1950 Richmond Trophy

The 2nd Richmond Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex, England. It was a short race of only 11 laps and was won by Reg Parnell in a Maserati 4CLT/48. Parnell also set fastest lap.

1950 Richmond Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1950 Formula One season
Race details
Date	April 10, 1950
Official name	II Richmond Trophy
Location	Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.788 km (2.354 miles)
Distance	11 laps, 41.67 km (25.89 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Cuth Harrison (by ballot)	ERA
Fastest lap
Driver	Reg Parnell	Maserati
Time	1.46.0
Podium
First	Reg Parnell	Maserati
Second	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati
Third	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid1
1	22	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48	11	20:14.4	3
2	20	Toulo de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	11	+ 46.0	13
3	29	Brian Shawe-Taylor	Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA B-Type	11		7
4	28	Cuth Harrison	Cuth Harrison	ERA B-Type	11		1
5	25	Graham Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	ERA B-Type	11		5
6	5	George Abecassis	John Heath	HWM-Alta	11		12
7	32	Colin Murray	Charles Murray	Maserati 6CM	10		8
8	31	Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Duncan Hamilton	Maserati 6CM	10		6
9	33	Gordon Watson	Gordon Watson	Alta	9		10
Ret	21	Prince Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	4	Withdrew - lack of visibility	9
DNS	24	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125	Engine problems		2
DNS	26	Peter Walker	Peter Walker	ERA E-Type	Oil leak		4
DNS	23	David Hampshire	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48	Car raced by Parnell		11
DNQ	30	Tony Rolt	Rob Walker Racing Team	Delage 15 S8	Loose cylinder		-
DNQ	34	Archie J. Butterworth	Archie Butterworth	A.J.B.-Duesenberg	Car not ready		-

¹Grid places drawn by ballot

References

• Results at Silhouet.com [1]
• Results at ChicaneF1.com [2]