First World Championship GP D'Europe 13 May 1950 Silverstone

Thank you for posting!

Pity you don't hear the cars on that newsreel.

BTW I have an original program from that day.

 

And it was 67 years ago not 57 years ago.

 

No Ferrari's, but Alfa Romeo swept it.

Qualifying:-

Position-Driver-Car-Lap Time-Gap-Average Speed Km/h

1) Giuseppe FARINA Alfa Romeo 1'50''8 151.051
2) Luigi ***IOLI Alfa Romeo 1'51''0 0.2 150.778
3) Juan Manuel FANGIO Alfa Romeo 1'51''2 0.4 150.507
4) Reg PARNELL Alfa Romeo 1'52''2 1.4 149.166
5) Prince BIRA Maserati 1'52''6 1.8 148.636
6) Yves GIRAUD-CABANTOUS Talbot Lago 1'53''4 2.6 147.587
7) Eugène MARTIN Talbot Lago 1'55''4 4.6 145.029
8) Emmanuel De GRAFFENRIED Maserati 1'55''8 5.0 144.528
9) Louis ROSIER Talbot Lago 1'56''0 5.2 144.279
10) Peter WALKER ERA 1'56''6 5.8 143.537

Race results:-

1) Giuseppe FARINA Alfa Romeo Tipo 158
2) Luigi ***IOLI Alfa Romeo Tipo 158
3) Reg PARNELL Alfa Romeo Tipo 158