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Graffenried got away from the line fastest, but he was passed by Chiron, Parnell and Johnson before the first corner at Woodcote. This group was followed by Bira, Étancelin and Gerard. As the leaders entered Woodcote Johnson drew level with the leader, Chiron, but at that moment the
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Silverstone's classic layout, and longer even than the current 3.2-mile (5.1 km) circuit design. This was the only Grand Prix event ever held on this track layout, as
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Britain had lost ground to continental countries. Its two major race circuits were unusable, with Donington still littered with detritus from its wartime role as a supply depot, while the Brooklands circuit had been a major centre for aircraft development during the war and much of the
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Maserati 4CLTs were delayed on their way to Silverstone, and in their absence qualifying was dominated by Monegasque driver Chiron, in his Ecurie France-run Talbot-Lago. He took pole position with a time of 2:56.0, a second clear of de Graffenried's Maserati in second place. Third was the
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managed to put his ERA R14B into fourth position, only two-tenths of a second behind Étancelin, with
Johnson's ERA E-type in fifth. Having missed official practice, the Maseratis of Villoresi and Ascari were forced to start at the back of the field, in 24th and 25th positions respectively, but in
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formed a triangle, their ends joined by a narrow perimeter roadway. In this inaugural year the RAC decided to lay out a relatively long circuit, using the full lengths of the two longest runways, as well as large portions of the perimeter road.
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joined the early retirees, when his Talbot's brakes failed. Another driver whose brakes fared badly was
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cars. One Alfa oddity was on show, however: the 1935
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67:RAF Silverstone
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2863:1948 Revisited
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2851:1948 Revisited
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2708:on 7 June 2008
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2679:"The ERA Cars"
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2623:1948 Revisited
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2548:
2545:
2540:
2538:Leslie Johnson
2528:
2525:
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2517:
2514:
2509:
2497:
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2490:
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1731:Classification
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1557:
1553:
1552:
1549:
1540:
1537:
1525:
1521:
1520:
1517:
1508:
1507:G. Richardson
1505:
1493:
1489:
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1479:
1476:
1466:
1462:
1461:
1458:
1452:
1449:
1437:
1433:
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1424:
1419:
1407:
1403:
1402:
1399:
1394:
1391:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1371:
1366:
1363:
1351:
1347:
1346:
1343:
1337:
1334:
1322:
1318:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1305:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1285:
1279:
1278:T.C. Harrison
1276:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1235:
1231:
1230:
1227:
1222:
1219:
1217:Anthony Baring
1207:
1203:
1202:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1145:
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1140:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1115:
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1110:
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1086:
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1081:
1078:
1072:
1069:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1049:
1043:
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1028:
1024:
1023:
1020:
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1013:P.D.C. Walker
1011:
999:
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994:
991:
985:
982:
970:
966:
965:
962:
957:
954:
942:
938:
937:
934:
929:
926:
924:Raymond Sommer
914:
910:
909:
906:
901:
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886:
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845:
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830:
826:
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822:
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788:
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773:
769:
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655:
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647:
644:
641:
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631:
628:
582:Leslie Johnson
558:Scuderia Platé
527:Alberto Ascari
492:Leslie Johnson
477:
474:
412:
409:
384:Donington Park
359:
356:
278:Motor car race
277:
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252:
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2553:
2550:Transmission
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2177:Cuth Harrison
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2165:
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2048:
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2011:Roy Salvadori
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1904:
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1892:
1887:
1884:
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1880:
1876:
1873:
1871:
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1773:
1768:
1763:
1760:
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1756:
1753:Time/Retired
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1746:
1743:
1740:
1737:
1736:
1728:
1721:
1717:
1713:
1711:
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1699:
1695:
1691:
1685:
1676:
1673:
1669:
1653:
1651:
1647:
1643:
1642:Spike Rhiando
1639:
1635:
1631:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1616:
1612:
1608:
1607:Stirling Moss
1604:
1600:
1590:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1555:
1554:
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1509:
1506:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1491:
1490:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1475:George Nixon
1472:
1467:
1464:
1463:
1459:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1435:
1434:
1430:
1428:
1427:Maserati 4CLT
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1417:Leslie Brooke
1413:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1389:Roy Salvadori
1385:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1370:
1367:
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1188:
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1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
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1131:
1128:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1108:
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1102:
1099:
1097:
1096:Gordon Watson
1092:
1087:
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1018:
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986:
984:Raymond Mays
983:
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827:
823:
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815:
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792:
789:
787:Lord Selsdon
786:
784:
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771:
770:
766:
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760:
758:P. Étancelin
757:
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670:Ecurie France
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571:
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559:
555:
554:Maserati 4CLs
550:
548:
544:
540:
536:
532:
531:Leslie Brooke
528:
524:
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516:
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82:Course length
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52:Official name
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2936:
2923:. Retrieved
2919:
2910:
2901:
2895:
2888:
2884:
2877:
2862:
2858:
2850:
2846:
2839:The ERA Cars
2838:
2834:
2827:Programme...
