ROYAL FAMILY WATCH GRAND PRIX 13 May 1950 Watched for most of the afternoon by the King, Queen and Princess Margaret, Italy's Alfa Romeo ream roared home in a 1,2,3 victory in the Grand Prix d'Europe, held for the first time in Britain, at the Silverstone track, Northamptonshire today (Saturday). More than 100,000 people believed to be the largest crowd ever to attend a motor racing event in Britain, saw the Italian ace, Dr. Guiseppe Farina sweep across the line to win the 210 miles event at an average of 90.95 miles an hour. Second man home was Luigi Fagioli, averaging 90.92 in his first
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ROYAL FAMILY WATCH GRAND PRIX 13 May 1950 Watched for most of the afternoon by the King, Queen and Princess Margaret, Italy's Alfa Romeo ream roared home in a 1, 2, 3 victory in the Grand Prix d'Europe, held for the first time in Britain, at the Silverstone track, Northamptonshire today (Saturday). More than 100, 000 people believed to be the largest crowd ever to attend a motor racing event in Britain, saw the Italian ace, Dr. Guiseppe Farina sweep across the line to win the 210 miles event at an average of 90.95 miles an hour. Second man home was Luigi Fagioli, averaging 90.92 in his first big race since before the war. Third was the British driver, Reg Parnell, Derby garage proprietor, making his first appearance for the official Alfa Romeo team. He clocked an average of 90.37. Picture Shows: The King and Queen, Princess Margaret with the Earl and Countess Mountbatten watching the race from one of the corners.