Silverstone International 1950
The Silverstone International 1950 , also known as the International Daily Express Trophy Meeting , was a sports car race that took place on August 26th of that year at the Silverstone Circuit . The race was not part of any racing series.
The race
Two international sports car races were held at Silverstone on August 26th. In the morning, vehicles with a displacement of more than 2 liters contested a race. Peter Walker won ahead of his brand colleague Tony Rolt . Both drove a Jaguar XK 120 each . Third was Duncan Hamilton , who fielded a Healey Silverstone.
Sports cars with a capacity of up to 2 liters entered the race in the afternoon. Here Ferrari factory driver Alberto Ascari won ahead of his team-mate Dorino Serafini .
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 2.0 | 18th |
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari 166MM | |||
| 2 | S 2.0 | 37 |
Scuderia Ferrari
|
Dorino Serafini
|
Ferrari 166MM | |||
| 3 | S 2.0 | 33 |
 Jack Newton
|
Jack Newton
|
Frazer Nash High Speed | |||
| 4th | S 2.0 | 30th |
Tony Crook
|
Tony Crook
|
Frazer Nash Le Mans | |||
| 5 | S 2.0 | 32 |
Norman Culpan
|
Norman Culpan
|
Frazer Nash Le Mans | |||
| 6th | S 2.0 | 35 |
TASO Mathieson
|
Dickie Stoop
|
Frazer Nash Mille Miglia | |||
| 7th | S 1.5 | 11 |
Mrs. Mitchell
|
Gerry Ruddock
|
HRG 1500 | |||
| 8th | S 1.5 | 19th |
J. Thornley
|
Dick Jacobs
|
MG TD II | |||
| 9 | S 1.5 | 18th |
J. Thornley
|
Ted Lund
|
MG TD II | |||
| 10 | S 1.5 | 10 |
J. Thornley
|
George Phillips
|
MG TD II | |||
| 11 | S 1.5 | 24 |
Jowett Cars Ltd.
|
Horace Grimley
|
Jowett Jupiter | |||
| 12 | S 1.5 | 10 |
H. Clapp
|
Peter Clark
|
HRG 1500 | |||
| 13th | S 1.1 | 1 |
Jeff Sparrowe
|
Jeff Sparrowe
|
Morgan 4/4 | |||
| 14th | S 1.1 | 2 |
David Price
|
David Price
|
HRG 1100 | |||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 15th | S 1.5 | 12 |
Tom Christie
|
Tom Christie
|
HRG 1500 | |||
| 16 | S 1.5 | 14th |
John god
|
John god
|
HRG 1500 | |||
| 17th | S 1.5 | 15th |
Jack Richmond
|
Jack Richmond
|
HRG 1500 | |||
| 18th | S 1.5 | 16 |
Bill Shepherd
|
Bill Shepherd
|
HRG 1500 | |||
| 19th | 17th |
John Buncombe
|
John Buncombe
|
HRG | ||||
| 20th | S 1.5 | 21st |
Harry Lester
|
Harry Lester
|
MG TC | |||
| 21st | S 1.5 | 22nd |
H. Newenham
|
H. Newenham
|
MG TD | |||
| 22nd | 23 |
CJ Turner
|
CJ Turner
|
Jowett Javelin | ||||
| 23 | S 2.0 | 31 |
Bob Gerard
|
Bob Gerard
|
Frazer Nash Le Mans | |||
| 24 | S 2.0 | 34 |
Anthony Baring
|
Anthony Baring
|
Frazer Nash | |||
| 25th | S 2.0 | 36 |
Gil Tyrer
|
BMW 328 | ||||
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2.0 |
Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari 166MM | Overall victory |
| S 1.1 |
Gerry Ruddock
|
HRG 1500 | Rank 7 |
| S 1.5 |
Jeff Sparrowe
|
Morgan 4/4 | Rank 13 |
Racing data
- Registered: 25
- Started: 25
- Valued: 14
- Race classes: 3
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 4.649 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 1: 00: 00,000 hours
- Overall laps of the winning team: unknown
- Total distance of the winning team: unknown
- Winner's average: 134.734 km / h
- Pole position: Alberto Ascari - Ferrari 166MM (# 38)
- Fastest race lap: unknown
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series