1950 BRDC International Trophy

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.

1950 BRDC International Trophy
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	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap
Drivers	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
Time	1:52.0
Podium
First	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
Second	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo
Third	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari

Results

Final – 35 Laps

Pos	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time/Ret.
1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo	35	1:07:17.0
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo 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	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati	33	+ 2 laps
9	Bob Gerard	ERA B	ERA	32	accident
10	David Hampshire	Maserati 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	Alta F2	Alta	30	+ 5 laps
Ret	Fergus Anderson	HWM	HWM	28	Gearbox
Ret	Colin Murray	Maserati 6CL	Maserati	13	?
Ret	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati	9	Engine
Ret	David Murray	Maserati 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 Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. 1 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 15 28:53 2 Reg Parnell Maserati 15 + 29s 3 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 15 + 31s 4 Cuth Harrison ERA 15 + 33s 5 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 15 + 56s 6 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 14 + 1 lap 7 Fergus Anderson HWM 14 + 1 lap 8 Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 14 + 1 lap 9 Colin Murray Maserati 13 + 2 laps NC Geoff Richardson RRA 12 + 3 laps Ret Tony Rolt Delage 15S8  ? Gearbox Ret Archie Butterworth AJB-Steyr 1 Crankshaft Fastest lap: Nino Farina – 1:52

Heat 2 Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 15 33:53 2 Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA 15 + 32s 3 Bob Gerard ERA 15 + 1:27 4 David Hampshire Maserati 14 + 1 lap 5 David Murray Maserati 14 + 1 lap 6 Gordon Watson Alta 14 + 1 lap 7 Louis Chiron Maserati 14 + 1 lap 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 14 + 1 lap 9 Stirling Moss HWM 14 + 1 lap Ret Joe Kelly Alta GP  ? DNF Ret Alberto Ascari Ferrari 125 7 Spin Ret Leslie Brooke Maserati 4CLT-48 6 Accident Ret Michael Chorlton Bugatti T51A 4 Valve Ret Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago T26C 1 Spin Ret Raymond Sommer BRM P15 1 Transmission Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio – 1:52

References

• "II BRDC International Trophy". GEL Motorsport Archive. Retrieved 2007-06-22.

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