Happy 65 Formula 1

[Crazy Ed]

65 Years ago today at the Silverstone trace in England Formula 1 had it's first Race. Won by an Alpha Romeo. None of the Manufactures that ran in this race are found in the current F-1 series.

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Pics or it didn't happen .

[Greg Myers]

Edited May 13, 2015 by Greg Myers

[Greg Myers]

POS NO DRIVER ENTRANT LAPS TIME/RETIREMENT QUAL POS 1 2 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 158 70 2h13m23.600s 1 2 3 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 158 70 2h13m26.200s 2 3 4 Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo 158 70 2h14m15.600s 4 4 14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot Lago-Talbot T26C-DA 68 6 5 15 Louis Rosier Talbot Lago-Talbot T26C 68 9 6 12 Bob Gerard ERA B/C 67 13 7 11 Cuth Harrison ERA B 67 15 8 16 Philippe Etancelin Talbot Lago-Talbot T26C 65 14 9 6 David Hampshire Maserati 4CLT/48 64 16 10= 10 Joe Fry Maserati 4CL 20 10= 10 Brian Shawe-Taylor Maserati 4CL 64 11 18 Johnny Claes Talbot Lago-Talbot T26C 64 21 r 1 Juan-Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 158 62 Mechanical 3 nc 23 Joe Kelly Alta GP 57 19 r 21 Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 49 Fuel Injection 5 r 5 David Murray Maserati 4CLT/48 44 Engine 18 r 24 Geoffrey Crossley Alta GP 43 Transmission 17 r 20 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 36 Engine 8 r 19 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CLT/48 24 Clutch 11 r 17 Eugene Martin Talbot Lago-Talbot T26C-DA 8 Engine 7 r= 9 Peter Walker ERA E 10 r= 9 Tony Rolt ERA E 5 Gearbox r 8 Leslie Johnson ERA E 2 Supercharger 12

British GP, Silverstone, May 13, 1950, Round: 1, Race Number: 1

Edited May 13, 2015 by Greg Myers