2826:
2822:
2815:
2797:Programme...
2796:
2792:
2785:Programme...
2784:
2780:
2773:Programme...
2772:
2768:
2761:
2734:. Retrieved
2730:the original
2725:
2710:. Retrieved
2706:the original
2701:
2686:. Retrieved
2682:
2667:. Retrieved
2658:
2644:12 September
2642:. Retrieved
2638:the original
2633:
2622:
2613:
2605:
2279:Raymond Mays
2208:Louis Chiron
2104:Peter Walker
2073:George Nixon
1927:John Bolster
1865:Louis Rosier
1747:Manufacturer
1725:
1710:Louis Rosier
1706:
1697:
1693:
1686:
1682:
1664:
1638:Eric Brandon
1626:
1596:
1586:
1451:A.P.R. Rolt
1397:Maserati 6CM
1369:Maserati 6CM
1365:S.J. Gilbey
1332:John Bolster
1225:Maserati 6CM
1221:A.A. Baring
1197:Maserati 4CL
1167:Maserati 4CL
1154:
1071:F.R. Gerard
1009:Peter Walker
980:Raymond Mays
904:Maserati 4CL
900:R.E. Ansell
876:Maserati 6CM
872:D. Hamilton
848:Maserati 4CL
840:Fred Ashmore
783:Lord Selsdon
725:Louis Rosier
665:Louis Chiron
606:
598:
590:Peter Walker
574:Raymond Mays
551:
547:Ferrari 125s
543:Lord Selsdon
539:Louis Chiron
513:
497:
487:
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464:
460:
456:
453:Stowe Corner
452:
450:
445:
433:
430:Copse Corner
429:
425:
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414:
370:circuit, in
361:
352:World War II
344:Air Ministry
333:
299:
282:
280:
127:Louis Chiron
37:Race details
15:
2736:13 November
2712:13 November
2688:12 November
2569:Reg Parnell
2512:Talbot-Lago
2315:Talbot-Lago
2213:Talbot-Lago
1870:Talbot-Lago
1622:Ken Wharton
1611:John Cooper
1535:Bobby Baird
960:Ferrari 125
932:Ferrari 125
844:F. Ashmore
816:R. Parnell
812:Reg Parnell
791:Talbot-Lago
762:Talbot-Lago
733:Talbot-Lago
704:Talbot-Lago
700:G. Comotti
675:Talbot-Lago
566:Prince Bira
523:Reg Parnell
504:Talbot-Lago
465:Abbey Curve
461:Club Corner
438:straw bales
411:The circuit
403:, a former
309:Formula One
150:Fastest lap
135:Talbot-Lago
3011:Categories
2618:: 247–252.
2595:References
2481:Alfa Romeo
2239:Sam Gilbey
2158:+ 15 laps
2135:Bob Ansell
2116:+ 12 laps
1938:Peter Bell
1834:Bob Gerard
1784:3:18:03.0
1720:Bob Gerard
1672:Bob Gerard
1661:Qualifying
1656:Grand Prix
1632:President
1547:Duesenberg
1455:Alfa Romeo
1361:Sam Gilbey
1336:P.H. Bell
1249:G. Ansell
1100:G. Watson
1067:Bob Gerard
956:G. Farina
928:R. Sommer
896:Bob Ansell
729:L. Rosier
630:Entry list
601:Alfa Romeo
485:ERA E-type
382:, and the
368:Brooklands
358:Background
287:motor race
263:Bob Gerard
2746:Footnotes
2669:31 August
2615:The Motor
2476:Tony Rolt
2085:+ 7 laps
2054:+ 6 laps
2023:+ 5 laps
1992:+ 5 laps
1950:+ 2 laps
1877:+ 4:35.6
1846:+ 2:03.0
1634:Lord Howe
1599:Formula 3
1539:R. Baird
1478:G. Nixon
1447:Tony Rolt
616:Tony Rolt
556:from the
407:station.
