I BRDC International Trophy

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  Daily Express International Trophy

Race details
Non-Championship Formula One Race
Date	20 August 1949
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, UK
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.889 mi / 4.649 km
Distance	Final: 30 laps. 2 x Heats: 20 laps, mi / km
Weather
Pole
Driver	Alberto Ascari (Heat 1) Emmanuel de Graffenried (Heat 2)	Ferrari Maserati
Time	1:56.0 (Heat 1) 1:55.0 (Heat 2)
Fastest Lap
Driver	n/a
Time
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Third	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari

The Silverstone Grand Prix circuit as used for the 1949 International Trophy races.

The first BRDC International Trophy meeting, formally titled the Daily Express International Trophy, was held on 20 August 1949 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. It was the first race meeting to only use the former airfield's perimeter roadways, rather than the main runways. The event was held over two heats of 20 laps and one final of 30 laps of the Grand Prix circuit. The final was won by Italian Alberto Ascari, who would go on to win the Formula One World Championship twice. Sadly, the race meeting was marred by the death of St John Horsfall in an accident during the final race.

[edit] Results

[edit] Final

Pos	Driver	Chassis	Time/Retired
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 125	59:42.6
2	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 125	+ 1.8 s
3	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 125	+ 36.4 s
4	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT	+ 36.4 s
5	Peter Walker	ERA E-type	+ 1:24.2
6	B. Bira	Maserati 4CLT	+ 2:14.0
7	Bob Gerard	ERA B-type	+ 1 lap
8	Fred Ashmore	Maserati 4CLT	+ 1 lap
9	Cuth Harrison	ERA B-type	+ 2 laps
10	Tony Rolt	Alfa Romeo Aitken	+ 2 laps
11	David Hampshire	ERA C-type	+ 2 laps
12	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago T26C	+ 3 laps
13	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C	+ 3 laps
14	Gordon Watson	Alta 69	+ 3 laps
15	Joe Fry	Maserati 4CL	+ 3 laps
16	George Nixon	ERA A-type	+ 3 laps
17	Roy Salvadori	Maserati 4CL	+ 3 laps
18	David Murray	Maserati 4CL	+ 4 laps
19	Joe Kelly	Maserati 6CM	+ 4 laps
20	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta GP	+ 4 laps
21	Geoff Richardson	RRA	+ 9 laps
Ret	St John Horsfall	ERA B-type	fatal accident

[edit] Heats

Heat 1 Pos Driver Time/Retired 1 B. Bira 39:00.2 2 Alberto Ascari + 0.8 s 3 Reg Parnell + 43.8 s 4 Bob Gerard 5 Cuth Harrison 6 St John Horsfall Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 1:56.0

Heat 2 Pos Driver Time/Retired 1 Giuseppe Farina 39:44.4 2 Luigi Villoresi + 5.2 s 3 Emmanuel de Graffenried + 27.6 s 4 Peter Walker 5 Roy Salvadori 6 Tony Rolt Pole position: Emmanuel de Graffenried - 1:55.0

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