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. Driver Entrant Constructor Notes1 Jo BonnierScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F2 Masten GregoryScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F3 Stirling MossVandervell Products LtdVanwallDNA4 Tony BrooksVandervell Products LtdVanwallDNA5 Stuart Lewis-EvansVandervell Products LtdVanwallDNA6 Jean BehraOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P257 Harry SchellOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P258 Ron FlockhartOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P259 Ivor BuebGilby EngineeringMaserati 250F10 Tony BrooksR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamCooper T43-Climax11 Jimmy StewartJimmy StewartCooper T23-Bristol12 Bob GerardF.R. GerardCooper-BG T43-Bristol14 Jack Brabham2Cooper Car CompanyCooper T43-Climax Roy Salvadori1DNA15 Horace GouldHorace GouldMaserati 250F16 Marc RozierMarc RozierFerrari 500/62517 Bruce HalfordBruce HalfordMaserati 250F18 Geoff RichardsonGeoff RichardsonRRA-Jaguar19 Les LestonLes LestonCooper T43-Climax20 Dennis TaylorDennis TaylorLotus 12-Climax21 Ronnie MooreKiwi EquipeCooper T43-Climax22 Raymond ThackwellKiwi EquipeCooper T43-Climax23 Paul EnglandRidgeway ManagementsCooper T41-ClimaxDNA24 Dick GibsonDick GibsonCooper T43-Climax25 Tony MarshRidgeway ManagementsCooper T43-Climax26 Jack FairmanR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamCooper T43-Climax Mike AnthonyDNA27 Noel Cunningham-ReidR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamCooper T41-Climax28 George WickenGeorge WickenCooper T43-Climax29 Brian NaylorJB NaylorCooper T43-Climax30 Keith HallTeam LotusLotus 12-Climax31 Cliff AllisonTeam LotusLotus 12-Climax32 Henry TaylorTeam LotusLotus 12-Climax Colin ChapmanDNA33 Ian BurgessCooper Car CompanyCooper T43-Climax34 Graham Hill3Cooper Car CompanyCooper T43-ClimaxJack Brabham2DNA35 Roy Salvadori1Cooper Car CompanyCooper T43-Climax John CooperDNA36 Graham Hill3John Willment (Automobiles)Willment-ClimaxDNA37 Innes IrelandEquipe EndeavourCooper T43-Climax38 Jim RussellAlan BrownCooper T43-Climax39 Archie Scott-BrownLister EngineeringLister-Climax40 Alejandro de TomasoO.S.C.A.OSCA F2 Notes:
1Roy Salvadori drove the works' Cooper number 35, which had been entered for John Cooper, who did not take part.
2Jack Brabham drove car number 14 in place of Salvadori.
3Graham Hill drove car number 34 in place of Brabham.
Heats
Heat 1 Driver Time/Retired Grid Time Heat 2 Driver Time/Retired Grid Time1Behra25:28.821:44.61Schell26:58.011:44.82Flockhart26:42.231:46.02Brabham27:05.015no time3Gregory26:50.241:47.03Bonnier27:08.014no time4Gould27:31.6151:53.64Bueb27:58.031:50.45Halford27:35.661:49.05Wicken28:02.041:51.26Ireland14 laps111:52.06Fairman128:07.061:51.47Marsh14 laps81:51.27H. Taylor228:52.051:51.28Leston14 laps141:53.08Hill28:52.016no time9Cunningham-Reid14 laps121:52.89D. Taylor14 laps71:52.010Gerard14 laps101:51.810Russell14 laps91:52.211Burgess14 laps91:51.611Thackwell14 laps102:00.012Salvadori14 laps51:48.012Gibson14 laps132:12.813Moore13 laps171:59.813Stewart14 laps112:00.2DNFAllison9 laps71:50.0DNFRichardsonOil pressure81:52.2DNFNaylor131:53.0DNFRozier122:10.0DNFBrooks0 laps - crown wheel & pinion11:43.0DNFHall2 laps21:48.6DNSScott-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.
Pos. No. Driver Car Time/Retired Grid16 Jean BehraBRM P251h01m30.0, 160.87 km/h127 Harry SchellBRM P251h03m00.0 (+1m30s)438 Ron FlockhartBRM P251h03m06.0 (+1m36s)241 Jo BonnierMaserati 250F1h03m07.0 (+1m37s)652 Masten GregoryMaserati 250F34 laps3615 Horace GouldMaserati 250F34 laps7717 Bruce HalfordMaserati 250F34 laps8835 Roy SalvadoriCooper T43-Climax34 laps2199 Ivor BuebMaserati 250F33 laps101028 George WickenCooper T43-Climax33 laps121125 Tony MarshCooper T43-Climax33 laps111227 Noel Cunningham-ReidCooper T41-Climax33 laps151336 Graham HillCooper T43-Climax33 laps181412 Bob GerardCooper BGT43-Bristol32 laps161519 Les LestonCooper T43-Climax32 laps141624 Dick GibsonCooper T43-Climax31 laps241721 Ronnie MooreCooper T43-Climax31 laps261811 Jimmy StewartCooper T23-Bristol31 laps25DNF32 Cliff AllisonLotus 12-Climax30 laps - crash17DNF20 Dennis TaylorLotus 12-Climax?19DNF33 Ian BurgessCooper T43-Climaxengine20DNF14 Jack BrabhamCooper T43-Climax22 laps - oil pipe5DNF37 Innes IrelandCooper T43-Climaxhalf-shaft9DNF38 Jim RussellCooper T43-Climaxmechanical22DNF22 Raymond ThackwellCooper T43-Climaxoil pressure23DNF26 Tony BrooksCooper T43-Climaxvalve13 References