Grid: The starting weather is Sunny, the track condition is Dry.
Grid: The FIA race stewards have declared the race as Dry.
Lap 1: J Fangio in P12 is concerned with the front wing and is out of the race.
Lap 1: R Sommer passes C Harrison for P9.
Lap 1: G Farina passes L Rosier for P6.
Lap 1: G Farina passes P Whitehead for P5.
Lap 2: J Claes passes C Harrison for P10.
Lap 2: New Fastest Lap - A Ascari, 1:52.411.
Lap 3: New Fastest Lap - A Ascari, 1:51.666.
Lap 4: New Fastest Lap - A Ascari, 1:51.573.
Lap 6: P Whitehead passes G Farina for P5.
Lap 8: J Claes in P10 is concerned with the steering and appears to be lapping slower.
Lap 11: C Harrison passes J Claes for P10.
Lap 13: F Rol passes J Claes for P11.
Lap 15: New Fastest Lap - A Ascari, 1:51.513.
Lap 16: C Harrison passes R Sommer for P9.
Lap 16: F Rol passes R Sommer for P10.
Lap 16: L Rosier passes G Farina for P6.
Lap 20: P Whitehead in P5 is concerned with the exhaust but evidently isn't letting it slow them.
Lap 23: C Harrison in P9 has made an error exiting Club and will have to pit for repairs.
Lap 23: C Harrison in P9 pits. Total time taken is 40.07s.
Lap 32: P Etancelin in P4 has run very wide down the Hangar straight but is still posting competitive times.
Lap 45: P Etancelin in P4 has run very wide around Woodcote and appears to be lapping slower.
Lap 45: C Harrison in P12 has run very wide down the Hangar straight and is out of the race.
Lap 56: J Claes in P11 is concerned with the steering and is out of the race.
Lap 59: P Whitehead in P5 has gone off the track down the Hangar straight and is out of the race.
Lap 60: R Manzon in P7 has made an error through Becketts and is out of the race.
Lap 64: R Sommer passes F Rol for P7.
Lap 65: F Bonetto in P2 has suffered a catastrophic engine failure and is out of the race.
Lap 68: F Rol in P7 has fire blazing from their engine and is out of the race.
Lap 70: A Ascari wins the British Grand Prix in 2h11m55s!