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International Trophy – 1956

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 -
2 Great Britain Peter Collins
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 -
3 France Maurice Trintignant
Great Britain Stirling Moss
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 -
4 United States Harry Schell
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 -
5 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B2] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
6 Great Britain Desmond Titterington
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B1] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
7 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B6] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
8 Great Britain Mike Oliver
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B5] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
9 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 -
10 Belgium André Pilette
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 -
11 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 -
12 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
14 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
15 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507/56] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
16 Australia Jack Brabham
J. A. Brabham Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
17 Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught B [B4] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
18 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Bruce Halford Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
19 Italy Luigi Piotti
Luigi Piotti Italy Maserati 250F [2519] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
20 Italy Piero Scotti
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B7] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
21 Great Britain Ken Wharton
Scuderia Centro Sud Italy Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
22 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
23 Great Britain Bill Holt
E. W. Holt Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
24 Great Britain John Young
J. A. Young Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
25 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
26 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Alastair Birrell
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
Reserve driver No. 24: John Coombs

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 3 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 - 01:42.000 0
2 4 United States Harry Schell
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 - 01:42.000 0
3 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 - 01:43.000 0
4 9 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 - 01:43.000 0
5 2 Great Britain Peter Collins
Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 - 01:44.000 0
6 15 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Italy Maserati 250F [2507/56] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 01:44.000 0
7 5 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Great Britain Connaught B [B2] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 01:46.000 0
8 6 Great Britain Desmond Titterington
Great Britain Connaught B [B1] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 01:47.000 0
9 7 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Great Britain Connaught B [B6] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 01:50.000 0
10 17 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Great Britain Connaught B [B4] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 01:52.000 0
11 25 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 01:53.000 0
12 11 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - 01:54.000 0
13 10 Belgium André Pilette
France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 - 01:54.000 0
14 16 Australia Jack Brabham
Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 02:00.000 0
15 20 Italy Piero Scotti
Great Britain Connaught B [B7] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 02:02.000 0
16 24 Great Britain John Young
Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 02:02.000 0
17 22 Great Britain Dick Gibson
Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 02:05.000 0
18 23 Great Britain Bill Holt
Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
19 12 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
DNS 18 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
21 8 Great Britain Mike Oliver
Great Britain Connaught B [B5] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 0
DNS 26 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0

Official Name8th International Daily Express Trophy Meeting
CircuitSilverstone
DateMay 5
PoleStirling Moss 01:42.000
Fastest LapStirling Moss 01:43.000, Mike Hawthorn 01:43.000
Podium1st Stirling Moss, 2nd Archie Scott Brown, 3rd Desmond Titterington
Prev race Aintree 200 April 21
Next race Gran Premio di Napoli May 6

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 3 Great Britain Stirling Moss
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 - 01:44:53.000 60
01:43.000
1
0
2 5 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B2] Alta GP L4 2.5 - +1 lap 59

7
0
3 6 Great Britain Desmond Titterington
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B1] Alta GP L4 2.5 - +3 laps 57

8
0
4 25 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +4 laps 56

11
0
5 11 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - +5 laps 55

12
0
6 12 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +6 laps 54

19
0
7 20 Italy Piero Scotti
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B7] Alta GP L4 2.5 - +7 laps 53

15
0
8 22 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +12 laps 48

17
0
9 15 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507/56] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Accident 47

6
0
10 23 Great Britain Bill Holt
E. W. Holt Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +13 laps 47

18
0
DNF 24 Great Britain John Young
J. A. Young Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Engine 39

16
0
DSQ 16 Australia Jack Brabham
J. A. Brabham Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Disqualified 37

14
0
DNF 10 Belgium André Pilette
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 - Suspension 37

13
0
DNF 2 Great Britain Peter Collins
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 - Clutch 21
6


5

0
0
DNF 8 Great Britain Mike Oliver
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B5] Alta GP L4 2.5 - Accident 24

21
0
DNF 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 - Clutch 20

3
0
DNF 7 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught B [B6] Alta GP L4 2.5 - Engine 19

9
0
DNF 4 United States Harry Schell
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 - Oil pressure 19

2
0
DNF 9 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 - Magneto 13
01:43.000
4
0
DNF 17 Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught B [B4] Alta GP L4 2.5 - Gearbox 0

10
0
DNS 18 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Bruce Halford Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - DNS 0

20
0
DNS 26 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNS 0


0
DNA 3 France Maurice Trintignant
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 14 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Other car 0


0
DNA 19 Italy Luigi Piotti
Luigi Piotti Italy Maserati 250F [2519] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 21 Great Britain Ken Wharton
Scuderia Centro Sud Italy Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 26 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1956 EC, International Trophy, Silverstone, Stirling Moss, Vandervell Products, Vanwall, Vanwall VW 2

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