1956 Glover Trophy

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Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1956 Formula One season

Goodwood Circuit
Date 2 April 1956
Official name IV Glover Trophy
Location Goodwood Circuit, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.862 km (2.399 mi)
Distance 32 laps, 123.571 km (76.783 mi)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 1:32.0
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati
Time 1:30.0
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Connaught-Alta

The 1956 Glover Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race, held on 2 April 1956 at Goodwood Circuit, England. The race was won by Stirling Moss after a set distance of 32 laps.

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Car Engine
2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F Maserati
2 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T32 Gordini
3 France Élie Bayol Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini
4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25 BRM
5 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25 BRM
6 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B Alta
7 United Kingdom Les Leston Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B Alta
8 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B Alta
9 United Kingdom Reg Parnell R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type B Alta
10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F Maserati
12 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 Ferrari
14 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F Maserati

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 1 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 1:32.0 -
2 6 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught-Alta 1:32.6 +0.6
3 4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn BRM 1:33.8 +1.8
4 8 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Connaught-Alta 1:34.2 +2.2
5 10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati 1:36.2 +4.2
6 9 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Connaught-Alta 1:36.6 +4.6
7 7 United Kingdom Les Leston Connaught-Alta 1:37.4 +5.4
8 2 France Robert Manzon Gordini 1:38.8 +6.8
9 14 France Louis Rosier Maserati 1:42.0 +10.0
10 3 France Élie Bayol Gordini 1:43.0 +11.0
11 12 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ferrari 1:57.4 +25.4
12 5 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM - -
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 1 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 32 48:50.4
2 10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati 32 +1:03.2
3 7 United Kingdom Les Leston Connaught-Alta 32 +1:35.4
4 8 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Connaught-Alta 31 +1 Lap
5 9 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Connaught-Alta 31 +1 Lap
6 2 France Robert Manzon Gordini 30 +2 Laps
7 14 France Louis Rosier Maserati 0 -
8 3 France Élie Bayol Gordini 0 -
Ret 4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn BRM 23 Lost wheel/Accident
Ret 6 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught-Alta 17 Engine
Ret 5 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM 9 Oil Pressure
Ret 12 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ferrari 1 Engine
Source:[2]

References

  1. "1956 Glover Trophy Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. "1956 Glover Trophy Results". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
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