1957 BRDC International Trophy

The 9th BRDC International 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.

1957 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season
Race details
Date	14 September 1957
Official name	IX BRDC International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.71 km (2.93 mi)
Distance	2 x 15 lap heats and final of 35 laps, 164.87 km (102.44 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jean Behra	BRM
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean Behra	BRM
Time	1:43.0
Podium
First	Jean Behra	BRM
Second	Harry Schell	BRM
Third	Ron Flockhart	BRM

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	Notes
1	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F
2	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F
3	Stirling Moss	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	DNA
4	Tony Brooks	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	DNA
5	Stuart Lewis-Evans	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	DNA
6	Jean Behra	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25
7	Harry Schell	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25
8	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25
9	Ivor Bueb	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F
10	Tony Brooks	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T43-Climax
11	Jimmy Stewart	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper T23-Bristol
12	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper-BG T43-Bristol
14	Jack Brabham^2	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43-Climax
	Roy Salvadori^1			DNA
15	Horace Gould	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F
16	Marc Rozier	Marc Rozier	Ferrari 500/625
17	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F
18	Geoff Richardson	Geoff Richardson	RRA-Jaguar
19	Les Leston	Les Leston	Cooper T43-Climax
20	Dennis Taylor	Dennis Taylor	Lotus 12-Climax
21	Ronnie Moore	Kiwi Equipe	Cooper T43-Climax
22	Raymond Thackwell	Kiwi Equipe	Cooper T43-Climax
23	Paul England	Ridgeway Managements	Cooper T41-Climax	DNA
24	Dick Gibson	Dick Gibson	Cooper T43-Climax
25	Tony Marsh	Ridgeway Managements	Cooper T43-Climax
26	Jack Fairman	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T43-Climax
	Mike Anthony			DNA
27	Noel Cunningham-Reid	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T41-Climax
28	George Wicken	George Wicken	Cooper T43-Climax
29	Brian Naylor	JB Naylor	Cooper T43-Climax
30	Keith Hall	Team Lotus	Lotus 12-Climax
31	Cliff Allison	Team Lotus	Lotus 12-Climax
32	Henry Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus 12-Climax
	Colin Chapman			DNA
33	Ian Burgess	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43-Climax
34	Graham Hill^3	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43-Climax
	Jack Brabham^2			DNA
35	Roy Salvadori^1	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43-Climax
	John Cooper			DNA
36	Graham Hill^3	John Willment (Automobiles)	Willment-Climax	DNA
37	Innes Ireland	Equipe Endeavour	Cooper T43-Climax
38	Jim Russell	Alan Brown	Cooper T43-Climax
39	Archie Scott-Brown	Lister Engineering	Lister-Climax
40	Alejandro de Tomaso	O.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	Time
1	Behra	25:28.8	2	1:44.6	1	Schell	26:58.0	1	1:44.8
2	Flockhart	26:42.2	3	1:46.0	2	Brabham	27:05.0	15	no time
3	Gregory	26:50.2	4	1:47.0	3	Bonnier	27:08.0	14	no time
4	Gould	27:31.6	15	1:53.6	4	Bueb	27:58.0	3	1:50.4
5	Halford	27:35.6	6	1:49.0	5	Wicken	28:02.0	4	1:51.2
6	Ireland	14 laps	11	1:52.0	6	Fairman^1	28:07.0	6	1:51.4
7	Marsh	14 laps	8	1:51.2	7	H. Taylor^2	28:52.0	5	1:51.2
8	Leston	14 laps	14	1:53.0	8	Hill	28:52.0	16	no time
9	Cunningham-Reid	14 laps	12	1:52.8	9	D. Taylor	14 laps	7	1:52.0
10	Gerard	14 laps	10	1:51.8	10	Russell	14 laps	9	1:52.2
11	Burgess	14 laps	9	1:51.6	11	Thackwell	14 laps	10	2:00.0
12	Salvadori	14 laps	5	1:48.0	12	Gibson	14 laps	13	2:12.8
13	Moore	13 laps	17	1:59.8	13	Stewart	14 laps	11	2:00.2
DNF	Allison	9 laps	7	1:50.0	DNF	Richardson	Oil pressure	8	1:52.2
DNF	Naylor		13	1:53.0	DNF	Rozier		12	2:10.0
DNF	Brooks	0 laps - crown wheel & pinion	1	1:43.0	DNF	Hall	2 laps	2	1:48.6
DNS	Scott-Brown	Oil pressure	16	1:54.0	DNF	de Tomaso	1 lap - crash	17	no 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	Grid
1	6	Jean Behra	BRM P25	1h01m30.0, 160.87 km/h	1
2	7	Harry Schell	BRM P25	1h03m00.0 (+1m30s)	4
3	8	Ron Flockhart	BRM P25	1h03m06.0 (+1m36s)	2
4	1	Jo Bonnier	Maserati 250F	1h03m07.0 (+1m37s)	6
5	2	Masten Gregory	Maserati 250F	34 laps	3
6	15	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F	34 laps	7
7	17	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F	34 laps	8
8	35	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T43-Climax	34 laps	21
9	9	Ivor Bueb	Maserati 250F	33 laps	10
10	28	George Wicken	Cooper T43-Climax	33 laps	12
11	25	Tony Marsh	Cooper T43-Climax	33 laps	11
12	27	Noel Cunningham-Reid	Cooper T41-Climax	33 laps	15
13	36	Graham Hill	Cooper T43-Climax	33 laps	18
14	12	Bob Gerard	Cooper BGT43-Bristol	32 laps	16
15	19	Les Leston	Cooper T43-Climax	32 laps	14
16	24	Dick Gibson	Cooper T43-Climax	31 laps	24
17	21	Ronnie Moore	Cooper T43-Climax	31 laps	26
18	11	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper T23-Bristol	31 laps	25
DNF	32	Cliff Allison	Lotus 12-Climax	30 laps - crash	17
DNF	20	Dennis Taylor	Lotus 12-Climax	?	19
DNF	33	Ian Burgess	Cooper T43-Climax	engine	20
DNF	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper T43-Climax	22 laps - oil pipe	5
DNF	37	Innes Ireland	Cooper T43-Climax	half-shaft	9
DNF	38	Jim Russell	Cooper T43-Climax	mechanical	22
DNF	22	Raymond Thackwell	Cooper T43-Climax	oil pressure	23
DNF	26	Tony Brooks	Cooper T43-Climax	valve	13

References

• "1957 International Trophy Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
• "1957 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
• "IX B.R.D.C. Daily Express International Trophy 1957". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-18.