1950 BRDC International Trophy
# 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.

## 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)

| 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 |
| 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 |
