1956 Non-World Championship Grands Prix
Buenos Aires City GP
5 February 1956, Mendoza, Argentina, 60 laps
Lap Distance=2.60 miles. Race Distance=156.01 miles.
1 Juan Manuel Fangio Lancia D50 '0005' 1h52m38.9, 83.10mph
2 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F '2522' 1h53m17.5
3 Jean Behra Maserati 250F '2521' 1h54m24.6
4 Carlos Menditéguy Maserati 250F '2501' 59 laps
5 Peter Collins Ferrari 555 '3' 58 laps
6 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 555 '4' 57 laps
7 Francesco Landi Maserati 250F '2515' 57 laps
8 Pablo Gulle Maserati 250F '2512' 54 laps
9 Mike Hawthorn Maserati 250F '2509' 54 laps
10 Luigi Piotti Maserati 250F '2511' 52 laps
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (Lancia-Ferrari D50), 1:49.2, 85.72mph
Did Not Finish
Eugenio Castellotti Lancia D50 '0008' 14 laps/oil cooler
Luigi Musso Lancia D50 '0001' 9 laps/crash
Alfredo Uria Maserati A6GCM '2051' DNS
Qualifying (3-2-3P)
1 30 Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50
2 32 Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50
3 34 Luigi Musso Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50
4 2 Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
5 4 Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
6 6 Carlos Menditéguy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
7 14 Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Organisation Maserati 250F
8 36 Peter Collins Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555
9 38 Olivier Gendebien Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555
10 10 Francesco Landi Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
11 12 Pablo Gulle Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
12 16 Alfredo Uria A.Uria Maserati A6GCM
13 8 Luigi Piotti Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
IV Glover Trophy
2 April 1956, Goodwood, England, 32 laps
Lap Distance=2.40 miles. Race Distance=76.80 miles.
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F '2522' 48m50.4, 94.35mph
2 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 49m53.6
3 Les Leston Connaught B-Type 'B1' 50m25.8
4 Bob Gerard Connaught B-Type 'B7' 31 laps
5 Reg Parnell Connaught B-Type 'B4' 31 laps
6 Robert Manzon Gordini T32 '0041' 30 laps
7 Louis Rosier Maserati 250F '2506'
8 Elie Bayol Gordini T16 '0035'
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F), 1:30.2, 95.79mph
Did Not Finish
Mike Hawthorn BRM 25 '253' 23 laps/lost wheel/crash
Archie Scott-Brown Connaught B-Type 'B2' 17 laps/engine
Tony Brooks BRM 25 9 laps/oil pressure
Ken Wharton Ferrari 500 1 lap/engine
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 1 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F 1m32.0
2 6 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m32.6
3 4 Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25 1m33.8
4 8 Bob Gerard Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m34.2
5 10 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Maserati 250F 1m36.2
6 9 Reg Parnell R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Connaught-Alta B 1m36.6
7 7 Les Leston Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m37.4
8 2 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T32 1m38.8
9 14 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F 1m42.0
10 3 Elie Bayol Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 1m43.0
11 12 Ken Wharton Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 1m57.4
12 5 Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25
11 Jack Brabham J.A.Brabham Maserati 250F DNA - car not ready
120 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta DNA
VI Gran Premio di Siracusa
15 April 1956, Sicily, Italy, 80 laps
Lap Distance=3.48 miles. Race Distance=278.24 miles.
