1950 German Grand Prix

Race details
Date|  20 August 1950
Official name|  XIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location|  Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance|  16 laps, 364.960 km (226.768 miles)
Weather|  Sunny, Dry, Warm
Attendance|  400,000
Pole position
Driver|

* Alberto Ascari

|  Scuderia Ferrari
Time|  10:39.5
Fastest lap
Driver|  Alberto Ascari|  Scuderia Ferrari
Time|  10:43.6
Podium
First|

* Alberto Ascari

|  Scuderia Ferrari
Second|

* André Simon

|  Equipe Gordini
Third|

* Maurice Trintignant

|  Equipe Gordini

Motor car race

The 1950 German Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two race held on 20 August 1950 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

## Report[edit]

Formula 2 regulations had been chosen in order to attract a larger starting grid – especially for German teams and drivers, who would not have had time to prepare cars for the still-new Formula One regulations. This resulted in a large amount of interest – 37 cars started the race, and the event drew a crowd of 400,000 spectators.

During practice, German driver Paul Greifzu was involved in an accident where his car hit a paramedic at Pflanzgarten. The paramedic suffered fatal injuries and Greifzu was taken to hospital with fractured ribs and internal bruising.

The Grand Prix had attracted some of the top German drivers, but many of them retired due to the high level of attrition. Indeed, only 10 drivers completed the full distance. Hans Stuck ran sixth after the first lap, but had to stop to fix a stuck throttle. He received outside assistance whilst starting his engine again, and was disqualified. Manfred von Brauchitsch put in a fine performance trying to keep up with the leaders, running as high as seventh before retiring with engine failure.[1]

The race was dominated by Alberto Ascari, who led from pole and pulled away comfortably each lap. The only slight drama came on the final tour: he had run the full distance without pitting, and some spokes on his right rear wheel broke in the banked Karussell. However, such was his lead that he could afford to significantly reduce his pace, nursing the car home to victory.[2]

For his dominant performance, Ascari was presented with the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest award in German sport. The award had only been established two months prior, and he became its first foreign recipient.

## Entries[edit]

No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis

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2  |  Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 166 F2
4  |  Dorino Serafini | Ferrari | Ferrari 166 F2
8  |  Giovanni Bracco | Giovanni Bracco  | Ferrari |
16  |  Peter Hirt | Ecurie Suisse | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor
18  |  Paul Glauser  | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor
20  |  Kaspar Aebli  | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor
22  |  "J. M. Marcy"  | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor
24  |  Alfred Dattner  | Alfred Dattner  | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11
26  |  Ernst Seiler  | Ernst Seiler  | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
28  |  Claude Bernheim  | Claude Bernheim  | Cisitalia-Fiat | Cisitalia-Fiat D46
32  |  Roger Loyer | Ecurie Paris  | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
34  |  "Robert"  | Cisitalia-Fiat | Cisitalia-Fiat D46
36  |  René Bonnet | Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet | DB-Citroën |
40  |  Fergus Anderson | HW Motors | HWM-Alta |
42  |  Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta |
44  |  Paul Pietsch | Paul Pietsch  | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor II
46  |  Paco Godia | Francisco Godia  | Cisitalia-Fiat | Cisitalia-Fiat D46
52  |  Bertil Lundberg  | Bertil Lundberg  | BLG-BMW | BLG-BMW 2000
54  |  Harry Schell | Horschell Racing Corporation  | Cooper-JAP | Cooper-JAP T12
56  |  Manfred von Brauchitsch | Manfred von Brauchitsch  | AFM-BMW | AFM 6
58  |  Hans Stuck | Hans Stuck  | AFM-BMW |
60  |  Fritz Riess | Fritz Riess  | AFM-BMW | AFM 3
62  |  Hermann Lang | Hermann Lang  | Veritas-BMW |
64  |  Karl Kling | Karl Kling  | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor III Streamline
66  |  Toni Ulmen | Toni Ulmen  | Veritas-BMW | Veritas RS
68  |  Karl Gommann  | Karl Gommann  | AFM-BMW | AFM 5
70  |  Willi Heeks | Willi Heeks  | AFM-BMW | AFM 2
72  |  Willi Krakau | Willi Krakau  | BMW |
76  |  Herman Roosdorp | Herman Roosdorp  | Ferrari | Ferrari 166 MM
78  |  Paul Greifzu | Paul Greifzu  | BMW |
78  |  Carl Bossong  | Carl Bossong  | Holbein-BMW | Holbein-BMW HH48
82  |  Georges Berger | Georges Berger  | Jicey-BMW |
84  |  Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
86  |  Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
88  |  André Simon | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
90  |  "Eymart"  | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
94  |  Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15
92  |  Toni Branca | Mme de Walckiers  | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11
Sources:[3][2]