342:from the
2663:Archived
2574:Maserati
2450:Maserati
2364:Crashed
2260:Gearbox
2253:Maserati
2220:Gearbox
2151:Maserati
2047:Maserati
2016:Maserati
1908:+ 1 lap
1901:Maserati
1815:+ 14.0s
1808:Maserati
1777:Maserati
1698:Bimotore
1543:Emeryson
1192:E. Platé
618:, an ex-
612:Bimotore
596:, R10B.
512:4CLT/48
500:Maserati
243:Maserati
215:Maserati
172:Maserati
90:Distance
63:Location
2925:2 March
2600:Sources
2587:Source:
2519:Brakes
2488:Engine
2322:Engine
2291:Piston
1896:B. Bira
1694:B. Bira
1492:31 (r)
1484:A-Type
1465:30 (r)
1457:3.45 L
1342:B-Type
1321:25 (r)
1313:A-Type
1284:B-Type
1255:B-Type
1206:21 (r)
1156:B. Bira
1085:17 (r)
1077:B-Type
1048:E-Type
1019:E-Type
990:B-Type
643:Entrant
620:Colditz
607:Alfetta
533:. Four
514:Sanremo
508:Ferrari
418:runways
319:, in a
98:Weather
2865:, p.31
2853:, p.29
2829:, p.19
2787:, p.16
2775:, p.10
2189:Valve
1744:Driver
1603:Cooper
1106:69/IS
829:7 (r)
772:5 (r)
649:Qual.
640:Driver
594:B-type
586:E-type
442:hangar
405:bomber
372:Surrey
348:bomber
325:Cooper
285:was a
221:Second
187:Podium
181:2:52.0
156:Driver
144:2:56.0
113:Driver
74:Course
2799:, p.7
1556:(11)
1511:Riley
793:T26C
764:T26C
735:T26C
706:T26C
677:T26C
374:, in
249:Third
193:First
2927:2019
2738:2007
2714:2007
2690:2007
2671:2007
2646:2016
2555:Ret
2524:Ret
2493:Ret
2462:Ret
2431:Ret
2419:Alta
2400:Ret
2369:Ret
2327:Ret
2296:Ret
2265:Ret
2225:Ret
2194:Ret
2163:Ret
1750:Laps
1679:Race
1615:MkII
1609:and
1551:DNQ
1104:Alta
964:DNA
936:DNA
605:158
564:and
506:and
392:1939
390:and
388:1935
380:1927
378:and
376:1926
362:The
281:The
178:Time
141:Time
42:Date
2543:ERA
2527:15
2465:29
2403:17
2392:12
2388:ERA
2372:31
2361:22
2357:ERA
2330:22
2319:22
2288:35
2284:ERA
2268:12
2257:36
2228:26
2217:37
2186:47
2182:ERA
2166:23
2155:50
2121:12
2113:53
2109:ERA
2093:14
2090:11
2082:58
2078:ERA
2062:30
2059:10
2051:59
2031:20
2020:60
2000:27
1989:60
1985:ERA
1958:24
1947:63
1943:ERA
1916:25
1905:64
1885:19
1874:65
1843:65
1839:ERA
1823:16
1812:65
1792:11
1781:65
1761:18
1738:Pos
1581:25
1524:32
1519:14
1515:ERA
1487:20
1482:ERA
1436:29
1406:28
1401:22
1378:27
1373:23
1350:26
1345:13
1340:ERA
1316:19
1311:ERA
1292:24
1287:10
1282:ERA
1263:23
1258:15
1253:ERA
1234:22
1176:20
1144:19
1139:24
1114:18
1109:16
1075:ERA
1056:16
1046:ERA
1027:15
1017:ERA
998:14
993:17
988:ERA
969:12
941:11
913:10
908:21
880:18
738:12
709:11
646:Car
570:ERA
488:GP2
340:RAC
302:FIA
271:ERA
56:RAC
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2870:^
2804:^
2754:^
2724:.
2700:.
2681:.
2661:.
2657:.
2632:.
2578:0
2558:6
2547:0
2516:3
2496:2
2485:6
2454:8
2434:8
2423:8
2299:4
2197:1
2124:9
2028:9
1997:8
1955:7
1913:6
1882:5
1854:3
1851:4
1820:3
1789:2
1758:1
1741:No
1648:,
1460:9
1431:–
1229:–
1201:2
1171:6
1080:4
1051:5
1022:8
885:9
857:8
852:–
824:7
801:6
796:–
767:3
743:4
714:3
685:2
680:1
654:1
637:No
626:.
502:,
448:.
354:.
327:.
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2740:.
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