1956 Vanwall Trophy

1956 Vanwall Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Snetterton Circuit
Race details
Date	22 July 1956
Official name	I Vanwall Trophy
Location	Snetterton Circuit, United Kingdom
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.35 km (2.71 miles)
Distance	15 laps, 65.20 km (40.65 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Roy Salvadori	Maserati
Fastest lap
Driver	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught
Time	1:41.4
Podium
First	Roy Salvadori	Maserati
Second	Horace Gould	Maserati
Third	Jack Brabham	Maserati

The 1956 Vanwall Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held on 22 July 1956 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was won by Roy Salvadori, in a privately entered Maserati 250F.[1][2]

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	10	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F	26m24.8, 92.34mph	1
2	21	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	27m32.2, +1m7.4	3
3	37	Jack Brabham	J.A. Brabham	Maserati 250F	+1 lap	4
4	22	Bill Morice	W.F. Morice	Cooper T20-Aston Martin	+4 laps	5
5	23	Leslie Hunt	L.A. Hunt	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1 lap	6
Ret	36	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	6 laps, oil pipe	2
DNA		Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Alta	engine not repaired	-
DNA		Tommy Atkins	C.T. Atkins	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis		-
DNA		Dick Gibson	R. Gibson	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis		-
DNA		Bruce Halford	B. Halford	Maserati 250F	engine not repaired	-
DNA		Alastair Birrell	A.W. Birrell	Cooper T20-Bristol		-
DNA		Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper T23-Bristol	car not ready	-

References

1. "I Vanwall Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
2. "1956 Snetterton F1". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

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