1949 British Empire Trophy

The 11th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 1950 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 36-lap race was won by ERA driver Bob Gerard. John Horsfall finished second in another ERA, and Fred Ashmore was third in a Maserati.

1949 British Empire Trophy
Race details
Date	26 May 1949
Official name	XI British Empire Trophy
Location	Douglas Circuit Douglas, Isle of Man
Course length	6.244 kilometres (3.880 miles)
Distance	36 laps, 224.79 kilometres (139.68 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Reg Parnell	Maserati
Time	3:06
Podium
First	Bob Gerard	ERA
Second	John Horsfall	ERA
Third	Fred Ashmore	Maserati

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	14	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	ERA B-Type	1.57:54, 71.06mph	4
2	6	John Horsfall	P.H. Bell	ERA B-Type	+1:29	5
3	28	Fred Ashmore	R. Parnell	Maserati 4CLT/48	+1:33	10
4	16	Cuth Harrison	T.C. Harrison	ERA C-Type	+3:03	7
5	20	Peter Walker	P.N. Whitehead	ERA B-Type	+1 lap	2
6	50	Tony Rolt	A.P.R. Rolt	Aitken-Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	6
7	10	David Hampshire	D.A. Hampshire	ERA B-Type	+2 laps	8
8	48	Johnny Claes	Écurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C	+2 laps	12
9	12	Geoff Ansell	G.E. Ansell	ERA B-Type	+2 laps	11
10	2	John Heath	G.E. Abecassis	Alta GP	+2 laps	17
11	40	Geoff Richardson	G.N. Richardson	RRA-ERA	+4 laps	14
12	44	Guy Jason-Henry	R.R.C. Walker	Delahaye 135	+4 laps	16
13	8	George Nixon	G.R. Nixon	ERA A-Type	+5 laps	15
Ret	24	David Murray	D. Murray	ERA	26 laps, gearbox	9
Ret	30	Reg Parnell	R. Parnell	Maserati 4CLT/48	5 laps, supercharger drive	1
Ret	4	Michael Chorlton	M.C. Chorlton	CDL-Bugatti	5 laps, fuel tank	13
DNS	2	George Abecassis	G.E. Abecassis	Alta GP	car driven by Heath	3
DNS	4	James Boothby	M.C. Chorlton	CDL-Bugatti	car driven by Chorlton	-
DNS	6	John Bolster	P.H. Bell	ERA B-Type	car driven by Horsfall	-
DNS	44	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker	Delahaye 135	car driven by Jason-Henry	-
DNS	50	Guy Jason-Henry	A.P.R. Rolt	Aitken-Alfa Romeo	car driven by Rolt	-
DNA	18	Leslie Johnson	T.A.S.O. Mathieson	ERA E-Type
DNA	22	Peter Whitehead	P.N. Whitehead	Ferrari 125
DNA	26	Bob Ansell	R.E. Ansell	Maserati 4CL
DNA	32	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48
DNA	34	Roy Salvadori	R.F. Salvadori	Maserati 4CL
DNA	36	Archie Baring	A.A. Baring	Maserati 4CM
DNA	38	Ernest Ramseyer	Écurie Genève	Maserati 4CM
DNA	42	Archie Butterworth	A.J. Butterworth	AJB-Steyr
DNA	46	Gordon Watson	G.M. Watson	Alta IFS