III International Gold Cup 1956
Oulton Park, Tarporley, Cheshire, Great Britain

 

September 22 40 laps x 4443 m = 177.72 km Pole Position: Tony Brooks, 1'52.2" Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori, 1'57.0"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Engine
Type
Cyl.
vol.
Grid
pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 88 Roy Salvadori, GBR Cooper Car Co Cooper T41 - Coventry Climax FWB F2-P-56 L4 1460 2 1:19'02.0"  
2 2 92 Tony Brooks, GBR R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T41 - Coventry Climax FWB F2-1-56 L4 1460 1 1:19'27.2"  
3 3 69 Ron Flockhart, GBR John Coombs Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 7 1:20'31.6"  
4 4 80 Colin Chapman, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 4 1:20'34.0"  
5 5 74 Ken Wharton, GBR Ken Wharton Cooper T41 - Coventry Climax FWB F2-2-56 L4 1460 5 1:20'50.4"  
6 6 78 Les Leston, GBR Willment Speed Shop Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWB PH-06 L4 1460 8 39  
7 7 81 Cliff Allison, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 10 39  
8 8 86 Dennis Taylor, GBR Dennis Taylor Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 11 39  
9 9 83 Keith Hall, GBR Keith Hall Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 14 38  
10 10 75 Herbert MacKay-Fraser, USA Tommy Sopwith Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 6 38  
11 11 67 Ian Burgess, GBR Jimmy Byrnes Beart-Rodger - Osca   L4 1491 18 38  
12 12 87 Mike MacDowell, GBR Cooper Car Co Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 13 38  
13 13 76 Peter Jackson, GBR Peter Jackson Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 25 37  
14 14 90 Edward Greenall, GBR Mervyn Kearon Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 16 37  
15 15 103 Gordon Jones, GBR Gordon Jones Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 19 37  
16 16 68 Alex McMillan, GBR Alex McMillan Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 20 36  
17 17 79 George Nixon, GBR Nixon's Garage Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 24 36  
18 18 99 Lewis Bramley, GBR Lewis Bramley Lotus 9 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 23 36  
19 19 94 Jack Richards, GBR Jack Richards Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 28 35  
20 20 89 Jack Brabham, AUS Cooper Car Co Cooper T41 - Coventry Climax FWB F2-3-56 L4 1460 3 34  
21 21 84 Horace Richards, GBR Horace Richards HAR - Riley       21 33  
22 22 77 Robin MacKenzie-Low, GBR Dodson Ltd Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 17 32 Gearbox
23 23 70 Archie Scott-Brown, GBR Elva Engineering Co Elva - Coventry Climax FWA KDY-68 L4 1098 27 30  
24 24 102 Gerald Towse, GBR Gerald Towse Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 22 22  
                       
25 DNF 72 Ivor Bueb, GBR Ecurie Demi-Litre Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 12 19 Transmission
26 DNF 82 Reg Bicknell, GBR Team Lotus Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWB   L4 1460 9 11 Accident
27 DNF 97 Tom Dickson, GBR Tom Dickson Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 15 9 Water pump
28 DNF 73 Raymon Thackwell, NZL Raymon Thackwell Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA   L4 1098 26 4 Oil pressure
                       
29 DNA 66 Noel Cunningham-Reid, GBR Lord Stafford Cooper T39 - Alta            
30 DNA 71 Mike Hawthorn, GBR Ecurie Demi-Litre Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWB            
31 DNA 85 Brian Naylor, GBR Brian Naylor Lotus 11 - Maserati            
32 DNA 91 Archie Scott-Brown, GBR Brian Lister (Ltd Eng) Ltd Lister - Coventry Climax FWB            
33 DNA 93 Bill Ellis, GBR Bill Ellis Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA            
34 DNA 95 Johnny Higham, GBR Johnny Higham Lotus 8 - MG            
35 DNA 96 Gilbert Baird J.M. Trimble Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA            
36 DNA 98 Ivor Newby, GBR Ivor Newby Kieft - Coventry Climax FWA            
37 DNA 100 Colin Davis, GBR Colin Davis Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA            
38 DNA 101 Bill Bradley, GBR Bill Bradley Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA            
39 DNA 104 Peter Simpson, GBR Peter Simpson MG A            
40 DNA 70 Jim Russell, GBR Elva Engineering Co Elva - Coventry Climax FWA            
41 DNA 76 R Plane, GBR   Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax FWA            
42 DNA 100 Michael Llewellyn, GBR   Lotus 11 - Coventry Climax FWA            

 

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