1956 BRDC International Trophy

NC GBR BRDC International Trophy 5 May 1956 VIII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png Permanent racing facility 2.93 4.71 60 175.59 282.60 Stirling Moss GBR Vanwall 1:42 Mike Hawthorn BRM Stirling Moss Vanwall 1:43 GBR GBR Stirling Moss GBR Vanwall Archie Scott-Brown GBR Connaught Type B Desmond Titterington GBR Connaught Type B The 8th BRDC International Trophy – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 5 May 1956 at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run over 60 laps, and was won by a lap by British driver Stirling Moss in a Vanwall. Moss also took pole, and shared fastest lap with BRM driver Mike Hawthorn. Results Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid13GBR Stirling MossVandervell ProductsVanwall1h44m53, 161.70 km/h125GBR Archie Scott-BrownConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta59 laps736GBR Desmond TitteringtonConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta57 laps8425GBR Bob GerardBob Gerard RacingCooper T23-Bristol56 laps6511Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva RamosEquipe GordiniGordini Type 1656 laps12612France Louis RosierEcurie RosierMaserati 250F54 laps19720Italy Piero ScottiConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta53 laps15822GBR Dick GibsonDick GibsonConnaught Type A-Lea Francis48 laps17915GBR Roy SalvadoriGilby EngineeringMaserati 250F47 laps61023GBR Bill HoltBill HoltConnaught Type A-Lea Francis47 laps18DSQ16Australia Jack BrabhamJ.A. BrabhamMaserati 250F37 laps - oil leak14Ret24GBR John YoungJohn YoungConnaught Type A-Lea Francis39 laps - engine16Ret10Belgium André PiletteEquipe GordiniGordini Type 3237 laps13Ret2GBR Peter CollinsArgentina Juan Manuel FangioScuderia FerrariLancia-Ferrari D5027 laps - clutch5Ret19GBR Mike OliverConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta24 laps - accident21Ret1Argentina Juan Manuel FangioScuderia FerrariLancia-Ferrari D5020 laps - clutch3Ret7GBR Jack FairmanConnaught EngineeringConnaught Type B-Alta19 laps - engine9Ret4USA 1912 Harry SchellVandervell ProductsVanwall19 laps - fuel pipe2Ret9GBR Mike HawthornOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P2513 laps - magneto4Ret17GBR Reg ParnellR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamConnaught Type B-Alta0 laps - gearbox10DNS21GBR Bruce HalfordBruce HalfordMaserati 250F20DNS26GBR Jock SomervailAlastair BirrellCooper T20-BristolDNA3France Maurice TrintignantVandervell ProductsVanwallDNA14GBR Ken WhartonEcurie RosierFerrari 500DNA18GBR Stirling MossStirling Moss LtdMaserati 250FDrove car #3DNA19Italy Luigi PiottiLuigi PiottiMaserati 250FDNA19GBR John CoombsJohn CoombsConnaught Type A-Lea FrancisDNA19GBR Alastair BirrellAlastair BirrellCooper T20-Bristol References https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1956-international-trophy 1956 International Trophy Results Motor Sport Magazine 2019-12-18 http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1956/1956.html#1br 1956 Non-World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2019-12-18 http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F156_6.htm VIII B.R.D.C. Daily Express International Trophy 1956 the-fastlane.co.uk 2019-12-18 BRDC International Trophy 1956 1956 BARC Aintree 200 1956 Naples Grand Prix 1955 BRDC International Trophy 1957 BRDC International Trophy Category:BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC