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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 [S1.5]
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:10:30
Grid:unknown
Distance:unknown
Attendance:unknown
Entered:33
Practiced:24
Qualified:24
Started:22
Finished:17
Classified:17
Classes:PractStartClass
Class F - Sports Cars 150013119
Class G - Sports Cars 110011118
No Photos YetEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:4Cooper T39 ClimaxRoy Salvadori
Class G - Sports Cars 1100:23Cooper T39 ClimaxPeter Gammon
Fastest Laps:
Overall:4Cooper T39 ClimaxRoy Salvadori (GB)155.5753 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Cooper (11), Lotus (8), Maserati (2)
Top engines by numbers:Climax (19), Maserati (2)
Top car types by numbers:Cooper T39 (11), Lotus Eleven (5), Maserati 150S (2)
Driver nationalities:GB (18), AUS (2)
Team nationalities:GB (18)
Engine positions:mid-engined (52%), front-engined (48%)
Average engine size:1283 cc
Oldest known drivers:Les Leston (36), Dennis Taylor (35), Roy Salvadori (34)
Youngest known drivers:Peter Ashdown (22), Mike MacDowel (24), Tony Brooks (24)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Daily Express Silverstone [S1.5] 1956Entry List - Daily Express Silverstone [S1.5] 1956Schedule of Events - Daily Express Silverstone [S1.5] 1956Track Map - Daily Express Silverstone [S1.5] 1956