British Empire Trophy

Motor race in the United Kingdom

First race in 1932 Bruce McLaren at the 1959 British Empire Trophy at Oulton Park

The British Empire Trophy was a motor race in the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 1932, the Empire Trophy was hosted at five different circuits and awarded for eleven separate racing categories. The race was run a total of 44 times, spanning over eight decades, making it one of the longest running and most prestigious racing events.

## History

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1932–1935:
1936–1939:
1947–1953:
1954–1959:
1960–1961:
1970–1971:
1972–1974:
1977–1978:
1990–2003:
2005–2006:

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Brooklands Circuit
Donington Park
Douglas Circuit
Oulton Park
Silverstone Circuit
Oulton Park
Silverstone Circuit
Donington Park
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

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Formula Libre \- Voiturette
Formula Libre \- Voiturette
Grand Prix \- Formula 1 \- Sports car
Sports car \- Formula 2
Formula Junior \- Intercontinental Formula
Formula 3
Historics
Historics
GT Sports car
Group C GTP

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## Winners by year

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Year  | Circuit  | Category  | Winner  | Manufacturer  | Report

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1932  | Brooklands | Formula Libre |  John Cobb | Delage V12/LSR | Report
1933  | Brooklands | Formula Libre |  Stanisław Czaykowski | Bugatti T54 | Report
1934  | Brooklands | Formula Libre |  George Eyston | MG Magnette K3 | Report
1935  | Brooklands | Formula Libre |  Freddie Dixon | Riley 6 | Report
1936  | Donington Park | Formula Libre |  Richard Seaman | Maserati 8CM | Report
1937  | Donington Park | Formula Libre |  Raymond Mays | ERA C-Type | Report
1938  | Donington Park | Formula Libre |  Charles Dobson | Austin | Report
1939  | Donington Park | Formula Libre |  Tony Rolt | ERA B | Report
1940–1946 (No racing events held)
1947  | Douglas Circuit | Grand Prix |  Bob Gerard | ERA B | Report
1948  | Douglas Circuit | Grand Prix |  Geoffrey Ansell | ERA B | Report
1949  | Douglas Circuit | Grand Prix |  Bob Gerard | ERA B | Report
1950  | Douglas Circuit | Formula One |  Bob Gerard | ERA B | Report
1951  | Douglas Circuit | Sports car |  Stirling Moss | Frazer Nash Bristol L6 OHV  | Report
1952  | Douglas Circuit | Sports car |  Pat Griffith | Lester T51 MG 6850 | Report
1953  | Douglas Circuit | Sports car |  Reg Parnell | Aston Martin DB3S | Report
1954  | Oulton Park | Sports car |  Alan Brown | Cooper T22 - Bristol | Report
1955  | Oulton Park | Sports car |  Archie Scott-Brown | Lister-Bristol | Report
1956  | Oulton Park | Sports car |  Stirling Moss | Cooper Climax T39 | Report
1957  | Oulton Park | Sports car |  Archie Scott-Brown | Lister-Jaguar | Report
1958  | Oulton Park | Sports car |  Stirling Moss | Aston Martin DBR2/300 | Report
1959  | Oulton Park | Formula 2 |  Jim Russell | Cooper Climax T45 | Report
1960  | Silverstone Circuit | Formula Junior |  Henry Taylor | Lotus 18 - Ford | Report
1961  | Silverstone Circuit | Intercontinental |  Stirling Moss[1] | Cooper Climax T53 | Report
1962–1969 (No racing events held)
1970  | Oulton Park | Formula 3 |  Bev Bond | Lotus 59A - Ford | Report
1971  | Oulton Park | Formula 3 |  David Walker | Lotus 69 - Ford | Report
1972  | Silverstone Circuit | Historics |  Willie Green | Maserati T61 | Report
1973  | Silverstone Circuit | Historics |  Neil Corner | Aston Martin DBR4/300 | Report
1974  | Silverstone Circuit | Historics |  John Harper | Lister - Jaguar | Report
1975–1976 (No racing events held)
1977  | Donington Park | Historics |  Neil Corner | BRM P25 | Report
1978  | Donington Park | Historics |  Neil Corner | BRM P25 | Report
1979–1989 (No racing events held)
1990  | Silverstone Circuit | Sports car |  Martin Brundle
Alain Ferté | Jaguar XJR-11 | Report
1991  | Silverstone Circuit | Sports car |  Derek Warwick
Teo Fabi | Jaguar XJR-14 | Report
1992  | Silverstone Circuit | Sports car |  Derek Warwick
Yannick Dalmas | Peugeot 905 B | Report
1993–1994 (No racing events held)
1995  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Andy Wallace
Olivier Grouillard | McLaren F1 GTR | Report
1996  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Andy Wallace
Olivier Grouillard | McLaren F1 GTR | Report
1997  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Peter Kox
Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | Report
1998  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Bernd Schneider
Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | Report
1999  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Report
2000  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Julian Bailey
Jamie Campbell-Walter | Lister Storm - Jaguar | Report
2001  | Silverstone Circuit | Historics |  Graham Hathaway
Gary Pearson | Jaguar XJR-11 | Report
2002  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Thomas Erdos
Ian McKellar | Saleen S7R | Report
2003  | Silverstone Circuit | GT Sports car |  Piers Johnson
Shane Lynch | TVR T400R | Report
2004 (No racing events held)
2005  | Silverstone Circuit | Group C GTP |  Gary Pearson | Jaguar XJR-11 | Report
2006  | Silverstone Circuit | Group C GTP |  David Mercer | Spice SE90C | Report |
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

## Race history by circuit

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Brooklands (1932–1935) | Donington Park (1936–1939) | Douglas Circuit (1947–1953)

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Oulton Park (1954–1959, 1970–1971) | Silverstone (1960–1961, 1972–1974, 1990–2003) | Silverstone (2005-2006)

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## References

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1. ^ XIII British Empire Trophy 1961, www.the-fastlane.co.uk Retrieved 20 September 2021
2. ^ "British Empire Trophy Winners". theracingline.net. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
3. ^ "IX British Empire Trophy 1947". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
4. ^ "1947 9th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
5. ^ "X British Empire Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
6. ^ "1948 10th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
7. ^ "XI British Empire Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
8. ^ "1949 11th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
9. ^ "1950 12th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
10. ^ "1951 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
11. ^ "1952 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
12. ^ "1953 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
13. ^ "TVR T400R – Half A Decade Up Against The Rest". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 29, 2014.

## External links

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* British Empire Trophy - 1932-1992
* 1949 British Empire Trophy
* 1950 British Empire Trophy
* XII British Empire Trophy