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British Empire Trophy – 1949

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
2 Great Britain George Abecassis
Great Britain John Heath
G. E. Abecassis Great Britain Alta GP [1001] Alta L4C 1.5 –
4 Great Britain Michael Chorlton M. C. Chorlton France CDL – Bugatti L8C 1.5 –
6 Great Britain St. John Horsfall P. H. Bell Great Britain ERA B [R11B] ERA L6C 1.5 –
8 Great Britain George Nixon G. Nixon Great Britain ERA A [R2A] ERA L6C 1.5 –
10 Great Britain David Hampshire D. A. Hampshire Great Britain ERA B [R12B] ERA L6C 1.5 –
12 Great Britain Geoffrey Ansell G. E. Ansell Great Britain ERA B [R9B] ERA L6C 1.5 –
14 Great Britain Bob Gerard F. R. Gerard Great Britain ERA B [R14B] ERA L6C 1.5 –
16 Great Britain Cuth Harrison T. C. Harrison Great Britain ERA B/C [R8C] ERA L6C 1.5 –
18 Great Britain Leslie Johnson T.A.S.O. Mathieson Great Britain ERA E [GP2] ERA L6C 1.5 –
20 Great Britain Peter Walker P. N. Whitehead Great Britain ERA B [R10B] ERA L6C 1.5 –
22 Great Britain Peter Whitehead P. N. Whitehead Italy Ferrari 125 [10C] Ferrari 125 V12C 1.5 –
24 Great Britain David Murray D. Murray Italy Maserati 4CL [1569] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
26 Great Britain Bob Ansell R. E. Ansell Italy Maserati 4CL [1579] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
28 Great Britain Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1593] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
30 Great Britain Reg Parnell R. Parnell Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1596] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
32 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1594] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
34 Great Britain Roy Salvadori R. F. Salvadori Italy Maserati 4CL [1584] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
36 Great Britain Archie Baring A. A. Baring Italy Maserati 4CM [1521] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 –
38 Switzerland Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Genève Italy Maserati 4CM [1528] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 –
40 Great Britain Geoff Richardson G. N. Richardson Great Britain RRA – ERA L6C 1.5 –
42 Great Britain Archie Butterworth A. J. Butterworth Great Britain AJB – Steyr V8 –
44 Great Britain Guy Jason-Henry R. R. C. Walker France Delahaye 135S [47188] Delahaye L6 3.6 –
46 Great Britain Gordon Watson G. M. Watson Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 –
48 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge France Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 –
50 Great Britain Tony Rolt A. P. R. Rolt Italy Alfa Romeo Aitken Spl Alfa Romeo L8 3.4 –
Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 30 Great Britain Reg Parnell Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1596] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – 03:06.000 0
2 20 Great Britain Peter Walker Great Britain ERA B [R10B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:09.000 0
3 2 Great Britain George Abecassis Great Britain Alta GP [1001] Alta L4C 1.5 – 03:13.000 0
4 14 Great Britain Bob Gerard Great Britain ERA B [R14B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:14.000 0
5 6 Great Britain St. John Horsfall Great Britain ERA B [R11B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:15.000 0
6 50 Great Britain Tony Rolt Italy Alfa Romeo Aitken Spl Alfa Romeo L8 3.4 – 03:16.000 0
7 16 Great Britain Cuth Harrison Great Britain ERA B/C [R8C] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:17.000 0
8 10 Great Britain David Hampshire Great Britain ERA B [R12B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:19.000 0
9 24 Great Britain David Murray Italy Maserati 4CL [1569] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – 03:19.000 0
10 28 Great Britain Fred Ashmore Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1593] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – 03:20.000 0
11 12 Great Britain Geoffrey Ansell Great Britain ERA B [R9B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:26.000 0
12 48 Belgium Johnny Claes France Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 – 03:29.000 0
13 4 Great Britain Michael Chorlton France CDL – Bugatti L8C 1.5 – 03:36.000 0
14 40 Great Britain Geoff Richardson Great Britain RRA – ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:39.000 0
15 8 Great Britain George Nixon Great Britain ERA A [R2A] ERA L6C 1.5 – 03:40.000 0
16 44 Great Britain Guy Jason-Henry France Delahaye 135S [47188] Delahaye L6 3.6 – 03:57.000 0

