What the records say
- When
- 13 May 1950
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 52.08° N, 1.02° W
- Description
- First Grand Prix held at Silverstone.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1950 British Grand Prix.
1950 British Grand Prix
Formula One motor race held in 1950
The 1950 British Grand Prix, formally known as The Royal Automobile Club Grand Prix d'Europe Incorporating The British Grand Prix, was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England. It was the first World Championship Formula One race, as well as the fifth British Grand Prix, and the third to be held at Silverstone after motor racing resumed after World War II.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “состоялась первая гонка в истории чемпионатов мира по автогонкам в классе автомобилей Формула-1 — Гран-при Великобритании 1950 года”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “se celebra el primer Gran Premio de la historia de la Fórmula 1.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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