BRDC International Trophy

Peter Dunn in the March 761-Cosworth on his way to victory in the 2007 International Trophy race.

The International Trophy is a prize awarded annually by the British Racing Drivers' Club to the winner of a motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, England. For many years it formed the premier non-championship Formula One event in Britain, alongside the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch.

The event was instituted by the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) in August 1949, sponsored by the Daily Express newspaper, for cars meeting contemporary Grand Prix motor racing regulations. The BRDC drew the name from that of an extinct event formerly held at the Brooklands circuit in the early 1930s. The first Silverstone event was noteworthy as it was the first to use the former airfield's perimeter roadways rather than the main runways; a circuit layout that persisted for over forty years.

With the introduction of the new World Championship, in 1950 the International Trophy became a non-championship race held to Formula One rules. The 1950 event was again held in August, but from 1951 onwards – apart from 1957 – the International Trophy was contested in April or May, near the beginning of the World Championship season. The timing of the event often attracted many top teams and drivers, allowing them to practise in racing conditions before the season became too serious. From 1952 the trophy was also sporadically opened to drivers in the Formula Two category, as well as being run to F2 regulations in those years that the World Championship was also. 1978 saw the 30th running of the International Trophy, and the last under these rules; with the increasing complexity of F1 cars it simply became too expensive for teams to contest non-championship events.

From 1979, the trophy continued as a Formula Two-only event. When F2 was replaced at the end of 1984, the trophy switched to the new Formula 3000 rules from 1985. In turn, it was replacement of F3000 by GP2 in 2005 that ended the International Trophy as an event for cutting-edge racing cars.

Since 2005 the trophy has been awarded to the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the annual Silverstone Classic race meeting.

Winners of the International Trophy

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1949–1980: Formula One years

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Year Driver Constructor Report
1949 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
1950 Italy Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Report
1951 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Ferrari Report
1952 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HWM-Alta Report
1953 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari Report
1954 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari Report
1955 United Kingdom Peter Collins Maserati Report
1956 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Vanwall Report
1957 France Jean Behra BRM Report
1958 United Kingdom Peter Collins Ferrari Report
1959 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
1960 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax Report
1961 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Report
1962 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM Report
1963 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Report
1964 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax Report
1965 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM Report
1966 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Report
1967 United Kingdom Mike Parkes Ferrari Report
1968 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Report
1969 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford Report
1970 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Cosworth Report
1971 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Cosworth Report
1972 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Report
1973 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Report
1974 United Kingdom James Hunt Hesketh-Cosworth Report
1975 Austria Niki Lauda Ferrari Report
1976 United Kingdom James Hunt McLaren-Ford Report
1978 Finland Keke Rosberg Theodore-Cosworth Report
1980 Chile Eliseo Salazar Williams-Cosworth Report

Note that in 1952 and 1953, the race was run to Formula Two, while the 1961 race was held for the short lived Intercontinental Formula. The 1980 event formed a round of the 1980 British Formula One Championship.

1977–1984: Formula Two years

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Year Driver Constructor Report
1977 France René Arnoux Renault-Gordini Report
1979 United States Eddie Cheever Osella-BMW Report
1981 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Ralt-Honda Report
1982 Germany Stefan Bellof Maurer-BMW/Heidegger Report
1983 Italy Beppe Gabbiani March-BMW/Rosche Report
1984 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Ralt-Honda/Mugen Report

1985–2004: Formula 3000 years

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Year Driver Constructor Report
1985 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Ralt-Cosworth Report
1986 France Pascal Fabre Lola-Cosworth Report
1987 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin Ralt-Honda Report
1988 Brazil Roberto Moreno Reynard-Cosworth Report
1989 Sweden Thomas Danielsson Reynard-Cosworth Report
1990 United Kingdom Allan McNish Lola-Mugen Honda Report
1991 Not held, due to track refurbishment
1992 Spain Jordi Gené Reynard-Mugen Honda Report
1993 Brazil Gil de Ferran Reynard-Cosworth Report
1994 France Franck Lagorce Reynard-Cosworth Report
1995 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Reynard-Cosworth Report
1996 Sweden Kenny Bräck Lola-Zytek Report
1997 Denmark Tom Kristensen Lola-Zytek Report
1998 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Lola-Zytek Report
1999 France Nicolas Minassian Lola-Zytek Report
2000 Australia Mark Webber Lola-Zytek Report
2001 France Sébastien Bourdais Lola-Zytek Report
2002 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge Lola-Zytek Judd Report
2003 Sweden Björn Wirdheim Lola-Zytek Judd Report
2004 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Lola-Zytek Judd Report

2005 onward: Historic F1 years

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Year Driver Constructor Report
2005 United States Duncan Dayton Williams-Cosworth Report
2006 Italy Manfredo Rossi Brabham-Repco Report
2007 United Kingdom Peter Dunn March-Cosworth Report
2008 United Kingdom Peter Sowerby Williams-Cosworth Report
2012 United Kingdom Bill Coombs Tyrrell-Cosworth Report

2005: Thoroughbred Grand Prix 2006–2007, 2012: Masters Series
2008: FIA Historic F1

References

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  • "Facts and Figures From the World of Formula 3000". Motorsport-Stats.com. Archived from the original on 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2001-10-25. (F3000 Results.)
  • "Le Mans, F2, Voiturettes, FJ and F3 Results". Le Mans & Formula 2 Register. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-25. (F2 Results.)
  • "The Formula One Archives". GEL Motorsport Information. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25. (Complete F1 Results.)