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Daily Express International Trophy

Silverstone, Great-Britain

Date: 5/5/1956
Track length: 4.710 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 27
Finishers:

Pole position: Hawthorn in 2.07,0 = 133,52 kmh - but Le Mans start!
Fastest lap: Bueb and Wharton

Distance:
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset:
Car info:  

 

Hawthorn was first away in one of the new 2.4 Jaguars and lead for 2 laps until “ominous smoke” poured out the tail pipe as he was rounding Stowe.
Bueb in the huge Mk VII Jaguar was trying all he could just to stay ahead of Wharton in the works backed Austin A90—which appeared to be faster around the bends but just ran out of steam on the straights. This battle lasted for the entire race and kept the crowd, already thrilled by Moss’ win in the Vanwall in the main race, on its toes.
Hamilton worked up to 3 rd place, passing Frère’s Mk VII. John Coombs faired less well in his 2.4 having to stop for water…
Parnell in the two tone Borgward just lead Foster’s works Magenette; the German car was much more stable whereas the M.G “rolled and plunged” through the corners .
The two stroke DKW’s made easy work of the small class Scott - Brown being his usual spectacular self!

Production Touring cars
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 1 Jaguar Cars
Jaguar Mark VII		 Ivor Bueb, GB
 3442 L6 +3000 20 laps, 43.54     x  
2 1   BMC
Austin A90		 Ken Wharton, GB
 2639 L6 3000 20 laps, 43.55     x  
3 2   Jaguar Cars
Jaguar 2.4 Litre		 Duncan Hamilton, GB
 2483 L6 3000 20 laps, 44.18        
4 2 2? Jaguar Cars
Jaguar Mark VII		 Paul Frère, B
 3442 L6 +3000 20 laps, 44.33        
5 1    
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI Super		 Joakim Bonnier, S
 1975 L4 2000 20 laps, 46.00     x  
6 1 21  
Borgward Isabella TS		 Reg Parnell, GB
 1493 L4 1500 19     x  
7 2   MG Cars
MG Magnette		 Alan Foster, GB
 1489 L4 1500 19     x  
8 3    
Riley Pathfinder		 Harold Grace, GB
 2443 L4 3000 19        
9 3    
DKW		 Archie Scott Brown, GB
   L3 1500 19     x  
10 2    
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI Super		 G. Malavasi
 1975 L4 2000 18        
11 4    
Ford Zephyr Six		 Robin Carnegie
 2262 L6 3000 18        
12 4    
MG Magnette		 Gerald Gelberg
 1489 L4 1500 18        
13 5    
DKW		 Peter Hughes
   L3 1500 18        
14 3    
Ford Consul		 Vic Derrington
 1508 L4 2000 17        
15 6    
DKW		 Richard Utley
   L3 1500 17        
16 7    
Ford Consul		 R.E. Owen
   L4 1500          
17 8    
Standard Family 10		 Bill Bradley, GB
 948 L4 1500          
18 9    
Austin A30		 N.W. Graham
 803 L4 1500          
19 5    
Jaguar 2.4 Litre		 John Coombs, GB
 2483 L6 3000         Pit stop for water
20 10    
Renault 750		 John Aley, GB
   L4 1500          
21 11    
MG Magnette		 John Waller
 1489 L4 1500         Pit stop for water
       
MG Magnette		 Jeff Sparrowe, GB
 1489 L4 1500          
DSQ?      
Riley Pathfinder		 Peter Scott-Russell
 2443 L4 3000         DSQ - disc brakes?
DSQ?      
Riley Pathfinder		 P.J. Simpson
 2443 L4 3000         DSQ - disc brakes?
DSQ?      
Ford Consul		 J. Hayles
   L4 1500         DSQ - OH inlet valves?
DNF   3 Jaguar Cars
Jaguar 2.4 Litre		 Mike Hawthorn, GB
 2483 L6 3000 2       Engine
DNF      
Fiat 1100 TV		 Peter Easton
 1089 L4 1500         Oil pressure

Remarks: Team prize: DKW