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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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
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
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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1950 Formula One World Championship openingRace 1950 British Grand Prix