1 Juan Manuel Fangio Lancia D50A '0007' 2h48m59.9, 97.07mph
2 Luigi Musso Lancia D50 '0001' 2h49m00.1
3 Peter Collins Lancia D50A '0008' 2h49m00.4
4 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 250F '2502' 77 laps
5 Gerino Gerini Maserati 250F '2515' 77 laps
6 Robert Manzon Gordini T16 '16-0032' 76 laps
7 Luigi Piotti Maserati 250F '2519' 74 laps
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (Lancia-Ferrari D50A), 1:59.8, 103.48mph
Did Not Finish
Hermanos da Silva Ramos Gordini T16 '16-0035' 42 laps/mechanical
Eugenio Castellotti Lancia D50 '0003' 40 laps/crash
Desmond Titterington Connaught B-Type 'B1' 23 laps/ignition
Piero Scotti Connaught B-Type 'B6' 21 laps/gearbox
Berardo Taraschi Ferrari 166 '50-2' 20 laps/mechanical
Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 500 '210-F2' 20 laps/mechanical
Horace Gould Maserati 250F '2514' 2 laps/final drive
Jean Behra Maserati 250F '2501' 1 lap/lubrication
Qualifying (3-2-3P)
1 4 Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 1m58.0
2 16 Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 1m58.9
3 30 Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 1m59.6
4 26 Luigi Musso Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 2m00.3
5 12 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F 2m01.5
6 28 Peter Collins Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 2m02.1
7 24 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 2m05.1
8 22 Desmond Titterington Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 2m06.6
9 14 Luigi Piotti L.Piotti Maserati 250F 2m07.1
10 6 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F 2m09.1
11 2 Gerino Gerini Scuderia Guastalla Maserati 250F 2m10.5
12 20 Hermanos da Silva Ramos Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 2m11.8
13 8 Giorgio Scarlatti G.Scarlatti Ferrari 500
14 18 Berardo Taraschi B.Taraschi Ferrari 166
15 10 Piero Scotti Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B
XI BARC Aintree '200' (formerly JCC 200)
21 April 1956, England, 67 laps
Lap Distance=3.00 miles. Race Distance=201.00 miles.
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F '2508' 2h23m06.4, 82.24mph
2 Tony Brooks BRM Type 25 '252' 66 laps
3 Jack Brabham Maserati 250F '2509' 64 laps
4 Louis Rosier Maserati 250F '2506' 62 laps
5 Dick Gibson/Bob Berry Connaught A-Type 'A4' 59 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Brooks (BRM Type 25), 2:04.6, 86.68mph
Did Not Finish
Desmond Titterington 53 laps/brakes
Bruce Halford 39 laps/crash
Bob Gerard 35 laps/engine
John Young 30 laps/gearbox
Archie Scott-Brown 13 laps/piston
Roy Salvadori 5 laps/bearings
Reg Parnell 5 laps/overheating
Mike Hawthorn 4 laps/brakes
Qualifying (3P-2-3)
1 3 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 2m03.8
2 1 Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Engineering BRM 25 2m06.0
3 4 Desmond Titterington Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 2m06.2
4 7 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F 2m06.6
5 10 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Maserati 250F 2m06.6
6 2 Tony Brooks Owen Racing Engineering BRM 25 2m06.6
7 14 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F 2m11.8
8 8 Reg Parnell R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Connaught-Alta B 2m12.4
9 18 John Young J.A.Young Connaught-Lea Francis A 2m15.2
10 9 Jack Brabham J.A.Brabham Maserati 250F 2m18.2
11 17 Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cooper-Bristol 23 2m24.4
12 12 Bruce Halford B.Halford Maserati 250F 2m27.2
13 19 Dick Gibson (& Bob Berry) R.Gibson Connaught-Lea Francis A 2m28.2
5 Harry Schell Vandervell Products Ltd Vanwall DNA - car not ready
6 Stirling Moss Vandervell Products Ltd Vanwall DNA - car not ready
11 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F DNA - car not repaired
15 Ken Wharton Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 DNA - entry withdrawn
16 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta DNA
VII BRDC International Trophy
5 May 1956, Silverstone, 60 laps
Lap Distance=2.93 miles. Race Distance=175.61 miles.
1 Stirling Moss Vanwall 'VW2' 1h44m53, 100.47mph
2 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught B-Type 'B2' 59 laps
3 Desmond Titterington Connaught B-Type 'B7' 57 laps
4 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 56 laps
5 Hermanos da Silva Ramos Gordini T16 '16-0035' 55 laps
6 Louis Rosier Maserati 250F '2506' 54 laps
7 Piero Scotti Connaught B-Type 53 laps
8 Dick Gibson Connaught A-Type 'A4' 48 laps
9 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 47 laps/crash
10 Bill Holt Connaught A-Type 'A5' 47 laps
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (BRM Type 25 '252) & Stirling Moss, 1:43, 102.30mph
Did Not Finish
John Young Connaught A-Type 'A8' 39 laps/engine
Andre Pilette Gordini T32 '32-0041' 37 laps/rear axle
Peter Collins/Juan Fangio Lancia D50 '0001' 27 laps/clutch
Mike Oliver Connaught B-Type 'B5' 24 laps/crash
Juan Manuel Fangio Lancia D50 '0007' 20 laps/clutch
Jack Fairman Connaught B-Type 'B1' 19 laps/engine
Harry Schell Vanwall 'VW1' 19 laps/fuel pipe
Mike Hawthorn BRM Type 25 '252' 13 laps/magneto drive
Reg Parnell Connaught B-Type 'B4' 0 laps/gearbox
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 3 Stirling Moss Vandervell Products Ltd Vanwall 1m42
2 4 Harry Schell Vandervell Products Ltd Vanwall 1m42
3 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 1m43
4 9 Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Organisation BRM T25 1m43
5 2 Peter Collins Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 1m44
6 15 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Maserati 250F 1m44
7 5 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m46
8 6 Desmond Titterington Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m47
9 7 Jack Fairman Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m50
10 17 Reg Parnell R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Connaught-Alta B 1m52
11 25 Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 1m53
12 11 Hermanos da Silva Ramos Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 1m54
13 10 Andre Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini T32 1m54
14 16 Jack Brabham J.A.Brabham Maserati 250F 2m00
15 20 Piero Scotti Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 2m02
16 24 John Young J.A.Young Connaught-Lea Francis A 2m02
17 22 Dick Gibson R.Gibson Connaught-Lea Francis A 2m05
18 23 Bill Holt E.W.Holt Connaught-Lea Francis A
19 12 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F
20 21 Bruce Halford B.Halford Maserati 250F DNS
21 8 Mike Oliver Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B
26 Jimmy Somervail A.W.Birrell Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' DNS
14 Ken Wharton Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 DNA
18 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F DNA - drove #3
19 Luigi Piotti L.Piotti Maserati 250F DNA
IX Gran Premio di Napoli
6 May 1956, Posillipo, Italy, 60 laps
Lap Distance=2.55 miles. Race Distance=152.86 miles.
1 Robert Manzon Gordini T16 '16-0032' 2h20m43.8, 65.13mph
2 Horace Gould Maserati 250F '2514' 2h20m54.9
3 Gerino Gerini Maserati 250F '2515' 57 laps
4 Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 500 '210-F2' 56 laps
5 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati A6GCM '2038/2510' 49 laps
6 Berardo Taraschi Ferrari 166 '50-2' 45 laps
Fastest Lap: Luigi Musso (Lancia-Ferrari D50A '0008'), 2:13.3, 69.36mph
Did Not Finish
Luigi Musso 37 laps/engine
Francisco Godia-Sales 36 laps/crash
Luigi Villoresi 21 laps/engine
Eugenio Castellotti 2 laps/oil pump
Qualifying (3-2-3P)
1 Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 2m07.7
2 Luigi Musso Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 2m07.8
3 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 2m12.1
4 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F
5 Francisco Godia-Sales Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F
6 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F
7 Gerino Gerini Scuderia Guastalla Maserati 250F
8 Giorgio Scarlatti G.Scarlatti Ferrari 500
9 Ottorino Volonterio O.Volonterio Maserati A6GCM
10 Berardo Taraschi B.Taraschi Ferrari 166
VII Gran Premio del Valentino
20 May 1956, Valentino Park, Turin, Italy, 90 laps
Lap Distance=2.61 miles. Race Distance=234.81 miles.
Race cancelled due to lack of entries
Entry List:
Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 entry withdrawn
Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 entry withdrawn
Luigi Musso Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 entry withdrawn
Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T32 '0042'
Hermanos da Silva Ramos Equipe Gordini Gordini T32 '0041'
Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F '2506'
Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F '2511'
Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F '2514'
Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F entry withdrawn
Cesare Perdisa Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F entry withdrawn
I Aintree '100'
24 June 1956, England, 34 laps
Lap Distance=3.00 miles. Race Distance=102.00 miles.
