1950 British Grand Prix

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The 1950 British Grand Prix was the historic motor race at Silverstone that served as the inaugural event of the modern Formula One World Championship.

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1950 British Grand Prix canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Formula One Grand Prix
World Championship race
motor race
sporting event
alsoLocatedIn Buckinghamshire
attendance approximately 150000 spectators
attendedBy King George VI
linked to: George VI

Princess Margaret
Queen Elizabeth
carsEntered 21
carsStarted 21
championshipPointsForFastestLap 1
championshipPointsForWin 8
circuit Silverstone Circuit
circuitLayout Silverstone airfield perimeter track layout
linked to: Silverstone Circuit
city Silverstone
linked to: Silverstone Circuit
country United Kingdom
courseLengthKm 4.649
courseLengthMi 2.888
date 13 May 1950
fastestLapAlsoSetBy Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED
Reg Parnell
fastestLapDriver Giuseppe Farina
fastestLapShared true
fastestLapTeam Alfa Romeo
fastestLapTime 1:50.6
grandPrixName British Grand Prix
gridFromQualifying true
hasPolePositionDriver Giuseppe Farina
isInauguralWorldChampionshipRace true
laps 70
location Silverstone Circuit
nonChampionshipSupportRacesHeld true
notableFor being held on a former Royal Air Force airfield
being the first race of the FIA World Championship of Drivers
organisingBody Royal Automobile Club
partOf 1950 Formula One World Championship
podiumDrivers Giuseppe Farina
Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED
Reg Parnell
polePositionDriver Giuseppe Farina
polePositionTeam Alfa Romeo
polePositionTime 1:50.8
raceDistanceKm 325.43
raceDistanceMi 202.0
raceNumberInSeason 1
region Northamptonshire
regulationSet Formula One regulations
season 1950 Formula One season
secondPlaceDriver Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED
secondPlaceTeam Alfa Romeo
thirdPlaceDriver Reg Parnell
thirdPlaceTeam Alfa Romeo
weather dry
winner Giuseppe Farina
winningDriver Giuseppe Farina
winningTeam Alfa Romeo
year 1950

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1950 Formula One World Championship openingRace 1950 British Grand Prix
Giuseppe Farina wonRace 1950 British Grand Prix
Alfa Romeo 158 firstWorldChampionshipRace 1950 British Grand Prix