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British Grand Prix
Event

A Formula 1 race.

Past Winners

Date	Driver	Team
1950	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo
1951	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari
1952	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1953	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1954	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari
1955	Stirling Moss	Mercedes
1956	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari
1957	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
1958	Peter Collins	Ferrari

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1950 Results

May 13, 1950
Fastest lap:  1:50.006 by Nino Farina

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2	70	2:13:23.6	9
2	2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	3	70	+:02.6	6
3	4	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	4	70	+:52.0	4
4	6	Yves Giraud Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	14	68	+2 Laps	3
5	9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	15	68	+2 Laps	2
6	13	Bob Gerard	ERA	12	67	+3 Laps
7	15	Cuth Harrison	ERA	11	67	+3 Laps
8	14	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	16	65	+5 Laps
9	16	David Hampshire	Maserati	6	64	+6 Laps
10	20	Brian Shawe Taylor	Maserati	10	64	+6 Laps
11	21	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	18	64	+6 Laps
12	3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1	62	Oil Leak
13	19	Joe Kelly	Alta	23	57	Not Classified
14	5	Prince Bira	Maserati	21	49	Out of fuel
15	18	David Murray	Maserati	5	44	Engine
16	17	Geoff Crossley	Alta	24	43	Not Classified
17	8	Tuolo de Graffenried	Maserati	20	36	Engine
18	11	Louis Chiron	Maserati	19	26	Clutch
19	7	Eugene Martin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	17	8	Oil pressure
20	10	Peter Walker	ERA	9	5	Gearbox
21	12	Leslie Johnson	ERA	8	2	Compressor

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1951 Results

July 14, 1951
Fastest lap:  1:44.000 by Nino Farina

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	12	90	2:42:18.2	8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	2	90	+0:51.0	6
3	5	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	10	88	+2 Laps	4
4	7	Felice Bonetto	Alfa Romeo	4	87	+3 Laps	3
5	20	Reg Parnell	BRM	6	85	+5 Laps	2
6	6	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo	3	84	+6 Laps
7	19	Peter Walker	BRM	7	84	+6 Laps
8	12	Brian Shawe Taylor	ERA	9	84	+6 Laps
9	8	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	14	83	+7 Laps
10	9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	22	83	+7 Laps
11	10	Bob Gerard	ERA	8	82	+8 Laps
12	11	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	18	81	+9 Laps
13	14	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	25	80	+10 Laps
14	3	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	1	75	Clutch	1
15	18	Joe Kelly	Alta	23	75	Not Classified
16	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	11	56	Gearbox
17	16	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Maserati	17	46	Oil leak
18	15	David Murray	Maserati	15	45	Engine
19	13	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	23	41	Brakes
20	17	John James	Maserati	16	23	Radiator

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1952 Results

July 19, 1952
Fastest lap:  1:52 by Alberto Ascari

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	15	85	2:46:11	9
2	3	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	17	84	+1 Lap	6
3	7	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	9	83	+2 Laps	4
4	8	Dennis Poore	Connaught-Francis	6	83	+2 Laps	3
5	9	Eric Thompson	Connaught-Francis	5	82	+3 Laps	2
6	1	Nino Farina	Ferrari	16	82	+3 Laps
7	6	Reg Parnell	Cooper-Bristol	8	82	+3 Laps
8	19	Roy Salvadori	Ferrari	14	82	+3 Laps
9	5	Ken Downing	Connaught-Francis	4	82	+3 Laps
10	20	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	21	81	+4 Laps
11	10	Prince Bira	Gordini	26	81	+4 Laps
12	12	Graham Whitehead	Alta	1	80	+5 Laps
13	15	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	19	80	+5 Laps
14	23	Johnny Claes	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	27	79	+6 Laps
15	29	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	31	79	+6 Laps
16	17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Francis	3	79	+6 Laps
17	32	Harry Schell	Maserati	33	78	+7 Laps
18	28	Gino Bianco	Maserati	34	77	+8 Laps
19	31	Tuolo de Graffenried	Maserati	32	76	+9 Laps
20	18	Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	10	76	+9 Laps
21	25	Tony Crook	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	23	75	+10 Laps
22	13	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	11	69	+16 Laps
23	14	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	29	73	Ignition
24	11	Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	30	44	Engine
25	16	Stirling Moss	ERA-Bristol	12	36	Engine
26	21	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	25	21	Gearbox
27	26	Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta	28	19	Engine
28	22	David Murray	Cooper-Bristol	7	14	Engine
29	4	Robert Manzon	Gordini	24	9	Clutch
30	24	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	20	3	Brakes
31	27	Eitel Cantoni	Maserati	35	0	Brakes
32		Bill Aston	Aston-Butterworth	2	0	Non start