1 Horace Gould Maserati 250F '2514' 1h13m39.8, 83.08mph
2 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 1h14m15.0
3 Bruce Halford Maserati 250F '2504' 1h14m40.0
4 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A3' 1h15m32.8
5 Bill Holt Connaught A-Type 'A5' 33 laps
6 Dick Gibson Connaught A-Type 'A4' 31 laps
7 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 30 laps
Fastest Lap: Horace Gould (Maserati 250F), 2:06.0, 85.71mph
Did Not Finish
Archie Scott-Brown Connaught B-Type 'B7' 8 laps
Tony Brooks BRM Type 25 '252' DNS/engine
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 2 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 2m05.8
2 10 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Connaught-Lea Francis A 2m10.6
3 7 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F
4 4 Bill Holt E.W.Holt Connaught-Lea Francis A
? 1 Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25
? 6 Dick Gibson R.Gibson Connaught-Lea Francis A
? 9 Bruce Halford B.Halford Maserati 250F
? 11 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta
? 12 Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23
3 Tommy Atkins C.T.Atkins Connaught A-Type 'A3' DNA - car driven by Salvadori
5 John Young J.A.Young Connaught-Lea Francis A DNA
8 Jack Brabham J.A.Brabham Maserati 250F DNA
I RAC British Grand Prix Formula 2 Race
14 July 1956, Silverstone, England, 25 laps
Lap Distance=2.93 miles. Race Distance=73.17 miles.
1 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-P-56' 45m44.0, 96.00mph
2 Colin Chapman Lotus-Climax 11 46m14.6
3 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax T39 47m15.2
4 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 11 47m20.0
5 Les Leston Cooper-Climax T39 'PHO6' 24 laps
6 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T39 24 laps
7 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 11 24 laps
8 Keith Hall Lotus-Climax 11 24 laps
9 Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 24 laps
10 Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax T39 'BSS180' 24 laps
11 Reg Parnell Cooper-Lea Francis T39 'NUO400' 24 laps
12 Andre Pilette Gordini T17S '0039' 24 laps
13 Bill Frost Lotus-Climax 11 23 laps
14 Ian Burgess Beart-Rodger OSCA 23 laps
15 Jimmy Somervail Lotus-Climax 11 20 laps
Fastest Lap: Colin Chapman (Lotus-Climax 11), 1m47.6 (97.93mph)
Did Not Finish
Alex McMillan Cooper-Climax T39 20 laps
Ian Raby Elva-Maserati 2
Chris Summers Cooper-Climax T39
Jim Russell Lotus-Alta 11 brakes
Tony Brooks Lotus-Lea Francis 9 6 laps/brakes
Reg Bicknell Lotus-Climax 11 4 laps/con rod
Brian Naylor Lotus-Maserati 11 1 lap/camshaft
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 1 Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T41 1m49
2 15 Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 1m50
3 16 Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 1m52
4 4 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper-Climax T39 1m53
5 17 Reg Bicknell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 1m53
6 28 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Cooper-Climax T39 1m53
7 7 Reg Parnell T.Sopwith Cooper-Lea Francis T39 1m55
8 18 Graham Hill J.Richards Lotus-Climax 11 1m55
9 2 Jack Brabham Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39 1m56
10 6 Tony Marsh A.E.Marsh Cooper-Climax T39 1m56
11 11 Andre Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini T17S 1m57
12 20 Bill Frost W.Frost Lotus-Climax 11 1m58
13 9 Alex McMillan A.McMillan Cooper-Climax T39 2m00
14 19 Jimmy Somervail The Border Reivers Lotus-Climax 11 2m00
15 21 Keith Hall J.K.Hall Lotus-Climax 11 2m00
16 24 Brian Naylor J.B.Naylor Lotus-Maserati 11 2m00
17 27 Ian Burgess Jimmy Byrnes Beart-Rodger OSCA 2m00
18 10 Tony Brooks John Coombs Lotus-Lea Francis 9 2m01
19 8 Chris Summers C.G.Summers Cooper-Climax T39 2m07
20 5 Dennis Taylor D.Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 2m10
21 23 Jim Russell J.Russell Lotus-Alta 11
22 12 Ian Raby G.G.Smith Elva-Maserati 2
3 Mike MacDowell Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39 DNA - car not ready
14 Horace Gould H.A.Richards HAR-Riley DNA
22 Mike Hawthorn Ecurie Demi-Litre Lotus-Climax 11 DNA
26 Joakim Bonnier Scuderia Bonnier Maserati 150S DNA
28 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Willment-Climax DNA - car not ready
I Vanwall Trophy
22 July 1956, Snetterton, England, 15 laps
Lap Distance=2.71 miles. Race Distance=40.65 miles.
