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1956 BRDC International Trophy

1956 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season

5 May 1956
VIII BRDC International Trophy
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Permanent racing facility
4.71 km (2.93 miles)
60 laps, 282.60 km (175.59 miles)
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1:42
Mike Hawthorn	BRM
Stirling Moss	Vanwall
1:43
Stirling Moss	Vanwall
Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught Type B
Desmond Titterington	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.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired
3	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	1h44m53, 161.70 km/h	1
5	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	59 laps	7
6	Desmond Titterington	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	57 laps	8
25	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper T23-Bristol	56 laps	6
11	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	56 laps	12
12	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	54 laps	19
20	Piero Scotti	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	53 laps	15
22	Dick Gibson	Dick Gibson	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	48 laps	17
15	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F	47 laps	6
23	Bill Holt	Bill Holt	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	47 laps	18
16	Jack Brabham	J.A. Brabham	Maserati 250F	37 laps - oil leak	14
24	John Young	John Young	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	39 laps - engine	16
10	André Pilette	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 32	37 laps	13
2	Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	27 laps - clutch	5
19	Mike Oliver	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	24 laps - accident	21
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	20 laps - clutch	3
7	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	19 laps - engine	9
4	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	19 laps - fuel pipe	2
9	Mike Hawthorn	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	13 laps - magneto	4
17	Reg Parnell	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type B-Alta	0 laps - gearbox	10
21	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F		20
26	Jock Somervail	Alastair Birrell	Cooper T20-Bristol
3	Maurice Trintignant	Vandervell Products	Vanwall
14	Ken Wharton	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500
18	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F	Drove car #3
19	Luigi Piotti	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F
19	John Coombs	John Coombs	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
19	Alastair Birrell	Alastair Birrell	Cooper T20-Bristol

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