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1953 Results

July 18, 1953
Fastest lap:  1:50.000 by Alberto Ascari

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	5	90	2:50:00	8.5
2	4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	23	90	+1:00.4	6
3	5	Nino Farina	Ferrari	6	88	+2 Laps	4
4	2	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati	24	88	+2 Laps	3.5
5	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	8	87	+3 Laps	2
6	16	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	25	82	+8 Laps
7	19	Prince Bira	Connaught-Francis	10	82	+8 Laps
8	11	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	16	80	+10 Laps
9	14	Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	20	79	+11 Laps
10	24	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	9	78	+12 Laps
11	15	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper-Bristol	18	79	Spun off
12	10	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Francis	14	70	Halfshaft
13	6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	7	65	Axle
14	7	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	26	65	Engine
15	21	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	19	56	Overheating
16	23	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	2	56	Spun off
17	27	Jack Fairman	HWM-Alta	4	54	Clutch
18	28	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Francis	12	50	Wheel
19	26	Tuolo de Graffenried	Maserati	31	34	Clutch
20	12	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	1	31	Clutch
21	22	Jean Behra	Gordini	30	30	Fuel pump
22	20	Ian Stewart	Connaught-Francis	15	24	Ignition
23	8	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	29	14	Axle
24	17	Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	3	14	Clutch
25	9	Harry Schell	Gordini	28	5	Electrical
26	13	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Francis	11	0	Retirement
27	25	Tony Crook	Cooper-Bristol	22	0	Fuel system

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1954 Results
July 17, 1954
Fastest lap:  1:50.000 by Stirling Moss (shared with Alberto Ascari, Jean Behra, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Mike Hawthorn, and Onofre Marimon

Finish	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	9	90	2:56:14	8
2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	11	90	+1 Lap	6
3	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	23	89	+1 Lap	4
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1	89	+1 Lap	3
5	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	10	87	+3 Laps	2
6	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	4	87	+3 Laps
7	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2	87	+3 Laps
8	Ken Wharton	Maserati	8	86	+4 Laps
9	Andre Pilette	Gordini	19	86	+4 Laps
10	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	29	85	+5 Laps
11	Don Beauman	Connaught-Francis	25	84	+6 Laps
12	Harry Schell	Maserati	3	83	+7 Laps
13	Leslie Marr	Connaught-Francis	23	82	+8 Laps
14	Leslie Thorne	Connaught-Francis	26	78	+12 Laps
15	Horace Gould	Cooper-Bristol	28	44	+46 Laps
16	Stirling Moss	Maserati	7	80	Axle
17	Bill Whitehouse	Connaught-Francis	22	63	Fuel system
18	Jean Behra	Gordini	17	54	Suspension
19	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	5	53	Transmission
20	Prince Bira	Maserati	6	44	Accident
21	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	32	40	Engine
22	John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Francis	24	40	Accident
23	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	12	25	Engine
24	Alberto Ascari	Maserati	31	21	Engine
25	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	18	18	Accident
26	Peter Collins	Vanwall	20	16	Engine
27	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	14	16	Engine
28	Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	21	4	Oil leak
29	Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	30	2	Engine
30	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	15	2	Engine
31	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	27	0	Did not start

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1955 Results
July 16, 1955
Fastest lap:  2:00.400 by Stirling Moss (shared with Alberto Ascari, Jean Behra, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Mike Hawthorn, and Onofre Marimon

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	12	90	3:07:21.2	9
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	10	90	+:00.2	6
3	4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	14	90	+1:11.0	4
4	5	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	50	89	+1 Lap	3
5	9	Luigi Musso	Maserati	4	89	+1 Lap	2
6	12	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	16	87	+3 Laps
7	23	Mike Sparken	Gordini	26	81	+9 Laps
8	16	Lance Macklin	Maserati	46	79	+11 Laps
9	15	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	28	72	+18 Laps
10	13	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	18	59	Overheating
11	6	Robert Mieres	Maserati	6	47	Engine
12	17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	32	30	Oil pressure
13	25	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	40	30	Engine
14	24	Peter Collins	Maserati	44	29	Clutch
15	18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	24	24	Oil pressure
16	22	Horace Gould	Maserati	48	22	Brakes
17	20	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	44	19	Gearbox
18	14	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Alta	36	18	Tranmission
19	19	Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta	38	18	Brakes
20	10	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	20	16	Transmission
21	8	Andre Simon	Maserati	8	15	Gearbox
22	7	Harry Schell	Vanwall	30	13	Throttle
23	3	Jean Behra	Maserati	2	9	Oil leak
24	11	Robert Manzon	Gordini	22	4	Transmission

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1956 Results
July 14, 1956
Fastest lap:  1:43.200 by Stirling Moss

