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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1950 British Grand Prix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13290772 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1950 British Grand Prix Context triple: [1950 Formula One World Championship, openingRace, 1950 British Grand Prix]
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1950 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
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1950 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
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C.
1979 British Grand Prix
The 1979 British Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race at Silverstone notable for giving the Williams team its breakthrough maiden victory.
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D.
1959 United States Grand Prix
The 1959 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race notable for marking Bruce McLaren’s first career victory in the series.
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E.
1938 German Grand Prix
The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1950 British Grand Prix Target entity description: 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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A.
1950 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1950 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
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B.
1950 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1950 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bremgarten circuit near Bern as part of the inaugural World Championship season.
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C.
1979 British Grand Prix
The 1979 British Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race at Silverstone notable for giving the Williams team its breakthrough maiden victory.
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D.
1959 United States Grand Prix
The 1959 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship race notable for marking Bruce McLaren’s first career victory in the series.
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E.
1938 German Grand Prix
The 1938 German Grand Prix was a major pre-World War II motor race held at the Nürburgring, showcasing the dominance of German "Silver Arrows" Grand Prix cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Formula One Grand Prix
ⓘ
World Championship race ⓘ motor race ⓘ sporting event ⓘ |
| alsoLocatedIn | Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 150000 spectators ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
King George VI
NERFINISHED
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Princess Margaret NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carsEntered | 21 ⓘ |
| carsStarted | 21 ⓘ |
| championshipPointsForFastestLap | 1 ⓘ |
| championshipPointsForWin | 8 ⓘ |
| circuit | Silverstone Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circuitLayout | Silverstone airfield perimeter track layout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Silverstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseLengthKm | 4.649 ⓘ |
| courseLengthMi | 2.888 ⓘ |
| date | 13 May 1950 ⓘ |
| fastestLapAlsoSetBy |
Luigi Fagioli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reg Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapDriver | Giuseppe Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapShared | true ⓘ |
| fastestLapTeam | Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fastestLapTime | 1:50.6 ⓘ |
| grandPrixName | British Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridFromQualifying | true ⓘ |
| hasPolePositionDriver | Giuseppe Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralWorldChampionshipRace | true ⓘ |
| laps | 70 ⓘ |
| location | Silverstone Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nonChampionshipSupportRacesHeld | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being held on a former Royal Air Force airfield
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being the first race of the FIA World Championship of Drivers ⓘ |
| organisingBody | Royal Automobile Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1950 Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| podiumDrivers |
Giuseppe Farina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED ⓘ Reg Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionDriver | Giuseppe Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionTeam | Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionTime | 1:50.8 ⓘ |
| raceDistanceKm | 325.43 ⓘ |
| raceDistanceMi | 202.0 ⓘ |
| raceNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| region | Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulationSet | Formula One regulations ⓘ |
| season | 1950 Formula One season ⓘ |
| secondPlaceDriver | Luigi Fagioli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPlaceTeam | Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceDriver | Reg Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceTeam | Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weather | dry ⓘ |
| winner | Giuseppe Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningDriver | Giuseppe Farina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1950 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1950 British Grand Prix Description of subject: 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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