1957 BRDC International Trophy


The 9th BRDC International Trophy – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 September 1957 at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run over two 15 lap heats and a 35 lap final, and was won by French driver Jean Behra in a BRM P25.
The field also included several Formula Two cars, highest finisher being Roy Salvadori in a Cooper T43, finishing in eighth place overall.

Results

Entry list

Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations.
No.DriverEntrantConstructorNotes
1

Heats

Heat 1DriverTime/RetiredGridTimeHeat 2DriverTime/RetiredGridTime
1Behra25:28.821:44.61Schell26:58.011:44.8
2Flockhart26:42.231:46.02Brabham27:05.015no time
3Gregory26:50.241:47.03Bonnier27:08.014no time
4Gould27:31.6151:53.64Bueb27:58.031:50.4
5Halford27:35.661:49.05Wicken28:02.041:51.2
6Ireland14 laps111:52.06Fairman128:07.061:51.4
7Marsh14 laps81:51.27H. Taylor228:52.051:51.2
8Leston14 laps141:53.08Hill28:52.016no time
9Cunningham-Reid14 laps121:52.89D. Taylor14 laps71:52.0
10Gerard14 laps101:51.810Russell14 laps91:52.2
11Burgess14 laps91:51.611Thackwell14 laps102:00.0
12Salvadori14 laps51:48.012Gibson14 laps132:12.8
13Moore13 laps171:59.813Stewart14 laps112:00.2
DNFAllison9 laps71:50.0DNFRichardsonOil pressure81:52.2
DNFNaylor131:53.0DNFRozier122:10.0
DNFBrooks0 laps - crown wheel & pinion11:43.0DNFHall2 laps21:48.6
DNSScott-BrownOil pressure161:54.0DNFde Tomaso1 lap - crash17no time

Notes:
1 Tony Brooks took over Fairman's car in order to qualify for the final
2 Cliff Allison took over Taylor's car in order to qualify for the final

Final

''Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 2 regulations.''