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1950 RAC British Grand Prix · qualifying

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Name: 1950 RAC British Grand Prix · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/1-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1950 RAC British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

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1950 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	2:13:23.600 · 70 laps · alfa-romeo	9
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	2:13:26.200 · 70 laps · alfa-romeo	6
3	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	2:14:15.600 · 70 laps · alfa-romeo	4
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	Time not recorded · 68 laps · talbot-lago	3
5	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Time not recorded · 68 laps · talbot-lago	2
6	Bob Gerard	ERA	Time not recorded · 67 laps · era	Unknown / not applicable
7	Cuth Harrison	ERA	Time not recorded · 67 laps · era	Unknown / not applicable
8	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	Time not recorded · 65 laps · talbot-lago	Unknown / not applicable
9	David Hampshire	Maserati	Time not recorded · 64 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
10	Joe Fry	Maserati	Time not recorded · 64 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
10	Brian Shawe-Taylor	Maserati	Shared drive · Time not recorded · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
11	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	Time not recorded · 64 laps · talbot-lago	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Oil pipe · Time not recorded · 62 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Joe Kelly	Alta	Time not recorded · 57 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 49 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Murray	Maserati	Engine · Time not recorded · 44 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	Transmission · Time not recorded · 43 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Louis Chiron	Maserati	Clutch · Time not recorded · 24 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eugène Martin	Talbot-Lago	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 8 laps · talbot-lago	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter Walker	ERA	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 5 laps · era	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tony Rolt	ERA	Shared drive · Time not recorded · era	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Leslie Johnson	ERA	Compressor · Time not recorded · 2 laps · era	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:50.800 · alfa-romeo
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	1:51.000 · alfa-romeo
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:51.000 · alfa-romeo
4	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	1:52.200 · alfa-romeo
5	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	1:52.600 · maserati
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	1:53.400 · talbot-lago
7	Eugène Martin	Talbot-Lago	1:55.400 · talbot-lago
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	1:55.800 · maserati
9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	1:56.000 · talbot-lago
10	Peter Walker	ERA	1:56.600 · era
11	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.600 · maserati
12	Leslie Johnson	ERA	1:57.400 · era
13	Bob Gerard	ERA	1:57.400 · era
14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	1:57.800 · talbot-lago
15	Cuth Harrison	ERA	1:58.400 · era
16	David Hampshire	Maserati	2:01.000 · maserati
17	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	2:02.600 · alta
18	David Murray	Maserati	2:05.600 · maserati
19	Joe Kelly	Alta	2:06.200 · alta
20	Joe Fry	Maserati	2:07.000 · maserati
21	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	2:08.800 · talbot-lago

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo	1:50.800 · alfa-romeo
2	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	1:51.000 · alfa-romeo
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	1:51.000 · alfa-romeo
4	Reg Parnell	Alfa Romeo	1:52.200 · alfa-romeo
5	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	1:52.600 · maserati
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	1:53.400 · talbot-lago
7	Eugène Martin	Talbot-Lago	1:55.400 · talbot-lago
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	1:55.800 · maserati
9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	1:56.000 · talbot-lago
10	Peter Walker	ERA	1:56.600 · era
11	Louis Chiron	Maserati	1:56.600 · maserati
12	Leslie Johnson	ERA	1:57.400 · era
13	Bob Gerard	ERA	1:57.400 · era
14	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	1:57.800 · talbot-lago
15	Cuth Harrison	ERA	1:58.400 · era
16	David Hampshire	Maserati	2:01.000 · maserati
17	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	2:02.600 · alta
18	David Murray	Maserati	2:05.600 · maserati
19	Joe Kelly	Alta	2:06.200 · alta
20	Joe Fry	Maserati	2:07.000 · maserati
21	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	2:08.800 · talbot-lago

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nino Farina	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
2	Luigi Fagioli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Reg Parnell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
5	Louis Rosier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2