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1949 British Grand Prix

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Summary

1949 British Grand Prix is a recurring sporting event edition[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of recurring sporting event edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Toulo de Graffenried[3]
  • Point in time: May 15, 1949[4]
  • Sport: auto racing[5]
  • Official name: II British Grand Prix[6]
  • Event distance: 100 lap[7]
  • Sports season of league or competition: British Grand Prix[8]
  • Pole position: Luigi Villoresi[9]
  • Fastest lap: Birabongse Bhanudej[10]

Why It Matters

1949 British Grand Prix has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

FAQs

What awards did 1949 British Grand Prix receive?

Honors received include Toulo de Graffenried[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sports season of league or competition → British Grand Prix
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl', 'sl']
    Instance of → recurring sporting event edition
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Instance of to Sports season of league or competition"
  2. 22w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +1949-05-15T00:00:00Z
    Point in time → —
    Pole position → Luigi Villoresi
    Instance of → recurring sporting event edition
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: recurring sporting event edition, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778536397901"
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