Tags: Grand Prix.
The Royal Automobile Club International Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 October 1948 at Silverstone Airfield Northamptonshire UK. Although it did not have official Grande Épreuve status it is commonly cited as the first British Grand Prix of the modern era.Held two years before the inauguration of the FIA World Championship the 65-lap race was run under the new Formula One regulations which effectively replaced the pre-war Grand Prix motor racing standards.
