1950 British Empire Trophy

June 2026 NC Isle of Man British Empire Trophy 15 June 1950 Circuit-douglas-1936-2.png XII British Empire Trophy Douglas CircuitDouglas, Isle of ManUnited Kingdom 4.011 6.45 36 220.454 354.787 Cuth Harrison UK ERA 3:10.0 Reg Parnell Maserati 3:08.0 UK Bob Gerard UK ERA Cuth Harrison UK ERA Toulo de Graffenried Switzerland Maserati The 1950 British Empire Trophy was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 15 June 1950 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. It was the ninth race of the 1950 Formula One season. The 36-lap race was won by ERA driver Bob Gerard. Cuth Harrison finished second in an ERA, and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati. Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 1 GBR Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA 1.59:36.8 3 2 12 GBR Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA + 1:32.4 1 3 5 CHE Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati + 2:48.1 7 4 15 GBR Brian Shawe-Taylor Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA + 2:58.8 5 5 3 GBR David Hampshire Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 35 laps 6 6 2 GBR Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 35 laps 8 7 7 GBR Tony Rolt Rob Walker Racing Team Delage 35 laps 2 Ret 11 GBR Graham Whitehead Graham Whitehead ERA Lost wheel 9 Ret 14 GBR Colin Murray Charles Murray Maserati Accident 12 Ret 9 GBR Gordon Watson Gordon Watson Alta F2 Piston 11 Ret 6 THA Prince Bira Enrico Platé Maserati Accident 13 Ret 4 GBR David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana ERA Accident 4 Ret 16 IRL Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Maserati Accident 10 DNS 10 GBR Peter Walker Peter Walker ERA Fire – DNS 8 GBR John Rowley J.W. Rowley Delage Camshaft drive – DNA 17 GBR Alister Baring A.A. Baring HWM-Alta Car not ready – DNA 18 GBR Bobby Baird W.R. Baird Tornado-Clemons Duesenburg Car not ready – DNA 19 GBR Archie J. Butterworth A.J. Butterworth A.J.B.-Steyr Car not ready – References Race results are taken from OldRacingCars.com http://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/1950/ 2009-01-10and 1950 Non-World Championship Grands Prix http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1950/1950.html#empire 2009-01-10 External links Douglas Circuit (1947-1953) on Google Maps (Historic Formula 1 Tracks) British Empire Trophy 1950 1950 Paris Grand Prix 1950 Bari Grand Prix 1949 British Empire Trophy 1951 British Empire Trophy British Empire Trophy Category:British Empire Trophy Brit Category:1950 in the Isle of Man British Empire Trophy