# British Empire Trophy

The British Empire Trophy was a motor race in the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 1932, the Empire Trophy was hosted at five different circuits and awarded for ten separate racing categories. The race was run a total of 42 times, spanning over eight decades, making it one of the longest running and most prestigious racing events.

## History

| 1932-1935: 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 - Intercontinental Formula Formula 3 Historics Historics GT Sports car |

## Winners by year

| 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 | Tony Rolt | 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 DB3S | 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 DBR2/300 | Report |
| 1959 | Oulton Park | Formula 2 | Jim 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 | Willie Green | Maserati T61 | Report |
| 1973 | Silverstone Circuit | Historics | Neil Corner | Aston Martin DBR4/300 | Report |
| 1974 | Silverstone Circuit | Historics | John Harper | Lister - Jaguar | Report |
| 1975-1976 (No racing events held) ||||||
| 1977 | Donington Park | Historics | Neil Corner | BRM P25 | Report |
| 1978 | Donington Park | Historics | Neil Corner | BRM P25 | Report |
| 1979-1989 (No racing events held) ||||||
| 1990 | Silverstone Circuit | Sports car | Martin Brundle Alain Ferté | Jaguar XJR-11 | Report |
| 1991 | 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 |
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## Race history by circuit

| Brooklands 1932-1935 | Donington Park 1936-1939 | Douglas Circuit 1947-1953 |
| Oulton Park 1954-1959, 1970-1971 | Silverstone 1960-61, 72-74, 90-2003 |