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	1	101	2:59:47.0	8
2 (SHR)	12	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	3	100	+1 Lap	3
3	13	Jean Behra	Maserati	8	99	+2 Laps	4
4	21	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	21	98	+3 Laps	3
5	14	Horace Gould	Maserati	31	97	+4 Laps	2
6	19	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	11	96	+5 Laps
7	15	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	9	95	+6 Laps
8	25	Paco Godia	Maserati	10	94	+7 Laps
9	18	Robert Manzon	Gordini	15	94	+7 Laps
10	8	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	3	92	+9 Laps
11	22	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	26	88	+13 Laps
12 (RET)	1	Stirling Moss	Maserati	7	94	Axle	1
13 (RET)	5	Harry Schell	Vanwall	16	86	Fuel system
14 (RET)	11	Desmond Titterington	Connaught-Alta	20	74	Engine
15 (RET)	16	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	17	74	Fuel system
16 (RET)	26	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	14	71	Axle
17 (SHR)	4	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2	64	Oil pressure	3
18 (RET)	7	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	28	59	Fuel system
19 (RET)	9	Tony Brooks	BRM	24	39	Accident
20 (RET)	3	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	23	24	Transmission
21 (RET)	20	Bruce Halford	Maserati	29	23	Engine
22 (RET)	27	Louis Rosier	Maserati	27	23	Electrical
23 (RET)	24	Umberto Maglioli	Maserati	12	21	Gearbox
24 (RET)	10	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught-Alta	19	16	Transmission
25 (RET)	23	Paul Emery	Emeryson-Alta	32	12	Ignition
26 (RET)	28	Jack Brabham	Maserati	30	4	Engine
27 (RET)	17	Ron Flockhart	BRM	25	2	Engine
28 (RET)	6	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Vanwall	18	0	Transmission

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1957 Results
July 20, 1957
Fastest lap:  1:59.200 by Stirling Moss

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	3	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	18	90	3:06:37.8	5
2	10	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	14	90	+0:25.6	6
3	5	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	10	90	+0:42.8	4
4	9	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	16	88	+2 Laps	3
5	15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	36	85	+5 Laps	2
6	18	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	38	82	+8 Laps
7	6	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	22	82	+8 Laps
8	19	Ivor Bueb	Maserati	32	71	+19 Laps
9 (RET)	13	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	34	74	Clutch
10 (RET)	2	Jean Behra	Maserati	4	69	Clutch
11 (RET)	8	Peter Collins	Ferrari	12	53	Water Leak
12 (RET)	1	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	18	51	Engine	4
13 (RET)	4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2	49	Engine
14 (RET)	16	Jack Fairman	BRM	24	46	Engine
15 (RET)	12	Les Leston	BRM	26	44	Engine
16 (RET)	7	Harry Schell	Maserati	6	39	Water pump
17 (RET)	11	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	8	35	Transmission
18 (RET)	17	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	28	18	Gearbox
DNS		Horace Gould	Maserati	30	0	Did not start

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1958 Results
July 19, 1958
Fastest lap:  1:40.800 by Mike Hawthorn

Finish	Grid	Driver	Team	#	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	6	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1	75	2:09:04.2	8
2	4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2	75	+0:24.2	6
3	3	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	10	75	+0:50.6	4
4	7	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vanwall	9	75	+0:50.8	3
5	2	Harry Schell	BRM	20	75	+1:14.8	2
6	10	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	11	75	+1:23.2
7	9	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	8	74	+1 Lap
8	12	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	4	73	+2 Laps
9	15	Carroll Shelby	Maserati	5	72	+3 Laps
10	11	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	3	59	Engine
11	13	Jo Bonnier	Maserati	22	49	Gearbox
12	18	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	6	44	Gearbox
13	16	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	12	40	Clutch
14	1	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	7	25	Engine
15	5	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	17	21	Engine
16	8	Jean Behra	BRM	19	19	Suspension
17	17	Ivor Bueb	Connaught-Alta	15	19	Gearbox
18	20	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	18	19	Overheating
19	14	Graham Hill	Lotus-Climax	16	17	Overheating
20	19	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	14	7	Ignition

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Article Index

Date	Source	Article	Author
July 19, 2003	Voice of America	Barrichello Grabs Pole Position for Sunday's British Grand Prix	VOA Sports
October 6, 2004	Voice of America	British Grand Prix Could Remain on FIA Schedule	VOA Sports
July 7, 2005	Voice of America	Full Speed Ahead at British GP	VOA Sports
July 9, 2005	Voice of America	Alonso Takes Pole for British GP	VOA Sports
July 9, 2005	Wikinews	Formula 1: Alonso in lead in tomorrow's British Grand Prix	Wikinews
May 28, 2007	Amazines.com	Take some fast corners to fun this summer with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone!	Andrew Regan

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Last edited January 6, 2008

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