# 1949 BRDC International Trophy

The first BRDC International Trophy meeting, formally titled the Daily Express International Trophy, was held on 20 August 1949 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. It was the first race meeting to only use the former airfield's perimeter roadways, rather than the main runways. The event was held over two heats of 20 laps and one final of 30 laps of the Grand Prix circuit. The final was won by Italian Alberto Ascari, who would go on to win the World Championship of Drivers twice. In addition to the main Formula One-regulation competition, the meeting also contained events for 500 cc racing cars and production cars. The race meeting was attended by over 100,000 people, but was marred by the death of St. John Horsfall in an accident on the 13th lap of the final race.

## Results
### Final

| Pos | Driver | Chassis | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 125 | 59:42.6 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati 4CLT/48 | + 1.8 s |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 125 | + 36.4 s |
| 4 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT | + 36.4 s |
| 5 | Peter Walker | ERA E-type | + 1:24.2 |
| 6 | B. Bira | Maserati 4CLT | + 2:15.8 |
| 7 | Bob Gerard | ERA B-type | + 1 lap |
| 8 | Fred Ashmore | Maserati 4CLT | + 1 lap |
| 9 | Cuth Harrison | ERA B-type | + 2 laps |
| 10 | Tony Rolt | Alfa Romeo Aitken | + 2 laps |
| 11 | David Hampshire | ERA C-type | + 2 laps |
| 12 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago T26C | + 3 laps |
| 13 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | + 3 laps |
| 14 | Gordon Watson | Alta 69 | + 3 laps |
| 15 | Joe Fry | Maserati 4CL | + 3 laps |
| 16 | George Nixon | ERA A-type | + 3 laps |
| 17 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati 4CL | + 3 laps |
| 18 | David Murray | Maserati 4CL | + 4 laps |
| 19 | Joe Kelly | Maserati 6CM | + 4 laps |
| 20 | Geoffrey Crossley | Alta GP | + 4 laps |
| 21 | Geoff Richardson | RRA | + 9 laps |
| Ret | St John Horsfall | ERA B-type | Fatal accident |

### Heats

| Pos | Driver | Time/Retired |
| 1 | B. Bira | 39:00.2 |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | + 0.8 s |
| 3 | Reg Parnell | + 43.8 s |
| 4 | Bob Gerard | +1:56.2 |
| 5 | Cuth Harrison | + 1 lap |
| 6 | St John Horsfall | + 1 lap |
| 7 | Philippe Étancelin | + 1 lap |
| 8 | Joe Fry | + 2 laps |
| 9 | Johnny Claes | + 2 laps |
| 10 | David Murray | + 2 laps |
| 11 | Anthony Baring | + 2 laps |
| 12 | Geoffrey Crossley | + 2 laps |
| 13 | Richard Habershon | + 3 laps |
| 14 | Brian Shawe-Taylor | + 9 laps |
| Ret | Peter Whitehead | valve |
| Ret | Duncan Hamilton | oil pipe |
| Ret | Graham Whitehead | ? |
| Ret | Michael Chorlton | oil pipe |
| Pos | Driver | Time/Retired |
| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | 39:44.4 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | + 5.2 s |
| 3 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | + 27.6 s |
| 4 | Peter Walker | +1:44.8 |
| 5 | Roy Salvadori | + 1 lap |
| 6 | Tony Rolt | + 1 lap |
| 7 | Fred Ashmore | + 1 lap |
| 8 | David Hampshire | + 1 lap |
| 9 | Pierre Levegh | + 1 lap |
| 10 | Geoff Richardson | + 2 laps |
| 11 | Gordon Watson | + 2 laps |
| 12 | George Nixon | + 2 laps |
| 13 | Joe Kelly | + 2 laps |
| 14 | Geoff Ansell | + 2 laps |
| Ret | Leslie Brooke | ? |
| Ret | John Gordon | Oil pump |
| Ret | Louis Chiron | Cylinder head gasket |
| DNS | Raymond Mays | |