Oulton Park International 1955 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: 1st Daily Herald International Trophy Meeting Oulton Park		Date: 27.8.1955
Track: Oulton Park (United Kingdom), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
Oulton Park International
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	14:50
Grid:	4-3-4, PP right
Distance:	80 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	42
Practiced:	31
Qualified:	31
Started:	30
Finished:	17
Classified:	17

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Class D - Sports +2000	18	17	10
Class C - Sports 2000	6	6	2
Class B - Sports 1500	2	2	1
Class A - Sports 1100	5	5	4

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	52	Aston Martin DB3S	Reg Parnell
Class C - Sports 2000:	70	Lotus Mark X Bristol	Peter Scott-Russell
Class B - Sports 1500:	14	Connaught ALSR	Stirling Moss
Class A - Sports 1100:	2	Cooper T39 Climax	Jim Russell
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	52	Aston Martin DB3S	Reg Parnell	1:59.800	133.527 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	28	Ferrari 750 Monza	Mike Hawthorn	1:58.600	134.879 km/h
Class C - Sports 2000:	68	Lotus Mark X Bristol	Mike Anthony	2:07.000
Class B - Sports 1500:	12	Lotus Mark IX MG	Colin Chapman	2:07.000
Class A - Sports 1100:	4	Cooper T39 Climax	Ivor Bueb	2:06.000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (8), Aston Martin (5), Cooper (4), Lotus (4), Lister (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (8), Aston Martin (5), Climax (5), Bristol (4), Jaguar (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Aston Martin DB3S (5), Ferrari 750 Monza (5), Cooper T39 (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (19), USA (4), I (2), S (2), F (2)
Most used colours:	green (77%), white (10%), red (5%), blue (4%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (89%), mid-engined (11%)
Average engine size:	2463 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Louis Rosier (50), Reg Parnell (44), Peter Whitehead (41)
Youngest known drivers:	Herbert Mackay-Fraser (18), Archie Scott-Brown (18), Masten Gregory (23)

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