1 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 26m24.8, 92.34mph
2 Horace Gould Maserati 250F '2514' 27m32.2
3 Jack Brabham Maserati 250F '2509' 14 laps
4 W.F.Morice Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 13 laps
5 Leslie Hunt Cooper-Aston Martin T20 'TPD1' 11 laps
Fastest Lap: Archie Scott-Brown (Connaught B-Type 'B7'), 1:41.4, 95.86mph
Did Not Finish
Archie Scott-Brown Connaught B-Type 'B7' 6 laps/oil pipe
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Maserati 250F
2 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B
3 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F
4 Jack Brabham J.A.Brabham Maserati 250F
5 Bill Morice W.F.Morice Cooper-Bristol T23
6 Leslie Hunt L.A.Hunt Cooper-Aston Martin T23
Bruce Halford B.Halford Maserati 250F DNA - engine not repaired
Dick Gibson R.Gibson Connaught-Lea Francis A DNA
Tommy Atkins C.T.Atkins Connaught-Lea Francis A DNA
Alastair Birrell A.W.Birrell Cooper-Bristol T20 DNA
Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cars Cooper-Bristol T23 DNA - car not ready
Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta DNA - engine not repaired
I Bank Holiday Formula 2 Race
6 August 1956, Brands Hatch, England, 16 laps
Lap Distance=1.24 miles. Race Distance=19.84 miles.
1 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-P-56' 16m47.8, 70.87mph
2 Reg Bicknell Lotus-Climax 11 16m50.6
3 Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 16m59.4
4 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T39 17m00.2
5 Mike Hawthorn Lotus-Climax 11 17m04.8
6 Les Leston Cooper-Climax T39 'PHO6' 17m10.6
7 Bill Frost Lotus-Climax 11 17m51.6
8 Jack Richards Lotus-Climax 11 15 laps
9 Bob Evans Kinloch-Climax 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Reg Bicknell (), 1m01.0, 73.18mph
Did Not Finish
Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax T39 9 laps/engine
Colin Chapman Lotus-Climax 11 DNS/crash in earlier race
Mike MacDowell Cooper-Climax T39 DNS
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 17 Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 59.4
2 18 Reg Bicknell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 1m01.0
3 4 Bill Frost Frost Cars Ltd Lotus-Climax 11 1m01.2
4 20 Dennis Taylor D.Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 1m01.4
5 12 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper-Climax T39 1m02.2
6 28 Mike Hawthorn Ecurie Demi-Litre Lotus-Climax 11 1m03.2
7 6 Jack Richards J.J.Richards Lotus-Climax 11 1m04.6
8 1 Bob Evans R.Evans Kinloch-Climax 1m11.0
9 78 Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T41 1m14.8
10 14 Jack Brabham Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39
11 15 Mike MacDowell Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39
12 27 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Cooper-Climax T39 1m16.2
9 Gerald Smith G.G.Smith Elva-Maserati DNA - car not repaired
79 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Willment-Climax DNA
IV Grand Prix de Caen
26 August 1956, France, 70 laps
Lap Distance=2.19 miles. Race Distance=153.11 miles.
1 Harry Schell Maserati 250F '2502' 1h54m19.4, 80.11mph
2 André Simon Gordini T16 '16-0035' 1h55m29.1
3 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 69 laps
4 Georges Burgraff Gordini T16 '16-0031' 68 laps
5 Jean Lucas Ferrari 25 '186-F2' 65 laps
6 W.F.Morice Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 61 laps
7 Aldo Pedini Ferrari 500 '210-F2' 55 laps
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 1:26.2, 91.29mph
Did Not Finish
Louis Rosier Maserati 250F '2506' 35 laps/crash
Robert Manzon Gordini T32 '0042' 31 laps/crash
Bruce Halford Maserati 250F '2504' 21 laps/crash
Horace Gould Maserati 250F '2514' 11 laps/crash
Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 6 laps/engine
Hermanos da Silva Ramos Gordini T32 '0041' 1 lap/clutch
Qualifying (2-2P)
1 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Maserati 250F
2 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F
3 Bruce Halford B.Halford Maserati 250F
4 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T32
5 Harry Schell Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F
6 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F
7 André Simon Equipe Gordini Gordini T16
8 Jean Lucas Circle los Amigos Ferrari 500
9 Georges Burgraff Equipe Gordini Gordini T16
10 Hermanos da Silva Ramos Equipe Gordini Gordini T32
11 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta
12 Bill Morice W.F.Morice Cooper-Bristol T23
13 Aldo Pedini Scuderia Centro Sud Ferrari 500
II Sussex Trophy
8 September 1956, Goodwood, England, 10 laps
Lap Distance=2.40 miles. Race Distance=24.00 miles.
