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Event: 8th Annual International Daily Express Trophy Meeting SilverstoneDate: 5.5.1956
Track: Silverstone (United Kingdom), 4.828 kmsOrganiser: BRDC

Daily Express Silverstone [S+1.5]
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:11:45
Grid:unknown
Distance:25 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:38
Practiced:38
Qualified:38
Started:30
Finished:19
Classified:19
Classes:PractStartClass
Class C - Sports Cars +300013106
Class D - Sports Cars 300014117
Class E - Sports Cars 20001196
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Winners:
Overall:24Aston Martin DB3SRoy Salvadori
Class C - Sports Cars +3000:7Jaguar D-typeBob Berry
Class E - Sports Cars 2000:41Lister - MaseratiArchie Scott-Brown
Fastest Laps:
Overall:2Jaguar D-typeMike Hawthorn (GB)158.4882 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:2Jaguar D-typeMike Hawthorn (GB)
Class D - Sports Cars 3000:24Aston Martin DB3SRoy Salvadori (GB)
Class E - Sports Cars 2000:41Lister - MaseratiArchie Scott-Brown (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (9), Aston Martin (5), Ferrari (4), Lotus (4), Maserati (3), Lister (3)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (9), Bristol (6), Aston Martin (5), Maserati (4), Ferrari (4)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar D-type (9), Aston Martin DB3S (5), Maserati 300S (3), Ferrari 750 Monza (3)
Driver nationalities:GB (24), B (2)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:2829 cc
Oldest known drivers:Reg Parnell (45), Roger Laurent (43), Jack Fairman (43)
Youngest known drivers:Herbert Mackay-Fraser (19), Archie Scott-Brown (19), Peter Collins (25)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Daily Express Silverstone [S+1.5] 1956Entry List - Daily Express Silverstone [S+1.5] 1956Schedule of Events - Daily Express Silverstone [S+1.5] 1956Track Map - Daily Express Silverstone [S+1.5] 1956