MUST-SEE: Relive the highlights of F1’s first-ever championship race in full colour footage

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the first-ever F1 championship race, the 1950 British Grand Prix – and, to celebrate the occasion, we have visited the archives to share full colour footage from the milestone event.

The race saw 24 drivers go head-to-head across 70 laps at Silverstone in front of a crowd estimated to number up to 120,000 spectators. There were also prestigious guests in attendance, including His Royal Highness King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.

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Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina lined up on pole for Alfa Romeo ahead of Luigi Fagioli and Juan Manuel Fangio, with Fangio going on to take the lead – but it was Farina who claimed victory after Fangio was forced to retire owing to a broken oil pipe.

Relive the action from the 1950 British Grand Prix in full colour by hitting go on the video player above.

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