1 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-P-56' 16m10.0, 89.07mph
2 Colin Chapman Lotus-Climax 11 16m33.2
3 Les Leston Cooper-Climax T39 'PHO6' 16m33.6
4 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T39 16m37.8
5 Keith Hall Lotus-Climax 11
6 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 11
etc
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Cooper-Climax T41), 1m35.4 90.57mph
Did Not Finish
Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax T39 DNS
Reg Bicknell Lotus-Climax 11 DNS
Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T39 DNS
Gordon Rolls Tojeiro-Climax DNS
Noel Cunningham-Reid Cooper-Lea Francis T39 'NUO400' DNS
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 29 Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T41
2 37 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Cooper-Climax T39
3 34 Reg Bicknell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11
4 31 Jack Brabham Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39
5 33 Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11
6 30 Jack Brabham Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39
7 31 Mike MacDowell Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39
8 36 Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11
9 38 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper-Climax T39
10 48 Bill Frost W.S.Frost Lotus-Climax 11
11 50 Jack Richards J.J.Richards Lotus-Climax 11
12 49 Fred Marriott F.W.Marriott Lotus-Climax 6
13 54 John Fisher J.Fisher Revis-Borgward
14 55 Stephen Young Weldangrind Ltd Par-Son
15 51 Gordon Rolls Tojeiro Car Co Tojeiro-Climax
16 96 Noel Cunningham-Reid Equipe Endeavour Cooper-Lea Francis T39
17 35 Keith Hall Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11
39 Dennis Taylor D.Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 DNA
40 Brian Naylor J.B.Naylor Ltd Lotus-Maserati 11 DNA
52 Raymon Thackwell R.W.Thackwell Cooper-Climax T39 DNA
56 Chris Bristow Luxury Cars Garage MG A DNA
57 H.Gadsby Headland Carburettors Ltd Elva-Ford DNA
58 Jimmy Somervail The Border Reivers Lotus-Climax 11 DNA
I BRSCC Formula 2 Race
9 September 1956, Brands Hatch, England, 15 laps
Lap Distance=1.24 miles. Race Distance=18.60 miles.
1 Colin Chapman Lotus-Climax 11 15m51.2, 70.40mph
2 Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 15m54.2
3 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 11 16m02.4
4 Robin MacKenzie-Low Cooper-Climax T39 16m48.8
5 Ian Burgess Beart-Rodger OSCA 16m48.8
6 Jack Richards Lotus-Climax 11 14 laps
7 John Fisher Revis-Borgward 14 laps
8 Gerald Towse Cooper-Climax T39 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Colin Chapman (Lotus-Climax 11), 1m02.2, 71.77mph
Did Not Finish
Les Leston Willment-Climax 2 laps
George Wicken Halseylec-Climax DNS
Peter Jopp Halseylec-Climax DNS
Peter Gammon Cooper-Climax T39 DNS
Mike Clarke Lotus-Climax 11 DNS
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 33 Dennis Taylor D.Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 1m02.2
2 41 Ian Burgess J.E.Byrnes Beart-Rodger OSCA 1m02.2
3 8 Peter Jopp Eric Brandon Halseylec-Climax 1m02.2
4 7 George Wicken Eric Brandon Halseylec-Climax 1m05.2
5 4 Gerald Towse G.Towse Cooper-Climax T39 1m07.0
6 35 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Willment-Climax
7 12 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper-Climax T39
8 22 Peter Gammon P.Gammon Cooper-Climax T39
9 32 John Fisher J.Fisher Revis-Borgward
10 6 Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11
11 5 Robin MacKenzie-Low F.Dodson Cooper-Climax T39
12 30 Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11
13 14 Jack Richards J.J.Richards Lotus-Climax 11
14 17 Mike Clarke M.Clarke Lotus-Climax 11
31 Reg Bicknell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 DNA
40 Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax 41
III International Gold Cup (F2)
22 September 1956, Oulton Park, England, 40 laps
Lap Distance=2.76 miles. Race Distance=110.44 miles.
1 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-P-56' 1h19m02.0, 83.84mph
2 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-1-56' 1h19m27.2
3 Ron Flockhart Lotus-Climax 11 1h20m31.6
4 Colin Chapman Lotus-Climax 11 1h20m34.0
5 Ken Wharton Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-2-56' 1h20m50.4
6 Les Leston Cooper-Climax T39 'PHO6' 39 laps
7 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 11 39 laps
8 Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 39 laps
9 Keith Hall Lotus-Climax 11 38 laps
10 Herbert McKay-Fraser Lotus-Climax 11 'TMY400' 38 laps
11 Ian Burgess Beart-Rodger OSCA 38 laps
12 Mike MacDowell Cooper-Climax T39 'RDG474' 38 laps
13 Peter Jackson Cooper-Climax T39 37 laps
14 Edward Greenall Lotus-Climax 11 37 laps
15 Gordon Jones Lotus-Climax 11 'SXB670' 37 laps
16 Alex McMillan Cooper-Climax T39 36 laps
17 George Nixon Cooper-Climax T39 'SZ4425' 36 laps
18 Lewis Bramley Lotus-Climax 9 36 laps
NC Jack Richards Lotus-Climax 11 35 laps
NC Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-3-56' 34 laps
NC Horace Richards HAR-Riley 33 laps
NC Robin MacKenzie-Low Cooper-Climax T39 32 laps/gearbox
NC Archie Scott-Brown Elva-Climax 'KDY68' 30 laps
NC Gerald Towse Cooper-Climax T39 22 laps
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Cooper-Climax T41), 1m57.0, 84.95mph
Did Not Finish
Ivor Bueb Cooper-Climax T39 19 laps/transmission
Reg Bicknell Lotus-Climax 11 11 laps/crash
Tom Dickson Lotus-Climax 11 9 laps/water pump
Raymon Thackwell Cooper-Climax T39 4 laps/oil pressure
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 92 Tony Brooks R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax T41 1m52.2
2 88 Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T41 1m55.6
3 89 Jack Brabham Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T41 1m56.8
4 80 Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 1m57.2
5 74 Ken Wharton K.Wharton Cooper-Climax T41 1m58.2
6 75 Hebert McKay-Fraser T.Sopwith Lotus-Climax 11 1m59.0
7 69 Ron Flockhart John Coombs Lotus-Climax 11 1m59.4
8 78 Les Leston Willment Speed Shop Cooper-Climax T39 1m59.6
9 82 Reg Bicknell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 2m00.0
10 81 Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 2m01.4
11 86 Dennis Taylor D.Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 2m01.6
12 72 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper-Climax T39 2m01.8
13 87 Mike MacDowell Cooper Car Co Cooper-Climax T39 2m02.4
14 83 Keith Hall J.K.Hall Lotus-Climax 11 2m03.6
15 97 Tom Dickson T.Dickson Lotus-Climax 11 2m03.8
16 90 Edward Greenall Mervyn Kearon Lotus-Climax 11 2m04.4
17 77 Robin MacKenzie-Low F.Dodson Ltd Cooper-Climax T39 2m04.8
18 67 Ian Burgess J.E.Byrnes Beart-Rodger OSCA 2m05.8
19 103 Gordon Jones G.M.Jones Lotus-Climax 11 2m06.8
20 68 Alex McMillan A.McMillan Cooper-Climax T39 2m07.6
21 94 Jack Richards J.J.Richards Lotus-Climax 11 2m08.4
22 102 Gerald Towse G.Towse Cooper-Climax T39 2m09.0
23 99 Lewis Bramley L.I.Bramley Lotus-Climax 9 2m09.0
24 79 George Nixon Nixon's Garage Cooper-Climax T39 2m09.4
25 76 Peter Jackson P.Jackson Cooper-Climax T39 2m12.4
26 73 Raymon Thackwell R.W.Thackwell Cooper-Climax T39 2m13.6
27 70 Archie Scott-Brown Elva Engineering Co Elva-Climax 2m24.2
28 84 Horace Richards H.A.Richards HAR-Riley 2m27.0
66 Noel Cunningham-Reid Lord Strafford Cooper-Alta T39 DNA
71 Mike Hawthorn Ecurie Demi-Litre Lotus-Climax 11 DNA
85 Brian Naylor J.B.Naylor Lotus-Maserati 11 DNA
91 Archie Scott-Brown Brian Lister (Lt Eng) Ltd Lister-Climax DNA
93 Bill Ellis W.H.Ellis Lotus-Climax 11 DNA - reserve driver
95 Johnny Higham J.Higham Lotus-MG 8 DNA - reserve driver
96 Gilbert Baird J.M.Trimble Lotus-Climax 11 DNA - reserve driver
98 Ivor Newby F.I.Newby Kieft-Climax DNA - reserve driver
100 Colin Davies C.Davies Lotus-Climax 11 DNA - reserve driver
101 Bill Bradley W.Bradley Cooper-Climax T39 DNA - reserve driver
104 Peter Simpson P.J.Simpson MG A DNA - reserve driver
I BRSCC Formula 1 Race
14 October 1956, Brands Hatch, England, 15 laps
Lap Distance=1.24 miles. Race Distance=18.60 miles.
