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Nino Farina won the 1950 British Grand Prix

Nino Farina won the 1950 British Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, ahead of Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nino Farina
Team
Alfa Romeo
Top listed
Nino Farina, Luigi Fagioli, and Reg Parnell
Race date
May 13, 1950
Pole
Nino Farina
Fastest lap
Nino Farina
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Nino Farina finished first for Alfa Romeo. Luigi Fagioli is listed 2 for Alfa Romeo, with Reg Parnell 3 for Alfa Romeo.

Grid to finish

Joe Fry from P20 to P10 (+10), Johnny Claes from P21 to P11 (+10), and Cuth Harrison from P15 to P7 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nino Farina started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 3 +6 laps, 2 +2 laps, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Engine. Nino Farina holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:50.600 on lap 2. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo2:13:23.6009
2Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo2:13:26.2006
3Reg ParnellAlfa Romeo2:14:15.6004
4Yves Giraud-CabantousTalbot-Lago+2 laps3
5Louis RosierTalbot-Lago+2 laps2
6Bob GerardERA+3 laps0
7Cuth HarrisonERA+3 laps0
8Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago+5 laps0
9David HampshireMaserati+6 laps0
10Joe FryMaserati+6 laps0
10Brian Shawe-TaylorMaseratiFinished0
11Johnny ClaesTalbot-Lago+6 laps0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioAlfa RomeoOil pipe0
NCJoe KellyAlta+13 laps0
DNFBirabongse BhanudejMaseratiOut of fuel0
DNFDavid MurrayMaseratiEngine0
DNFGeoffrey CrossleyAltaTransmission0
DNFEmmanuel de GraffenriedMaseratiEngine0
DNFLouis ChironMaseratiClutch0
DNFEugène MartinTalbot-LagoOil pressure0