1950 German Grand Prix

1950 German Grand Prix
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	Alberto Ascari;
Time	10:39.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari
Time	10:43.6
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari;
Second	André Simon;
Third	Maurice Trintignant;

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

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

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis
2	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 166 F2
4	Dorino Serafini	Scuderia Ferrari	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"	Ecurie Paris	Cisitalia-Fiat	Cisitalia-Fiat D46
36	René Bonnet	Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet	DB-Citroën
40	Fergus Anderson	HW Motors	HWM-Alta
42	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	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
Sources:^[3]^[2]

Classification

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
Source:^[3]

References

^ "GROSSER PRIES VON DEUTSCHLAND (sic)". Motor Sport. September 1950. p. 451. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ Grant, Gregor (1953). Formula 2. p. 25.
^ "XIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1950". Formula 2 Register. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[1] "GROSSER PRIES VON DEUTSCHLAND (sic)". Motor Sport. September 1950. p. 451. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[pro-steilstrecke.de-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.

[veedol-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.

[Grant-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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