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The British Empire Trophy is a motor sport racing series in the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 1935, the Empire Trophy was hosted at five different circuits and awarded for ten separate racing categories. With the exception of a few lengthy breaks, the series has an impressive record of 42 editions, spanning over eight decades, making it one of the longest and most prestigious racing events still in existence.

British Empire Trophy history

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1933-1935:
1936-1939:
1947-1953:
1954-1959:
1960-1961:
1970-1971:
1972-1974:
1977-1978:
1990-2003:

 

Brooklands Circuit
Donington Park
Douglas Circuit
Oulton Park
Silverstone Circuit
Oulton Park
Silverstone Circuit
Donington Park
Silverstone Circuit

 

Formula Libre - Voiturette
Formula Libre - Voiturette
Grand Prix - Formula 1 - Sports car
Sports car - Formula 2
Formula Junior - Inter. Sports car
Formula 3
Historics
Historics
GT Sports car

British Empire Trophy by year

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Year Circuit Category Winner Manufacturer Report
1932 Brooklands Formula Libre   John Cobb Delage V12/LSR Report
1933 Brooklands Formula Libre   Stanisław Czaykowski Bugatti T54 Report
1934 Brooklands Formula Libre   George Eyston MG Magnette K3 Report
1935 Brooklands Formula Libre   Freddie Dixon Riley 6 Report
1936 Donington Park Formula Libre   Richard Seaman Maserati 8CM Report
1937 Donington Park Formula Libre   Raymond Mays ERA C-Type Report
1938 Donington Park Formula Libre   Charles Dobson Austin Report
1939 Donington Park Formula Libre   T. Dolt ERA B Report
1940-1946 (No racing events held)
1947 Douglas Circuit Grand Prix   Bob Gerard ERA B Report
1948 Douglas Circuit Grand Prix   Geoffrey Ansell ERA B Report
1949 Douglas Circuit Grand Prix   Bob Gerard ERA B Report
1950 Douglas Circuit Formula One   Bob Gerard ERA B Report
1951 Douglas Circuit Sports car   Stirling Moss Frazer Nash Bristol L6 OHV Report
1952 Douglas Circuit Sports car   Pat Griffith Lester T51 MG 6850 Report
1953 Douglas Circuit Sports car   Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB35 Report
1954 Oulton Park Sports car   Alan Brown Cooper T22 - Bristol Report
1955 Oulton Park Sports car   Archie Scott Brown Lister - Bristol Report
1956 Oulton Park Sports car   Stirling Moss Cooper Climax T39 Report
1957 Oulton Park Sports car   Archie Scott Brown Lister - Jaguar Report
1958 Oulton Park Sports car   Stirling Moss Aston Martin DBR2/390 Report
1959 Oulton Park Formula 2   J. Russell Cooper Climax T45 Report
1960 Silverstone Circuit Formula Junior   Henry Taylor Lotus 18 - Ford Report
1961 Silverstone Circuit Intercontinental   Stirling Moss Cooper Climax T53 Report
1962-1969 (No racing events held)
1970 Oulton Park Formula 3   Bev Bond Lotus 59A - Ford Report
1971 Oulton Park Formula 3   David Walker Lotus 69 - Ford Report
1972 Silverstone Circuit Historics   W. Green Maserati T61 Report
1973 Silverstone Circuit Historics   N. Corner Aston Martin NR4/300 Report
1974 Silverstone Circuit Historics   J. Harper Lister - Jaguar Report
1975-1976 (No racing events held)
1977 Donington Park Historics   N. Corner BRM P25 Report
1978 Donington Park Historics   N. Corner BRM P25 Report
1979-1989 (No racing events held)
1990 Silverstone Circuit Sports car   Martin Brundle
  Alain Ferté 		Jaguar XJR-11 Report
1990 Silverstone Circuit Sports car   Derek Warwick
  Teo Fabi 		Jaguar XJR-14 Report
1992 Silverstone Circuit Sports car   Derek Warwick
  Yannick Dalmas 		Peugeot 905 B Report
1993-1994 (No racing events held)
1995 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Andy Wallace
  Olivier Grouillard 		McLaren F1 GTR Report
1996 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Andy Wallace
  Olivier Grouillard 		McLaren F1 GTR Report
1997 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Peter Kox
  Roberto Ravaglia 		McLaren F1 GTR Report
1998 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Bernd Schneider
  Mark Webber 		Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Report
1999 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Olivier Beretta
  Karl Wendlinger 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R Report
2000 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Julian Bailey
  Jamie Campbell-Walter 		Lister Storm - Jaguar Report
2001 Silverstone Circuit Historics   Graham Hathaway
  Gary Pearson 		Jaguar XJR-11 Report
2002 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Thomas Erdos
  Ian McKellar 		Saleen S7R Report
2003 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car   Piers Johnson
  Shane Lynch 		TVR T400R Report
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Circuit history

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Brooklands 1932
 
Donington Park 1937
 
Douglas Circuit 1937-1953
 
Oulton Park 1953
 
Silverstone 1950


References

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  1. ^ "British Empire Trophy Winners". theracingline.net. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "IX British Empire Trophy 1947". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "1947 9th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "X British Empire Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "1948 10th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "XI British Empire Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "1949 11th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "1950 12th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "1951 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "1952 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "1953 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  12. ^ "TVR T400R – Half A Decade Up Against The Rest". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved April 29, 2014.


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