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1956 Aintree 200
1955 BRDC International Trophy

1956 BRDC International Trophy

1956 Naples GP
1957 BRDC International Trophy
 VIII  BRDC International Trophy

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSaturday 5 May 1956
Event BRDC International Trophy
Circuit Silverstone
Event FormatRace of 60 laps
ChampionshipNon-championship
Race number#5 of 16 in 1956
#254 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps60
Circuit Perimeter4711 m
Race Distance4711 × 60 − 104 = 282.556 km
Grid Format4-3-4-3
Pole PositionRight
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers21
Finishers10
Debutants
Bill Holt (Driver),
Bruce Halford (Driver),
Desmond Titterington (Driver),
Hermanos da Silva Ramos (Driver),
John Young (Driver),
Mike Oliver (Driver),
   Vanwall (Car Model),
Alastair Birrell (Entrant),
Bruce Halford (Entrant),
E.W. Holt (Entrant),
Jack Brabham (Entrant),
John Young (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 3 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 3 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 9 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
BRM – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Owen Racing Organisation – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Vandervell Products – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Vandervell Products – 1st Win (Entrant)
Vanwall – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Vanwall – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
 BRM – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Mike Hawthorn – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Stirling Moss – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Stirling Moss – 1st Win (Driver)
 Vanwall – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Vanwall – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 3Car 3Car 9
EntrantVandervell ProductsVandervell ProductsOwen Racing Organisation
Driver Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Mike Hawthorn
Car Vanwall Vanwall BRM 25
EngineVanwallVanwallBRM
Time1:44'531'421'43
Speed161.640 km/h166.271 km/h164.656 km/h