Le Mans 24 Hours 1956 - Entry List

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 29.7.1956
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

(Entry List)

No.	Drivers	Entrant	Principal	Make	Type	Model	Engine	Gr.
1	Hawthorn / Bueb	Jaguar Cars Ltd. (GB)		Jaguar	D-type		Jaguar	S5.0
2	Frère / Titterington	Jaguar Cars Ltd. (GB)		Jaguar	D-type		Jaguar	S5.0
2T	Frère / Titterington	Jaguar Cars Ltd. (GB)		Jaguar	D-type		Jaguar	S5.0
3	Fairman / Wharton	Jaguar Cars Ltd. (GB)		Jaguar	D-type		Jaguar	S5.0
4	Flockhart / Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse (GB)	David Murray	Jaguar	D-type		Jaguar	S5.0
5	Swaters / Rousselle / *Laurent	Equipe Nationale Belge (B)		Jaguar	D-type		Jaguar	S5.0
6	Walshaw / Bolton	Robert Waltshaw (GB)		Jaguar	XK140		Jaguar	S5.0
7	Einsiedel / Metternich	Prince Metternich		Mercedes-Benz	300 SL		Mercedes-Benz	S3.0
8	Moss / Collins	David Brown (GB)	David Brown	Aston Martin	DB3S		Aston Martin	S3.0
9	Walker / Salvadori	David Brown (GB)	David Brown	Aston Martin	DB3S		Aston Martin	S3.0
10	Hill / Simon / *Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari (I)	Enzo Ferrari	Ferrari	625 LM	Touring	Ferrari	S3.0
11	de Portago / Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari (I)	Enzo Ferrari	Ferrari	625 LM	Touring	Ferrari	S3.0
12	Gendebien / Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari (I)	Enzo Ferrari	Ferrari	625 LM	Touring	Ferrari	S3.0
14	Brooks / Parnell	David Brown (GB)	David Brown	Aston Martin	DBR1	/250	Aston Martin	S3.0
15	Manzon / Guichet	Automobiles Gordini (F)		Gordini	T15S		Gordini	S3.0
16	da Silva Ramos / Guelfi	Automobiles Gordini (F)		Gordini	T15S		Gordini	S3.0
17	Rosier / Behra	Automobiles Talbot (F)		Talbot-Lago	Sport 2500		Maserati	S3.0
18	Lucas / Zehender	Automobiles Talbot (F)		Talbot-Lago	Sport 2500		Maserati	S3.0
19	Nersessian / Monneret	Jean-Paul Colas		Salmson	2300S		Salmson	S3.0
20	de Changy / Bianchi	Ecurie National Belge (B)		Ferrari	500 TR		Ferrari	S2.0
21	Meyrat / Tavano	Pierre Meyrat		Ferrari	500 TR		Ferrari	S2.0
22	Picard / Tappan / *Hively	Jean Lucas (USA)		Ferrari	500 TR		Ferrari	S2.0
23	Stoop / Gaze	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. (GB)	Dickie Stoop	Frazer Nash	Sebring		Bristol	S2.0
24	Maglioli / Herrmann	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG (D)		Porsche	550	RS Coupé	Porsche	S1.5
25	von Frankenberg / von Trips	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG (D)		Porsche	550	RS Coupé	Porsche	S1.5
25T		(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG (D)		Porsche	550	RS	Porsche	S1.5
25P		(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG (D)		Porsche	550	RS	Porsche	S1.5
26	Nathan / Glöckler	(Dr. Ing. hcF.) Porsche KG (D)		Porsche	356	A 1500 GS Carrera Coupé	Porsche	S1.5
27	Hezemans / de Beaufort / *Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel	Mathieu Hezemans	Porsche	550		Porsche	S1.5
28	Storez / Polensky	Gustave Olivier (F)	Auguste Veuillet	Porsche	550		Porsche	S1.5
29	Milhoux / "Rinen"	Automobiles Gordini		Gordini	T15S		Gordini	S1.5
30	Bourillot / Perroud	Claude Bourillot		Maserati	150S		Maserati	S1.5
31	Cornet / Mougin	Louis Cornet		Maserati	150S		Maserati	S1.5
32	Chapman / Mackay-Fraser / *Hill	Lotus Engineering (GB)		Lotus	Eleven	Le Mans	Climax	S1.5
33	Hugus / Bentley	Cooper Cars Ltd. (GB)		Cooper	T39		Climax	S1.1
34	Bourel / Slotine	Porsche KG (D)		Porsche	356	A 1300	Porsche	S1.5
35	Allison / Hall	Lotus Engineering (GB)		Lotus	Eleven	Le Mans	Climax	S1.1
36	Bicknell / Jopp	Lotus Engineering (GB)		Lotus	Eleven	Le Mans	Climax	S1.1
37	Py / Dommée	René Breuil		R.B.			Osca	S1.1
40	Laureau / Armagnac	Automobiles D.B. (F)		DB	HBR	5 Barquette mono centrale	Panhard	S750
41	Dumazer / Campion	Just-Emile Vernet (F)	Just-Emile Vernet	VP	166R		Renault	S1.1
42	Laroche / Radix	Automobili Osca (I)		Osca	S	750	Osca	S750
44	Carpentier / Savary	Automobiles D.B. (F)		DB	HBR	5 Coupé Allégé	Panhard	S750
45	Vidilles / Thépenier	Automobiles D.B. (F)		DB	HBR	5 Coupé Allégé	Panhard	S750
46	Héchard / Masson	Automobiles D.B. (F)		DB	HBR	4 Sport Barquette	Panhard	S750
47	Escules / Guillaud	Moretti Automobili		Moretti	750S		Moretti	S750
48	Lauga / Durif	Moretti Automobili		Moretti	750 Grand Sport		Moretti	S750
49	Hémard / Flahault	Automobiles Panhard		Monopole	X89		Panhard	S750
50	Chancel / Beaulieux	Automobiles Panhard		Monopole			Panhard	S750
51	Héry / Pailler	Automobiles Panhard		Panhard	Dyna	X86	Panhard	S750
52	Faure / Foury	Automobili Stanguellini (I)		Stanguellini	S750	Bialbero	Fiat	S750
53	Duval / Guyot	Automobili Stanguellini (I)		Stanguellini	S750	Bialbero	Fiat	S750

Entered cars that did not arrive:

Drivers	Entrant	Make	Type	Model	Engine	Gr.
	Dick Fitzwilliam	MG	A		BMC	S1.5
Dubonnet / Trintignant	Michel Dubonnet	Ferrari	250 GT		Ferrari	S3.0
Gert Kaiser	Gert Kaiser (S)	Porsche	356	A 1500 GS Carrera Coupé	Porsche
Robert Chancel	Littery	Monopole			Panhard	S750
Cabianca / Villoresi	Automobili Osca	Osca	MT4	1500	Osca	S1.5
Brabham / Taylor	Cooper Cars Ltd. (GB)	Cooper	T39		Climax	S1.5
Flower / Llewellyn	Phoenix (GB)	Phoenix	2SR6		Turner	S2.0
Jacques Pollet	Jacques Pollet	Mercedes-Benz	300 SL		Mercedes-Benz	S3.0
	Automobili Stanguellini	Stanguellini	S1100	Bialbero	Fiat	S1.1
	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Frazer Nash	Continental		BMW	S3.0