1949 British Empire Trophy

Race details
Date|  26 May 1949
Official name|  XI British Empire Trophy
Location|  Douglas Circuit
Douglas, Isle of Man
Course length|  6.244 kilometres (3.880 miles)
Distance|  36 laps, 224.79 kilometres (139.68 miles)
Pole position
Driver|

* Reg Parnell

|  Maserati
Time|  3:06
Podium
First|

* Bob Gerard

|  ERA
Second|

* John Horsfall

|  ERA
Third|

* Fred Ashmore

|  Maserati

Motor car race

The 11th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 1950 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 36-lap race was won by ERA driver Bob Gerard. John Horsfall finished second in another ERA, and Fred Ashmore was third in a Maserati.[1][2]

## Results

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Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid

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1  | 14  |  Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | ERA B-Type | 1.57:54, 71.06mph  | 4
2  | 6  |  John Horsfall | P.H. Bell  | ERA B-Type | +1:29  | 5
3  | 28  |  Fred Ashmore | R. Parnell | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +1:33  | 10
4  | 16  |  Cuth Harrison | T.C. Harrison | ERA C-Type | +3:03  | 7
5  | 20  |  Peter Walker | P.N. Whitehead | ERA B-Type | +1 lap  | 2
6  | 50  |  Tony Rolt | A.P.R. Rolt | Aitken-Alfa Romeo | +1 lap  | 6
7  | 10  |  David Hampshire | D.A. Hampshire | ERA B-Type | +2 laps  | 8
8  | 48  |  Johnny Claes | Écurie Belge | Talbot-Lago T26C | +2 laps  | 12
9  | 12  |  Geoff Ansell | G.E. Ansell | ERA B-Type | +2 laps  | 11
10  | 2  |  John Heath | G.E. Abecassis | Alta GP | +2 laps  | 17
11  | 40  |  Geoff Richardson | G.N. Richardson | RRA-ERA | +4 laps  | 14
12  | 44  |  Guy Jason-Henry | R.R.C. Walker | Delahaye 135 | +4 laps  | 16
13  | 8  |  George Nixon | G.R. Nixon | ERA A-Type | +5 laps  | 15
Ret  | 24  |  David Murray | D. Murray | ERA | 26 laps, gearbox  | 9
Ret  | 30  |  Reg Parnell | R. Parnell | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 5 laps, supercharger drive  | 1
Ret  | 4  |  Michael Chorlton | M.C. Chorlton | CDL-Bugatti | 5 laps, fuel tank  | 13
DNS  | 2  |  George Abecassis | G.E. Abecassis | Alta GP | car driven by Heath  | 3
DNS  | 4  |  James Boothby | M.C. Chorlton | CDL-Bugatti | car driven by Chorlton  | \-
DNS  | 6  |  John Bolster | P.H. Bell  | ERA B-Type | car driven by Horsfall  | \-
DNS  | 44  |  Tony Rolt | R.R.C. Walker | Delahaye 135 | car driven by Jason-Henry  | \-
DNS  | 50  |  Guy Jason-Henry | A.P.R. Rolt | Aitken-Alfa Romeo | car driven by Rolt  | \-
DNA  | 18  |  Leslie Johnson | T.A.S.O. Mathieson | ERA E-Type |  |
DNA  | 22  |  Peter Whitehead | P.N. Whitehead | Ferrari 125 |  |
DNA  | 26  |  Bob Ansell | R.E. Ansell | Maserati 4CL |  |
DNA  | 32  |  Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 |  |
DNA  | 34  |  Roy Salvadori | R.F. Salvadori | Maserati 4CL |  |
DNA  | 36  |  Archie Baring | A.A. Baring | Maserati 4CM |  |
DNA  | 38  |  Ernest Ramseyer | Écurie Genève  | Maserati 4CM |  |
DNA  | 42  |  Archie Butterworth | A.J. Butterworth | AJB-Steyr |  |
DNA  | 46  |  Gordon Watson | G.M. Watson | Alta IFS |  |

## References

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1. ^ "OldRacingCars.com". Retrieved 2022-09-16.
2. ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-16.

## External links

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