1949 British Empire Trophy

The 11th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 1950 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 36-lap race was won by ERA driver Bob Gerard. John Horsfall finished second in another ERA, and Fred Ashmore was third in a Maserati.[1][2]

1949 British Empire Trophy
Race details
Date 26 May 1949
Official name XI British Empire Trophy
Location Douglas Circuit
Douglas, Isle of Man
Course length 6.244 kilometres (3.880 miles)
Distance 36 laps, 224.79 kilometres (139.68 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 3:06
Podium
First ERA
Second ERA
Third Maserati

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 14   Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 1.57:54, 71.06mph 4
2 6   John Horsfall P.H. Bell ERA B-Type +1:29 5
3 28   Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 +1:33 10
4 16   Cuth Harrison T.C. Harrison ERA C-Type +3:03 7
5 20   Peter Walker P.N. Whitehead ERA B-Type +1 lap 2
6 50   Tony Rolt A.P.R. Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo +1 lap 6
7 10   David Hampshire D.A. Hampshire ERA B-Type +2 laps 8
8 48   Johnny Claes Écurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +2 laps 12
9 12   Geoff Ansell G.E. Ansell ERA B-Type +2 laps 11
10 2   John Heath G.E. Abecassis Alta GP +2 laps 17
11 40   Geoff Richardson G.N. Richardson RRA-ERA +4 laps 14
12 44   Guy Jason-Henry R.R.C. Walker Delahaye 135 +4 laps 16
13 8   George Nixon G.R. Nixon ERA A-Type +5 laps 15
Ret 24   David Murray D. Murray ERA 26 laps, gearbox 9
Ret 30   Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 5 laps, supercharger drive 1
Ret 4   Michael Chorlton M.C. Chorlton CDL-Bugatti 5 laps, fuel tank 13
DNS 2   George Abecassis G.E. Abecassis Alta GP car driven by Heath 3
DNS 4   James Boothby M.C. Chorlton CDL-Bugatti car driven by Chorlton -
DNS 6   John Bolster P.H. Bell ERA B-Type car driven by Horsfall -
DNS 44   Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Delahaye 135 car driven by Jason-Henry -
DNS 50   Guy Jason-Henry A.P.R. Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo car driven by Rolt -
DNA 18   Leslie Johnson T.A.S.O. Mathieson ERA E-Type
DNA 22   Peter Whitehead P.N. Whitehead Ferrari 125
DNA 26   Bob Ansell R.E. Ansell Maserati 4CL
DNA 32   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48
DNA 34   Roy Salvadori R.F. Salvadori Maserati 4CL
DNA 36   Archie Baring A.A. Baring Maserati 4CM
DNA 38   Ernest Ramseyer Écurie Genève Maserati 4CM
DNA 42   Archie Butterworth A.J. Butterworth AJB-Steyr
DNA 46   Gordon Watson G.M. Watson Alta IFS

References

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  1. ^ "OldRacingCars.com". Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  2. ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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