# 1950 German Grand Prix

The 1950 German Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two race held on 20 August 1950 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

## Report

Formula 2 regulations had been chosen in order to attract a larger starting grid – especially for German teams and drivers, who would not have had time to prepare cars for the still-new Formula One regulations. This resulted in a large amount of interest – 37 cars started the race, and the event drew a crowd of 400,000 spectators.
During practice, German driver Paul Greifzu was involved in an accident where his car hit a paramedic at Pflanzgarten. The paramedic suffered fatal injuries and Greifzu was taken to hospital with fractured ribs and internal bruising.
The Grand Prix had attracted some of the top German drivers, but many of them retired due to the high level of attrition. Indeed, only 10 drivers completed the full distance. Hans Stuck ran sixth after the first lap, but had to stop to fix a stuck throttle. He received outside assistance whilst starting his engine again, and was disqualified. Manfred von Brauchitsch put in a fine performance trying to keep up with the leaders, running as high as seventh before retiring with engine failure.
The race was dominated by Alberto Ascari, who led from pole and pulled away comfortably each lap. The only slight drama came on the final tour: he had run the full distance without pitting, and some spokes on his right rear wheel broke in the banked Karussell. However, such was his lead that he could afford to significantly reduce his pace, nursing the car home to victory.
For his dominant performance, Ascari was presented with the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest award in German sport. The award had only been established two months prior, and he became its first foreign recipient.

## Entries

| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 166 F2 |
| 4 | Dorino Serafini | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 166 F2 |
| 8 | Giovanni Bracco | Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari | |
| 16 | Peter Hirt | Ecurie Suisse | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor |
| 18 | Paul Glauser | Ecurie Suisse | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor |
| 20 | Kaspar Aebli | Ecurie Suisse | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor |
| 22 | "J. M. Marcy" | Ecurie Suisse | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor |
| 24 | Alfred Dattner | Alfred Dattner | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| 26 | Ernst Seiler | Ernst Seiler | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 28 | Claude Bernheim | Claude Bernheim | Cisitalia-Fiat | Cisitalia-Fiat D46 |
| 32 | Roger Loyer | Ecurie Paris | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 34 | "Robert" | Ecurie Paris | Cisitalia-Fiat | Cisitalia-Fiat D46 |
| 36 | René Bonnet | Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet | DB-Citroën | |
| 40 | Fergus Anderson | HW Motors | HWM-Alta | |
| 42 | Lance Macklin | HW Motors | HWM-Alta | |
| 44 | Paul Pietsch | Paul Pietsch | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor II |
| 46 | Paco Godia | Francisco Godia | Cisitalia-Fiat | Cisitalia-Fiat D46 |
| 52 | Bertil Lundberg | Bertil Lundberg | BLG-BMW | BLG-BMW 2000 |
| 54 | Harry Schell | Horschell Racing Corporation | Cooper-JAP | Cooper-JAP T12 |
| 56 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | Manfred von Brauchitsch | AFM-BMW | AFM 6 |
| 58 | Hans Stuck | Hans Stuck | AFM-BMW | |
| 60 | Fritz Riess | Fritz Riess | AFM-BMW | AFM 3 |
| 62 | Hermann Lang | Hermann Lang | Veritas-BMW | |
| 64 | Karl Kling | Karl Kling | Veritas-BMW | Veritas Meteor III Streamline |
| 66 | Toni Ulmen | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW | Veritas RS |
| 68 | Karl Gommann | Karl Gommann | AFM-BMW | AFM 5 |
| 70 | Willi Heeks | Willi Heeks | AFM-BMW | AFM 2 |
| 72 | Willi Krakau | Willi Krakau | BMW | |
| 76 | Herman Roosdorp | Herman Roosdorp | Ferrari | Ferrari 166 MM |
| 78 | Paul Greifzu | Paul Greifzu | BMW | |
| 78 | Carl Bossong | Carl Bossong | Holbein-BMW | Holbein-BMW HH48 |
| 82 | Georges Berger | Georges Berger | Jicey-BMW | |
| 84 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 86 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 88 | André Simon | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 90 | "Eymart" | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 94 | Aldo Gordini | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 92 | Toni Branca | Mme de Walckiers | Simca-Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
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## Classification

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/retired |
| 1 | 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 16 | 2:55.00.8 |
| 2 | 88 | André Simon | Simca-Gordini | 16 | +2:20.9 |
| 3 | 84 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 16 | +8:27.7 |
| 4 | 66 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-BMW | 15 | +1 lap |
| 5 | 26 | Ernst Seiler | Simca-Gordini | 15 | +1 lap |
| 6 | 42 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 15 | +1 lap |
| 7 | 68 | Karl Gommann | AFM-BMW | 14 | +2 laps |
| 8 | 90 | "Eymart" | Simca-Gordini | 14 | +2 laps |
| 9 | 82 | Georges Berger | Jicey-BMW | 13 | +3 laps |
| 10 | 46 | Paco Godia | Cisitalia-Fiat | 11 | +5 laps |
| Ret | 86 | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini | 13 | Valves |
| Ret | 16 | Peter Hirt | Veritas-BMW | 12 | |
| Ret | 56 | Manfred von Brauchitsch | AFM-BMW | 11 | Engine |
| Ret | 44 | Paul Pietsch | Veritas-BMW | 8 | Clutch |
| Ret | 18 | Paul Glauser | Veritas-BMW | 7 | |
| Ret | 94 | Aldo Gordini | Simca-Gordini | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 | Dorino Serafini | Ferrari | 6 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 40 | Fergus Anderson | HWM-Alta | 5 | Differential |
| Ret | 32 | Roger Loyer | Simca-Gordini | 5 | |
| Ret | 34 | "Robert" | Cisitalia-Fiat | 4 | |
| Ret | 64 | Karl Kling | Veritas-BMW | 3 | Piston |
| Ret | 28 | Claude Bernheim | Cisitalia-Fiat | 3 | |
| Ret | 36 | René Bonnet | DB-Citroën | 3 | |
| Ret | 92 | Toni Branca | Simca-Gordini | 2 | Engine |
| Ret | 62 | Hermann Lang | Veritas-BMW | 2 | Engine |
| Ret | 70 | Willi Heeks | AFM-BMW | 2 | |
| Ret | 60 | Fritz Riess | AFM-BMW | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 | Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Kaspar Aebli | Veritas-BMW | 2 | |
| Ret | 76 | Herman Roosdorp | Ferrari | 2 | |
| Ret | 24 | Alfred Dattner | Simca-Gordini | 1 | |
| Ret | 22 | "J. M. Marcy" | Veritas-BMW | 1 | |
| Ret | 52 | Bertil Lundberg | BLG-BMW | 1 | |
| Ret | 72 | Willi Krakau | BMW | 0 | |
| Ret | 54 | Harry Schell | Cooper-JAP | 0 | Engine |
| DSQ | 58 | Hans Stuck | AFM-BMW | 0 | Outside assistance |
| ? | 78 | Carl Bossong | Holbein-BMW | 0 | Unknown |
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