Date | Thursday 26 May 1949 |
Event | British Empire Trophy |
Circuit | Douglas |
Event Format | Race of 36 laps |
Championship | Non-championship |
Race number | #10 of 24 in 1949 #93 (of all time) |
Laps | 36 |
Circuit Perimeter | 6244 m |
Race Distance | 6244 × 36 + 6 = 224.790 km |
Grid Format | Unknown |
Pole Position | Unknown |
First Corner | Unknown |
Entries | 14 |
Qualifiers | 1 |
Finishers | 13 |
Debutants | Cuth Harrison (Driver),
David Hampshire (Driver),
Fred Ashmore (Driver),
Geoff Richardson (Driver),
Geoffrey Ansell (Driver),
George Nixon (Driver),
Guy Jason-Henry (Driver),
John Heath (Driver),
Johnny Claes (Driver),
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Peter Walker (Driver),
St John Horsfall (Driver),
Tony Rolt (Driver),
RRA (Car Manufacturer),
RRA (Engine Manufacturer),
Alta GP (Car Model),
ERA A (Car Model),
RRA (Car Model)
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Milestones | ERA – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Maserati – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Bob Gerard – 1st Win (Driver)
ERA – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Reg Parnell – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Maserati – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
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