The 1950 British Empire Trophy was a non-Championship

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motor race held on 15 June 1950 at the

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, in

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. It was the ninth race of the

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. The 36-lap race was won by

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driver

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finished second in an

, and

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third in a Maserati.

Results

References

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External links

Douglas Circuit (1947-1953) on Google Maps
(Historic Formula 1 Tracks) {{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = British Empire Trophy , Year_of_race = 1950 , Previous_race_in_season = 1950 Paris Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season =

1950 Bari Grand Prix The 1950 Bari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 9 July 1950 at the Lungomare Circuit, in Bari, Italy. It was the sixth race of the 1950 Formula One season. The 60-lap race was won by Alfa Romeo driver Giuseppe Farina ...

, Previous_year's_race = 1949 British Empire Trophy , Next_year's_race = 1951 British Empire Trophy British Empire Trophy British Empire Trophy Brit 1950 in the Isle of Man