## Classification[edit]

Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/retired

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1  | 2  |  Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 16  | 2:55.00.8
2  | 88  |  André Simon | Simca-Gordini | 16  | +2:20.9
3  | 84  |  Maurice Trintignant[4][5] | Simca-Gordini | 16  | +8:27.7
4  | 66  |  Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW | 15  | +1 lap
5  | 26  |  Ernst Seiler  | Simca-Gordini | 15  | +1 lap
6  | 42  |  Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 15  | +1 lap
7  | 68  |  Karl Gommann  | AFM-BMW | 14  | +2 laps
8  | 90  |  "Eymart"  | Simca-Gordini | 14  | +2 laps
9  | 82  |  Georges Berger | Jicey-BMW | 13  | +3 laps
10  | 46  |  Paco Godia | Cisitalia-Fiat | 11  | +5 laps
Ret  | 86  |  Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 13  | Valves
Ret  | 16  |  Peter Hirt | Veritas-BMW | 12  |
Ret  | 56  |  Manfred von Brauchitsch | AFM-BMW | 11  | Engine
Ret  | 44  |  Paul Pietsch | Veritas-BMW | 8  | Clutch
Ret  | 18  |  Paul Glauser  | Veritas-BMW | 7  |
Ret  | 94  |  Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 7  |
Ret  | 4  |  Dorino Serafini | Ferrari | 6  | Gearbox
Ret  | 40  |  Fergus Anderson | HWM-Alta | 5  | Differential
Ret  | 32  |  Roger Loyer | Simca-Gordini | 5  |
Ret  | 34  |  "Robert"  | Cisitalia-Fiat | 4  |
Ret  | 64  |  Karl Kling | Veritas-BMW | 3  | Piston
Ret  | 28  |  Claude Bernheim  | Cisitalia-Fiat | 3  |
Ret  | 36  |  René Bonnet | DB-Citroën | 3  |
Ret  | 92  |  Toni Branca | Simca-Gordini | 2  | Engine
Ret  | 62  |  Hermann Lang | Veritas-BMW | 2  | Engine
Ret  | 70  |  Willi Heeks | AFM-BMW | 2  |
Ret  | 60  |  Fritz Riess | AFM-BMW | 2  |
Ret  | 8  |  Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari | 2  |
Ret  | 20  |  Kaspar Aebli  | Veritas-BMW | 2  |
Ret  | 76  |  Herman Roosdorp | Ferrari | 2  |
Ret  | 24  |  Alfred Dattner  | Simca-Gordini | 1  |
Ret  | 22  |  "J. M. Marcy"  | Veritas-BMW | 1  |
Ret  | 52  |  Bertil Lundberg  | BLG-BMW | 1  |
Ret  | 72  |  Willi Krakau | BMW | 0  |
Ret  | 54  |  Harry Schell | Cooper-JAP | 0  | Engine
DSQ  | 58  |  Hans Stuck | AFM-BMW | 0  | Outside assistance
?  | 78  |  Carl Bossong  | Holbein-BMW | 0  | Unknown
Source:[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "GROSSER PRIES VON DEUTSCHLAND (sic)". Motor Sport. September 1950. p. 451. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. ^ a b Köhr, Burkhard. "PS Nürburgring - Großer Preis von Deutschland 1950". pro-steilstrecke.de (in German). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
3. ^ a b "13. Großer Preis von Deutschland 1950 - Nordschleife – since 1927". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
4. ^ Grant, Gregor (1953). Formula 2. p. 25.
5. ^ "XIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1950". Formula 2 Register. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.