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Bryson Industries Cup

Albert Park, 25 Nov 1956

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Peter Whitehead (libre) 3.4-litre Ferrari 555 [FL9001] - 860 Monza 4
Scuderia Ambrosiana 		8 15m 36.4s
2 Reg Hunt (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2516] 6
8 15m 54.2s
3 Kevin Neal (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati A6GCM/250F [2041 as '2503'] 6
R H Hunt Pty Ltd 		8 15m 58.0s
4 Reg Parnell (libre) 3.4-litre Ferrari 555 [FL9002] - 860 Monza 4
Scuderia Ambrosiana 		8 16m 05.0s
5 Lex Davison (libre) 3-litre Ferrari 625 [0480] 4
Ecurie Australie 		8 16m 13.8s
6 Doug Whiteford (libre) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 002] 6
(see note 1) 		8 16m 15.8s
7 Ted Gray (libre) 4.6-litre Tornado Mk II - Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8
L J Abrahams
R Stan Jones (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2520] 6
1
UNK Tom Hawkes (libre) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk II 'T23' [CBMk2-1-53] - Bristol 6

UNK Arnold Glass (libre) 1.5-litre Maserati 4CL [1555/1579] - s/c 4
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UNK Jack Myers (libre) 2.4-litre WM-Cooper (Cooper T20) [CB-1-52] - Holden 6

UNK Gib Barrett (libre) 1.5-litre Alta [010] - s/c 4

UNK Len Lukey (libre) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk II 'T23' [CBR-2-53?] - Bristol 6

UNK Alf Harvey (libre) 4.5-litre Maserati 4CLT-48 [1607] - OSCA V12
(see note 2)
UNK Curly Brydon (libre) 2-litre Ferrari 166 F2 [114] - V12
R Cobden
UNK Reg Smith (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Cooper 'T40' ["GP2/55"] - Bristol 6

UNK Bill Craig (libre) 2.4-litre Alta F2 [F2-5] - Holden 6

UNK Alec Mildren (libre) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk I 'T20' [CB-3-53?] - Bristol 6

UNK Owen Bailey (libre) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 007] 6
(see note 3)
DNS Stirling Moss (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2501] 6
Did not start
DNS Jean Behra (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2522 as '2523'] 6
Did not start
DNS Jack Brabham (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2504 as '2509'] 6
Did not start
DNS Ken Wharton (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2521] 6
Ecurie du Puy 		Did not start
DNS Stirling Moss (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2507(A) as '2522'] 6
Officine Alfieri Maserati 		Did not start
DNS Reg Hunt (2.5 F1) 2.5-litre Maserati 250F [2507(A) as '2522'] 6
Officine Alfieri Maserati 		Did not start
Qualifying
Qualifying information not available

Notes on the cars:

  1. Talbot T26C [110 002] (Doug Whiteford): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 002' was raced by 'Raph' and Eugene Chaboud in 1948 and Paul Vallee and Guy Mairesse in 1950. Owned by Mairesse 1950-51; also raced by Giraud-Cabantous 1950; by Jean Blanc and Levegh 1952; and by Etancelin in 1953. In late 1953, Vallee sold the car to Doug Whiteford in Australia to replace his existing chassis '110 007'. Whiteford was surprised to discover that he'd bought an earlier model and it was 1955 before the car raced in Australia. It was sold to Ralph Snodgrass in 1956 but crashed badly at Mt Druitt in 1957. Snodgrass retained the car until 1980 when it was sold to Reg Hunt who restored it for historic events. Retained by Hunt until sold to Ron Towney in 2006.
  2. Maserati 4CLT-48 [1607] (Alf Harvey): To Enrico Platé for 1949 (dated 14 Nov 1949 in Maserati records) and raced by Bira up to Geneva 1950. Car fitted with a 4450cc OSCA V12 engine for Bira for the 1951 season. The OSCA was taken to Australia in 1955 by Bira as a spare car to his 250F and sold there to Alf Harvey who raced it from 1955 to 1959. The car then went to the UK for historic racing and was bought by Tom Wheatcroft in 1971. Subsequently in the Donington Museum.
  3. Talbot T26C [110 007] (Owen Bailey): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 007' was Paul Vallee's Ecurie France car driven by Chiron 1948-49 and Apezteguia in 1950. To Tom Hawkes in Australia in 1951. From him it passed to Doug Whiteford, Rex Taylor and then a string of Australian, UK (including a loan period in the Donington Collection), Swiss, US and French owners to Bernie Ecclestone's collection in 1997. Retained 2002.

Sources

The identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' original results.

These results have been compiled by David McKinney from a wide range of sources, including his own magazine articles and books. The only cars shown in the results are the F1, Intercontinental and F2 cars that feature elsewhere on this site plus the major Australian specials.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.