Official Name 11th British Empire Trophy
Circuit Douglas
Date May 26
Pole Reg Parnell 03:06.000
Fastest Lap Bob Gerard 03:09.000
Podium 1st Bob Gerard (16) , 2nd St. John Horsfall, 3rd Fred Ashmore (15)
Prev race Grosser Preis der Ostschweiz May 22
Next race Grand Prix des Frontières June 5
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 14 Great Britain Bob Gerard F. R. Gerard Great Britain ERA B [R14B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 01:57:54.000 36 03:09.000 16 4 0
2 6 Great Britain St. John Horsfall P. H. Bell Great Britain ERA B [R11B] ERA L6C 1.5 – 01:59:23.000 36 0 5 0
3 28 Great Britain Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1593] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – 01:59:27.000 36 15 10 0
4 16 Great Britain Cuth Harrison T. C. Harrison Great Britain ERA B/C [R8C] ERA L6C 1.5 – 02:00:57.000 36 0 7 0
5 20 Great Britain Peter Walker P. N. Whitehead Great Britain ERA B [R10B] ERA L6C 1.5 – +1 lap 35 0 2 0
6 50 Great Britain Tony Rolt A. P. R. Rolt Italy Alfa Romeo Aitken Spl Alfa Romeo L8 3.4 – +1 lap 35 0 6 0
7 10 Great Britain David Hampshire D. A. Hampshire Great Britain ERA B [R12B] ERA L6C 1.5 – +2 laps 34 0 8 0
8 48 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge France Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 – +2 laps 34 0 12 0
9 12 Great Britain Geoffrey Ansell G. E. Ansell Great Britain ERA B [R9B] ERA L6C 1.5 – +2 laps 34 0 11 0
10 2 Great Britain John Heath G. E. Abecassis Great Britain Alta GP [1001] Alta L4C 1.5 – +2 laps 34 0 3 0
11 40 Great Britain Geoff Richardson G. N. Richardson Great Britain RRA – ERA L6C 1.5 – +4 laps 32 0 14 0
12 44 Great Britain Guy Jason-Henry R. R. C. Walker France Delahaye 135S [47188] Delahaye L6 3.6 – +4 laps 32 0 16 0
13 8 Great Britain George Nixon G. Nixon Great Britain ERA A [R2A] ERA L6C 1.5 – +5 laps 31 0 15 0
DNF 24 Great Britain David Murray D. Murray Italy Maserati 4CL [1569] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – Gearbox 26 0 9 0
DNF 4 Great Britain Michael Chorlton M. C. Chorlton France CDL – Bugatti L8C 1.5 – Fuel tank 6 0 13 0
DNF 30 Great Britain Reg Parnell R. Parnell Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1596] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – Supercharger 5 5 1 0
DNS 2 Great Britain George Abecassis G. E. Abecassis Great Britain Alta GP [1001] Alta L4C 1.5 – Car with teammate 0 0 0
DNA 18 Great Britain Leslie Johnson T.A.S.O. Mathieson Great Britain ERA E [GP2] ERA L6C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 22 Great Britain Peter Whitehead P. N. Whitehead Italy Ferrari 125 [10C] Ferrari 125 V12C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 26 Great Britain Bob Ansell R. E. Ansell Italy Maserati 4CL [1579] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 32 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1594] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 34 Great Britain Roy Salvadori R. F. Salvadori Italy Maserati 4CL [1584] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 36 Great Britain Archie Baring A. A. Baring Italy Maserati 4CM [1521] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 38 Switzerland Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Genève Italy Maserati 4CM [1528] Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 42 Great Britain Archie Butterworth A. J. Butterworth Great Britain AJB – Steyr V8 – DNA 0 0 0
DNA 46 Great Britain Gordon Watson G. M. Watson Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 – DNA 0 0 0
  • Post category:Extra Championship / Pre 1950
Tags: 1949 GP, Bob Gerard, Bob Gerard Racing, British Empire Trophy, Douglas, ERA, ERA B

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