Event: 9th R.A.C British Grand Prix sponsored by the Daily ExpressDate: 14.7.1956
Track: Silverstone (United Kingdom), 4.710 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Silverstone Grand Prix - Formula 2

Non championship race

(Entry List)

No.DriversEntrantPrincipalMakeTypeModelEngine
1Roy SalvadoriCooper Car Co. Ltd. (GB)CooperT41Climax
3Jack BrabhamCooper Car Co. Ltd. (GB)CooperT39Climax
4Ivor BuebEcurie Demi-Litre (GB)CooperT39Climax
5Dennis TaylorDennis Taylor (GB)CooperT39Climax
6Tony MarshA. E. Marsh (GB)CooperT39Climax
7Reg ParnellEquipe Endeavour (GB)Tommy SopwithLotusElevenClimax
8Chris SummersC. G. Summers (GB)Chris SummersCooperT39Climax
9Alex McMillanAlex McMillan (GB)CooperT39Climax
10Ian RabyG. G. Smith (GB)Gerald SmithElvaMk IBMaserati
11André PiletteAmedée Gordini (F)GordiniT15SGordini
14Colin ChapmanTeam Lotus (GB)LotusElevenClimax
15Reg BicknellTeam Lotus (GB)Colin ChapmanLotusElevenClimax
16Cliff AllisonTeam Lotus (GB)LotusElevenClimax
18Graham HillJ. J. Richards (GB)Jack RichardsLotusElevenClimax
19Jimmy SomervailThe Border Reivers (GB)Jock McBainLotusElevenLe MansClimax
20Bill FrostW. S. Frost (GB)Bill FrostLotusElevenClimax
21Keith HallKeith Hall (GB)LotusElevenClimax
22Jim RussellJim Russell (GB)LotusElevenAlta
23Brian NaylorJ. B. Naylor (GB)Brian NaylorLotusElevenMaserati
25Les LestonWillment Speed Shop (GB)CooperT39Climax
26Ian BurgessJ. W. Byrnes (GB)Jimmy ByrnesBeart-RodgerOsca

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversEntrantPrincipalMakeTypeModelEngine
2Mike MacDowelCooper Car Co. Ltd. (GB)John CooperCooperT39Climax
7Parnell / Scott-BrownEquipe Endeavour (GB)Tommy SopwithCooperT39Connaught
12Horace RichardsH. A. Richards (GB)HARSpecialRiley
17Hawthorn / BuebEcurie Demi-Litre (GB)LotusElevenClimax
22Tony BrooksJohn Coombs (GB)John CoombsLotusMark IXLea Francis
24Jo BonnierScuderia Bonnier (S)Joakim BonnierMaserati150SMaserati
25Les LestonWillment Speed Shop (GB)WillmentClimax