The British Empire Trophy was a motor race in the United Kingdom. Since its inception in 1932, the Empire Trophy was hosted at five different circuits and awarded for eleven separate racing categories. The race was run a total of 44 times, spanning over eight decades, making it one of the longest running and most prestigious racing events.
History 1932–1935: 1936–1939: 1947–1953: 1954–1959: 1960–1961: 1970–1971: 1972–1974: 1977–1978: 1990–2003: 2005–2006: Brooklands Circuit Donington Park Douglas Circuit Oulton Park Silverstone Circuit Oulton Park Silverstone Circuit Donington Park Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit Formula Libre - Voiturette Formula Libre - Voiturette Grand Prix - Formula 1 - Sports car Sports car - Formula 2 Formula Junior - Intercontinental Formula Formula 3 Historics Historics GT Sports car Group C GTP
Winners by year Year Circuit Category Winner Manufacturer Report 1932 Brooklands Formula Libre John Cobb Delage V12/LSR Report 1933 Brooklands Formula Libre Stanisław Czaykowski Bugatti T54 Report 1934 Brooklands Formula Libre George Eyston MG Magnette K3 Report 1935 Brooklands Formula Libre Freddie Dixon Riley 6 Report 1936 Donington Park Formula Libre Richard Seaman Maserati 8CM Report 1937 Donington Park Formula Libre Raymond Mays ERA C-Type Report 1938 Donington Park Formula Libre Charles Dobson Austin Report 1939 Donington Park Formula Libre Tony Rolt ERA B Report 1940–1946 (No racing events held) 1947 Douglas Circuit Grand Prix Bob Gerard ERA B Report 1948 Douglas Circuit Grand Prix Geoffrey Ansell ERA B Report 1949 Douglas Circuit Grand Prix Bob Gerard ERA B Report 1950 Douglas Circuit Formula One Bob Gerard ERA B Report 1951 Douglas Circuit Sports car Stirling Moss Frazer Nash Bristol L6 OHV Report 1952 Douglas Circuit Sports car Pat Griffith Lester T51 MG 6850 Report 1953 Douglas Circuit Sports car Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB3S Report 1954 Oulton Park Sports car Alan Brown Cooper T22 - Bristol Report 1955 Oulton Park Sports car Archie Scott-Brown Lister-Bristol Report 1956 Oulton Park Sports car Stirling Moss Cooper Climax T39 Report 1957 Oulton Park Sports car Archie Scott-Brown Lister-Jaguar Report 1958 Oulton Park Sports car Stirling Moss Aston Martin DBR2/300 Report 1959 Oulton Park Formula 2 Jim Russell Cooper Climax T45 Report 1960 Silverstone Circuit Formula Junior Henry Taylor Lotus 18 - Ford Report 1961 Silverstone Circuit Intercontinental Stirling MossXIII British Empire Trophy 1961, www.the-fastlane.co.uk Retrieved 20 September 2021 Cooper Climax T53 Report 1962–1969 (No racing events held) 1970 Oulton Park Formula 3 Bev Bond Lotus 59A - Ford Report 1971 Oulton Park Formula 3 David Walker Lotus 69 - Ford Report 1972 Silverstone Circuit Historics Willie Green Maserati T61 Report 1973 Silverstone Circuit Historics Neil Corner Aston Martin DBR4/300 Report 1974 Silverstone Circuit Historics John Harper Lister - Jaguar Report 1975–1976 (No racing events held) 1977 Donington Park Historics Neil Corner BRM P25 Report 1978 Donington Park Historics Neil Corner BRM P25 Report 1979–1989 (No racing events held) 1990 Silverstone Circuit Sports car Martin Brundle Alain Ferté Jaguar XJR-11 Report 1991 Silverstone Circuit Sports car Derek Warwick Teo Fabi Jaguar XJR-14 Report 1992 Silverstone Circuit Sports car Derek Warwick Yannick Dalmas Peugeot 905 B Report 1993–1994 (No racing events held) 1995 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard McLaren F1 GTR Report 1996 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard McLaren F1 GTR Report 1997 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia McLaren F1 GTR Report 1998 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Bernd Schneider Mark Webber Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Report 1999 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Chrysler Viper GTS-R Report 2000 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Julian Bailey Jamie Campbell-Walter Lister Storm - Jaguar Report 2001 Silverstone Circuit Historics Graham Hathaway Gary Pearson Jaguar XJR-11 Report 2002 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Thomas Erdos Ian McKellar Saleen S7R Report 2003 Silverstone Circuit GT Sports car Piers Johnson Shane Lynch TVR T400R Report 2004 (No racing events held) 2005 Silverstone Circuit Group C GTP Gary Pearson Jaguar XJR-11 Report 2006 Silverstone Circuit Group C GTP David Mercer Spice SE90C Report Sources:
Race history by circuit
References
External links British Empire Trophy - 1932-1992 1949 British Empire Trophy 1950 British Empire Trophy XII British Empire Trophy