C 1 Spin Ret France Raymond Sommer BRM P15 1 Transmission Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio – 1:52 References II BRDC International Trophy http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1950/1950.html#brdc GEL Motorsport Archive 2007-06-22 BRDC International Trophy 1950 1950 Sheffield Telegraph Trophy 1950 Goodwood Trophy 1949 BRDC International Trophy 1951 BRDC International Trophy Category:BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy