1956 Vanwall Trophy

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1956 Vanwall Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Snetterton Circuit
Snetterton Circuit
Race details
Date 22 July 1956
Official name I Vanwall Trophy
Location Snetterton Circuit, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.35 km (2.71 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 65.20 km (40.65 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught
Time 1:41.4
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

The 1956 Vanwall Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held on 22 July 1956 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was won by Roy Salvadori, in a privately entered Maserati 250F.[1][2]

Results[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Car Time/Retired Grid
1 10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F 26m24.8, 92.34mph 1
2 21 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F 27m32.2, +1m7.4 3
3 37 Australia Jack Brabham J.A. Brabham Maserati 250F +1 lap 4
4 22 United Kingdom Bill Morice W.F. Morice Cooper T20-Aston Martin +4 laps 5
5 23 United Kingdom Leslie Hunt L.A. Hunt Cooper T23-Bristol +1 lap 6
Ret 36 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B-Alta 6 laps, oil pipe 2
DNA United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta engine not repaired -
DNA United Kingdom Tommy Atkins C.T. Atkins Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA United Kingdom Dick Gibson R. Gibson Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA United Kingdom Bruce Halford B. Halford Maserati 250F engine not repaired -
DNA United Kingdom Alastair Birrell A.W. Birrell Cooper T20-Bristol -
DNA United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol car not ready -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "I Vanwall Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ^ "1956 Snetterton F1". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2022-04-06.


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