1950 German Grand Prix

The 1950 German Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two race held on 20 August 1950 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

1950 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 20 August 1950
Official name XIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 16 laps, 364.960 km (226.768 miles)
Weather Sunny, Dry, Warm
Attendance 400,000
Pole position
Driver Scuderia Ferrari
Time 10:39.5
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari
Time 10:43.6
Podium
First Scuderia Ferrari
Second Equipe Gordini
Third Equipe Gordini

Report

Formula 2 regulations had been chosen in order to attract a larger starting grid – especially for German teams and drivers, who would not have had time to prepare cars for the still-new Formula One regulations. This resulted in a large amount of interest – 37 cars started the race, and the event drew a crowd of 400,000 spectators.

During practice, German driver Paul Greifzu was involved in an accident where his car hit a paramedic at Pflanzgarten. The paramedic suffered fatal injuries and Greifzu was taken to hospital with fractured ribs and internal bruising.

The Grand Prix had attracted some of the top German drivers, but many of them retired due to the high level of attrition. Indeed, only 10 drivers completed the full distance. Hans Stuck ran sixth after the first lap, but had to stop to fix a stuck throttle. He received outside assistance whilst starting his engine again, and was disqualified. Manfred von Brauchitsch put in a fine performance trying to keep up with the leaders, running as high as seventh before retiring with engine failure.[1]

The race was dominated by Alberto Ascari, who led from pole and pulled away comfortably each lap. The only slight drama came on the final tour: he had run the full distance without pitting, and some spokes on his right rear wheel broke in the banked Karussell. However, such was his lead that he could afford to significantly reduce his pace, nursing the car home to victory.[2]

For his dominant performance, Ascari was presented with the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest award in German sport. The award had only been established two months prior, and he became its first foreign recipient.

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassis
2 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 166 F2
4 Italy Dorino Serafini Ferrari Ferrari 166 F2
8 Italy Giovanni Bracco Giovanni Bracco Ferrari
16 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ecurie Suisse Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
18 Germany Paul Glauser Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
20 Switzerland Kaspar Aebli Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
22 France "J. M. Marcy" Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
24 Germany Alfred Dattner Alfred Dattner Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11
26 Switzerland Ernst Seiler Ernst Seiler Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
28 Switzerland Claude Bernheim Claude Bernheim Cisitalia-Fiat Cisitalia-Fiat D46
32 France Roger Loyer Ecurie Paris Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
34 France "Robert" Cisitalia-Fiat Cisitalia-Fiat D46
36 France René Bonnet Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet DB-Citroën
40 United Kingdom Fergus Anderson HW Motors HWM-Alta
42 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HWM-Alta
44 Germany Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor II
46 Spain Paco Godia Francisco Godia Cisitalia-Fiat Cisitalia-Fiat D46
52 Sweden Bertil Lundberg Bertil Lundberg BLG-BMW BLG-BMW 2000
54 United States Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corporation Cooper-JAP Cooper-JAP T12
56 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch Manfred von Brauchitsch AFM-BMW AFM 6
58 Germany Hans Stuck Hans Stuck AFM-BMW
60 Germany Fritz Riess Fritz Riess AFM-BMW AFM 3
62 Germany Hermann Lang Hermann Lang Veritas-BMW
64 Germany Karl Kling Karl Kling Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor III Streamline
66 Germany Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW Veritas RS
68 Germany Karl Gommann Karl Gommann AFM-BMW AFM 5
70 Germany Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFM-BMW AFM 2
72 Germany Willi Krakau Willli Krakau BMW
76 Netherlands Herman Roosdorp Herman Roosdorp Ferrari Ferrari 166 MM
78 Germany Paul Greifzu Paul Greifzu BMW
78 Germany Carl Bossong Carl Bossong Holbein-BMW Holbein-BMW HH48
82 Belgium Georges Berger Georges Berger Jicey-BMW
84 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
86 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
88 France André Simon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
90 Switzerland "Eymart" Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
94 France Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
92 Switzerland Toni Branca Mme de Walckiers Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11
Sources:[3][2]

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/retired
1 2 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 16 2:55.00.8
2 88 France André Simon Simca-Gordini 16 +2:20.9
3 84 France Maurice Trintignant[4][5] Simca-Gordini 16 +8:27.7
4 66 Germany Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW 15 +1 lap
5 26 Switzerland Ernst Seiler Simca-Gordini 15 +1 lap
6 42 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 15 +1 lap
7 68 Germany Karl Gommann AFM-BMW 14 +2 laps
8 90 Switzerland "Eymart" Simca-Gordini 14 +2 laps
9 82 Belgium Georges Berger Jicey-BMW 13 +3 laps
10 46 Spain Paco Godia Cisitalia-Fiat 11 +5 laps
Ret 86 France Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 13 Valves
Ret 16 Switzerland Peter Hirt Veritas-BMW 12
Ret 56 Germany Manfred von Brauchitsch AFM-BMW 11 Engine
Ret 44 Germany Paul Pietsch Veritas-BMW 8 Clutch
Ret 18 Germany Paul Glauser Veritas-BMW 7
Ret 94 France Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 7
Ret 4 Italy Dorino Serafini Ferrari 6 Gearbox
Ret 40 United Kingdom Fergus Anderson HWM-Alta 5 Differential
Ret 32 France Roger Loyer Simca-Gordini 5
Ret 34 France "Robert" Cisitalia-Fiat 4
Ret 64 Germany Karl Kling Veritas-BMW 3 Piston
Ret 28 Switzerland Claude Bernheim Cisitalia-Fiat 3
Ret 36 France René Bonnet DB-Citroën 3
Ret 92 Switzerland Toni Branca Simca-Gordini 2 Engine
Ret 62 Germany Hermann Lang Veritas-BMW 2 Engine
Ret 70 Germany Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 2
Ret 60 Germany Fritz Riess AFM-BMW 2
Ret 8 Italy Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 2
Ret 20 Switzerland Kaspar Aebli Veritas-BMW 2
Ret 76 Netherlands Herman Roosdorp Ferrari 2
Ret 24 Germany Alfred Dattner Simca-Gordini 1
Ret 22 France "J. M. Marcy" Veritas-BMW 1
Ret 52 Sweden Bertil Lundberg BLG-BMW 1
Ret 72 Germany Willi Krakau BMW 0
Ret 54 United States Harry Schell Cooper-JAP 0 Engine
DSQ 58 Germany Hans Stuck AFM-BMW 0 Outside assistance
 ? 78 Germany Carl Bossong Holbein-BMW 0 Unknown
Source:[3]

References

  1. "GROSSER PRIES VON DEUTSCHLAND (sic)". Motor Sport. September 1950. p. 451. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. Köhr, Burkhard. "PS Nürburgring - Großer Preis von Deutschland 1950". pro-steilstrecke.de (in German). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. "13. Großer Preis von Deutschland 1950 - Nordschleife – since 1927". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. Grant, Gregor (1953). Formula 2. p. 25.
  5. "XIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1950". Formula 2 Register. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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