1 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught B-Type 'B7' 15m07.6, 73.78mph
2 Stuart Lewis-Evans Connaught B-Type 'B5' 15m11.0
3 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 15m13.4
4 Les Leston Connaught B-Type 'B6' 15m23.2
5 Jack Fairman Connaught B-Type 'B1' 15m31.2
6 Bruce Halford Maserati 250F '2504' 15m57.0
7 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 14 laps
8 Dick Gibson Connaught A-Type 'A4' 14 laps
9 Bill Morice Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 13 laps
10 Leslie Hunt Cooper-Aston Martin T23 'TPD1' 13 laps
Fastest Lap: Archie Scott-Brown (Connaught B-Type), 59.0, 75.66mph
Did Not Finish
Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 7 laps/engine
Alan Mann HWM-Alta 2 laps
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 4 Stuart Lewis-Evans Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 58.8
2 2 Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 59.0
3 1 Les Leston Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 59.4
4 8 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd Maserati 250F 1m00.4
5 3 Jack Fairman Connaught Engineering Connaught-Alta B 1m01.0
6 5 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta 1m01.2
7 10 Bill Morice W.F.Morice Cooper-Bristol T23 1m02.6
8 9 Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cars Cooper-Bristol T23 1m04.2
9 7 Bruce Halford B.Halford Maserati 250F 1m04.4
10 12 Dick Gibson R.Gibson Connaught-Lea Francis A 1m06.2
11 11 Alan Mann A.Mann HWM-Alta 1m13.2
12 6 Leslie Hunt L.A.Hunt Cooper-Aston Martin T23 1m14.8
Pole Position: Stuart Lewis-Evans (Connaught B-Type), 58.8
II BRSCC Formula 2 Race
14 October 1956, Brands Hatch, England, 12 laps
Lap Distance=1.24 miles. Race Distance=14.88 miles.
1 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-1-56' 12m06.6, 73.73mph
2 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre 12m29.6
3 Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 12m30.0
4 Reg Bicknell Lotus-Climax 11 12m32.2
5 Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 11 12m41.0
6 Robin MacKenzie-Low Cooper-Climax T39 12m49.6
7 Peter Jopp Halseylec-Climax 13m09.0
8 Keith Greene Cooper-Climax T39 '30FVX' 11 laps
9 Gordon Jones Lotus-Climax 11 'SXB670' 11 laps
Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax T41), 59.4s, 75.15mph
Did Not Finish
Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T41 'F2-3-56' 9 laps/piston
Peter Gammon Cooper-Climax T39 DNS
Qualifying (4-3-4P)
1 23 Tony Brooks R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax T41 58.8
2 24 Jack Brabham J.Brabham Cooper-Climax T41 59.8
3 21 Dennis Taylor D.Taylor Cooper-Climax T39 1m01.2
4 8 Graham Hill G.Hill Lotus-Climax 11 1m01.2
5 10 Peter Gammon P.Gammon Cooper-Climax T39 1m02.0
6 25 Reg Bicknell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 11 1m02.0
7 7 Robin MacKenzie-Low F.Dodson Ltd Cooper-Climax T39 1m02.6
8 14 Peter Jopp Eric Brandon Halseylec-Climax 1m03.4
9 6 Keith Greene S.Greene Cooper-Climax T39 1m05.6
10 15 Peter Jopp Eric Brandon Halseylec-Climax 1m05.8/DNS
11 22 Ivor Bueb Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper-Climax T39
12 2 Gordon Jones G.M.Jones Lotus-Climax 11 1m03.6