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| Official Name | 5th RAC British Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Silverstone |
| Date | July 19 |
| Pole | Giuseppe Farina 01:50.000 |
| Fastest Lap | Alberto Ascari 01:52.000 |
| Podium | 1st Alberto Ascari (85) , 2nd Piero Taruffi, 3rd Mike Hawthorn |
| GP Number | 20 |
| Round | 5 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Prev race | Grand Prix de France July 6 |
| Next race | Grosser Preis von Deutschland August 3 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alberto Ascari |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [05] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | 02:44:11.000 | 85 |
01:52.000 |
85 |
2 |
9 |
| 2 | 17 | Piero Taruffi |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [06] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +1 lap | 84 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
| 3 | 9 | Mike Hawthorn |
L. D. Hawthorn | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-4-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +2 laps | 83 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
|
| 4 | 6 | Dennis Poore |
D. Poore | Connaught A [A4] |
Lea-Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +2 laps | 83 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
|
| 5 | 5 | Eric Thompson |
E. Thompson | Connaught A [A6] |
Lea-Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +3 laps | 82 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
|
| 6 | 16 | Giuseppe Farina |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [04] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +3 laps | 82 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 7 | 8 | Reg Parnell |
A. H. M. Bryde | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-1-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +3 laps | 82 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
| 8 | 14 | Roy Salvadori |
G. Caprara | Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +3 laps | 82 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
| 9 | 4 | Ken Downing |
K. H. Downing | Connaught A [A3] |
Lea-Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +3 laps | 82 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 10 | 21 | Peter Whitehead |
P. N. Whitehead | Ferrari 166 F2 [114] |
Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 | Dunlop | +4 laps | 81 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
| 11 | 26 | Prince Bira |
Équipe Gordini | Gordini T16 [32] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | +4 laps | 81 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| 12 | 1 | Graham Whitehead |
A. G. Whitehead | Alta F2 [F2-5] |
Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +5 laps | 80 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| 13 | 19 | Rudolf Fischer |
Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +5 laps | 80 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
| 14 | 27 | Johnny Claes |
Écurie Belge | Simca Gordini T15 [15GC] |
Gordini T18 L4 1.5 | Englebert | +6 laps | 79 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
| 15 | 31 | Lance Macklin |
HW Motors | HWM 52 [52-107] |
Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +6 laps | 79 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
| 16 | 3 | Kenneth McAlpine |
K. McAlpine | Connaught A [A1] |
Lea-Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | +6 laps | 79 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
| 17 | 33 | Harry Schell |
Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT [1598] |
Platé 4CL L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +7 laps | 78 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
|
| 18 | 34 | Gino Bianco |
Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM [2032] |
Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | +8 laps | 77 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
|
| 19 | 32 | Emmanuel de Graffenried |
E. de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT [1601] |
Platé 4CL L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +9 laps | 76 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
|
| 20 | 10 | Eric Brandon |
Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +9 laps | 76 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
| 21 | 23 | Tony Crook |
T.A.D. Crook | Frazer-Nash LMR MK 2 [421/200/170] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +10 laps | 75 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
| 22 | 11 | Alan Brown |
Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +16 laps | 69 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 29 | Peter Collins |
HW Motors | HWM 52 ["2-52"] |
Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Ignition | 73 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 30 | Duncan Hamilton |
HW Motors | HWM 51 ['5-51-52'] |
Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Engine | 44 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 12 | Stirling Moss |
English Racing Automobiles Ltd | ERA G [R1G] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Engine | 36 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 25 | Maurice Trintignant |
Équipe Gordini | Gordini T16 [33] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Gearbox | 21 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 28 | Tony Gaze |
F. A. O. Gaze | HWM 51 ['6-51-52'] |
Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Engine | 19 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 7 | David Murray |
Ecurie Ecosse | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Engine | 14 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 24 | Robert Manzon |
Équipe Gordini | Gordini T16 [31] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Clutch | 9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 20 | Peter Hirt |
Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 166 F2 [110] |
Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 | Pirelli | Brakes | 3 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 35 | Eitel Cantoni |
Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM [2033] |
Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Brakes | 0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
| DNS | 2 | Bill Aston |
W. S. Aston | Aston - [NB41] |
Butterworth F4 2.0 | Dunlop | DNS | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNA | 18 | Louis Rosier |
Écurie (Louis) Rosier | Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNA | 22 | Ken Wharton |
Scuderia Franera | Frazer-Nash FN48 [421/200/172S] |
Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Car unavailable | 0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 27 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 19 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 12 |
| 4 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 8 |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 7 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 7 |
| 7 | Rudolf Fischer | Ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 6 |
| 9 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 4 |
| 10 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 4 |
| 11 | Ken Wharton | Frazer-Nash | 3 |
| 12 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 3 |
| 13 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | 3 |
| 14 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 2 |
| 15 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 2 |
| 16 | Paul Frère | HWM | 2 |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca Gordini | 2 |
Gordini | |||
| 18 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | 2 |
| 19 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 |