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

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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

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No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis
2   Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 166 F2
4   Dorino Serafini Ferrari Ferrari 166 F2
8   Giovanni Bracco Giovanni Bracco Ferrari
16   Peter Hirt Ecurie Suisse Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
18   Paul Glauser Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
20   Kaspar Aebli Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
22   "J. M. Marcy" Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor
24   Alfred Dattner Alfred Dattner Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11
26   Ernst Seiler Ernst Seiler Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
28   Claude Bernheim Claude Bernheim Cisitalia-Fiat Cisitalia-Fiat D46
32   Roger Loyer Ecurie Paris Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
34   "Robert" Cisitalia-Fiat Cisitalia-Fiat D46
36   René Bonnet Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet DB-Citroën
40   Fergus Anderson HW Motors HWM-Alta
42   Lance Macklin HWM-Alta
44   Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor II
46   Paco Godia Francisco Godia Cisitalia-Fiat Cisitalia-Fiat D46
52   Bertil Lundberg Bertil Lundberg BLG-BMW BLG-BMW 2000
54   Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corporation Cooper-JAP Cooper-JAP T12
56   Manfred von Brauchitsch Manfred von Brauchitsch AFM-BMW AFM 6
58   Hans Stuck Hans Stuck AFM-BMW
60   Fritz Riess Fritz Riess AFM-BMW AFM 3
62   Hermann Lang Hermann Lang Veritas-BMW
64   Karl Kling Karl Kling Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor III Streamline
66   Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW Veritas RS
68   Karl Gommann Karl Gommann AFM-BMW AFM 5
70   Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFM-BMW AFM 2
72   Willi Krakau Willi Krakau BMW
76   Herman Roosdorp Herman Roosdorp Ferrari Ferrari 166 MM
78   Paul Greifzu Paul Greifzu BMW
78   Carl Bossong Carl Bossong Holbein-BMW Holbein-BMW HH48
82   Georges Berger Georges Berger Jicey-BMW
84   Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
86   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
88   André Simon Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
90   "Eymart" Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
94   Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15
92   Toni Branca Mme de Walckiers Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11
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Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired
1 2   Alberto Ascari Ferrari 16 2:55.00.8
2 88   André Simon Simca-Gordini 16 +2:20.9
3 84   Maurice Trintignant[4][5] Simca-Gordini 16 +8:27.7
4 66   Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW 15 +1 lap
5 26   Ernst Seiler Simca-Gordini 15 +1 lap
6 42   Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 15 +1 lap
7 68   Karl Gommann AFM-BMW 14 +2 laps
8 90   "Eymart" Simca-Gordini 14 +2 laps
9 82   Georges Berger Jicey-BMW 13 +3 laps
10 46   Paco Godia Cisitalia-Fiat 11 +5 laps
Ret 86   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 13 Valves
Ret 16   Peter Hirt Veritas-BMW 12
Ret 56   Manfred von Brauchitsch AFM-BMW 11 Engine
Ret 44   Paul Pietsch Veritas-BMW 8 Clutch
Ret 18   Paul Glauser Veritas-BMW 7
Ret 94   Aldo Gordini Simca-Gordini 7
Ret 4   Dorino Serafini Ferrari 6 Gearbox
Ret 40   Fergus Anderson HWM-Alta 5 Differential
Ret 32   Roger Loyer Simca-Gordini 5
Ret 34   "Robert" Cisitalia-Fiat 4
Ret 64   Karl Kling Veritas-BMW 3 Piston
Ret 28   Claude Bernheim Cisitalia-Fiat 3
Ret 36   René Bonnet DB-Citroën 3
Ret 92   Toni Branca Simca-Gordini 2 Engine
Ret 62   Hermann Lang Veritas-BMW 2 Engine
Ret 70   Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 2
Ret 60   Fritz Riess AFM-BMW 2
Ret 8   Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 2
Ret 20   Kaspar Aebli Veritas-BMW 2
Ret 76   Herman Roosdorp Ferrari 2
Ret 24   Alfred Dattner Simca-Gordini 1
Ret 22   "J. M. Marcy" Veritas-BMW 1
Ret 52   Bertil Lundberg BLG-BMW 1
Ret 72   Willi Krakau BMW 0
Ret 54   Harry Schell Cooper-JAP 0 Engine
DSQ 58   Hans Stuck AFM-BMW 0 Outside assistance
? 78   Carl Bossong Holbein-BMW 0 Unknown
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References

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  1. ^ "GROSSER PRIES VON DEUTSCHLAND (sic)". Motor Sport. September 1950. p. 451. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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.