The History of the British Grand Prix

Colourised footage of the first Formula One race (the 1950 British Grand Prix) has been released to mark the sport’s 75th anniversary. Held at Silverstone, the race featured legends like Juan Manuel Fangio. Italy’s Nino Farina won the event, the first in the official F1 World Championship. To watch the video in full, click the link in our comments. | Irish Examiner

F1 1950 British Grand Prix (Silverstone) FIRST F1 GP 1 Nino Farina - #Alfa #Romeo 2 Luigi Fagioli - #AlfaRomeo 3 Reg Parnell - Alfa Romeo 4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous - #Talbot-Lago-Talbot 5 Louis Rosier - Talbot-Lago-Talbot 6 Bob Gerard - ERA 7 Cuth Harrison - ERA 8 Philippe Étancelin - Talbot-Lago-Talbot 9 David Hampshire - #Maserati 10 Joe Fry/Brian Shawe-Taylor - Maserati 11 Johnny Claes - Talbot-Lago-Talbot Ret Juan Manuel Fangio - Alfa Romeo NC Joe Kelly - Alta Ret Prince Bira - Maserati Ret Da

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