1956 Miscellaneous Rallies
26th Monte Carlo Rally
16th-23rd January 1956
Ps # Driver/Co-Drivers Car Pen.Pts Start Pnt
1 160 Ron Adams/Frank Bigger/Derek Johnstone Jaguar Mk VII 213 Glasgow
2 W.Schock/K.Raebe Mercedes-Benz 220 219 Munich
3 M.Grosgogeat/P.Biagini DKW 227 Stockholm
= P.Harper/D.Humphrey Sunbeam 227 Stockholm
5 W.Leavy/G.Kokott Volkswagen 229 Munich
6 W.Lofler/H.Rathjen BMW 502 230 Stockholm
7 P.Courtes/A.Court-Payen Citroen DS19 231 Lisbon
8 Maurice Gatsonides/M.Becquart Standard III 233 Lisbon
9 P.Malling/L.Jensen Panhard 851 234 Stockholm
10 J.Ray/J.Cutts Sunbeam 236 Stockholm
15 E.Harrison Ford 240
18 T.C.Harrison Ford 244
Mme Blanchoud/Mme Alziary de Roq Porsche 261 Lisbon
Mlle Thirion/Mme Renaud Renault 747 332 Lisbon
42 I.Sutherland Riley 343
45 J.Mansbridge Jaguar 355
53 J.Cuff Ford 437
55 J.Gott Austin A90 Westminster 571
56 Ken Wharton Austin A90 Westminster 621
57 T.Clarke AC 622
58 A.Fraser Sunbeam 656
59 Nancy Mitchell/Miss Hindmarsh/Mrs Reece MG 678 Stockholm
62 J.Utley Bristol 1119
63 Mrs Joy Cooke/Mrs Hamilton Ford Zephyr 1150
65 L.Sims Riley 1193
69 J.Bremner Riley 1243
76 J.Sears Austin A50 1265
79 Lord Avebury Jaguar 1268
82 G.Burgess/S.Croft-Pearson Austin A90 Westminster 1296
83 P.Jopp Jaguar 1307
85 Mrs Joan Johns Austin A90 Westminster 1334
88 J.Young Ford Anglia 1403
89 R.Davis Sunbeam 1429
92 Cooper Standard Vanguard 1444
96 Davis Ford Zodiac 1461
100 Stratton Austin A90 Westminster 1490
Easton/Garnier AC Aceca
R C.Vivian MG
R Gregor Grant/Davis MG Magnette Dynamo
Birkett MG Magnette
R Herbert Harper/Wright Anderson MG accident
R Norman Milligan/Edwin Lambert MG accident
T.Johnson MG Magnette
R Sydney Allard Allard Paris
F.Grounds Jaguar Mk VII
Nutall Jaguar XK140
Reg Harris Jaguar
C.Vard Jaguar
R Gunnar Fadum Sunbeam Mk III Clutch
R Sheila van Damm Sunbeam
Leonard Potter Sunbeam Glasgow
R W.Humphries Sunbeam
Mrs Ashfield/Mrs Clark Standard Vanguard
Miss A.Neil/Miss Neil Standard Vanguard
R K.Richardson Standard Vanguard
R P.Bolton Standard Vanguard
Leslie Brooke Standard Ten
T.H.Wisdom/C.Smith Standard Ten
Lt-Col.M.Crosby Standard Ten Munich
Cpt.Gregor MacGregor/Count de Salis Standard Ten Munich
Lt B.Basset Standard Munich
R.Merrick Riley
A.Warren Riley
Lespiat Salmson
Shillabeer Humber
Miss Cullen Austin
Mrs Johns/Miss Pat Moss/Miss Riche Austin Westminster
Gibson Austin
Archie Scott-Brown Austin A50
Raymond Baxter Austin A90
R D.Warwick Austin A90
R W.M.Couper Austin
R J.Banks Bristol
Dugat Dyna-Panhard
Ingier Skoda
Lumme Skoda
Louis Chiron Lancia Aurelia
Becker Mercedes Benz
Gerdum Mercedes Benz
von Zedlitz Mercedes Benz
Mrs Greta Molander/Mrs Lindberg Mercedes Benz 220
26 Salvador Fabregas Bas Mercedes Benz 300SL 226 Z-1394
Tak Mercedes Benz 300SL
Houel Alfa Romeo
Verzijl Fiat 1100
Cotton Panhard
Masson Panhard
Guiraud Peugeot
Wollert Volkswagen
Nysten DKW
Wagberg DKW
R W.Schluter DKW
Kvarnstrom Ford V8
Roy Salvadori/Coombs/Young Ford Anglia
R J.Reece Ford Anglia
D.Barker Ford Anglia
Kenyon Ford Zephyr
J.Dahloff Ford Zephyr
F.Grantham Ford Zodiac
R J.Kemsley Ford
R R.Sleigh Ford
Lindgvist Opel
Dobler Porsche
Persson Porsche
Vilreon Porsche
R Les Leston Aston Martin
Yves Giraud-Cabantous/A.Aury Aston Martin
Prydz Borgward
Brady Simca
W.Henn Rover
Vauxhall Velox Rear suspension
W.Burnett Vauxhall
R Bremner Riley Pathfinder Crash
R Dr A.D.Mitchell Wolseley Hit bus Glasgow
R Reg Harris Jaguar Glasgow
Notes: 351 entries, 308 starters, 233 finishers
Start cities were Paris, Lisbon, Glasgow, Munich and Stockholm.
6th RAC Rally
6th-10th March 1956
1 123 Lyndon O.Sims/Rupert Jones/Tony Ambrose Aston Martin DB2/4 29.2 mks lost 1st GT up to 1600cc class NGO 651
2 11 Ian Appleyard/Pat Appleyard Jaguar XK140 50.0 1st GT over 2600cc class VUB 140
3 33 Dr J.T.Spare/M.H.Meredith Morgan Plus 4 54.8 1st Sports Cars over 1600cc class
4 149 W.D.Bleakley/Ian Hall Jaguar Mk I 65.1 1st Production Touring over 2000cc JWH 753
5 P.G.Cooper/Holland Standard Ten 81.6 1st Production Touring up to 1000cc
6 12 Joan Johns/Douglas Johns Austin A90 Westminster 82.9 ROH 744
Miss Angela Palfrey/Miss A.Jervis Austin A40 419.1 Won Ladies Prize
14 Gerry Burgess/Sam Croft-Pearson Austin A90 Westminster ROH 902
16 Jack Sears/Ken Best/Peter Garnier Austin A50 LJB 371
A.L.Yarranton/D.E.J.Thompson Morgan Plus 4 3rd Sports Cars over 1600cc class
J.D.O'Leary/A.M.Canty Volkswagen 1st Production Touring up to 1300cc
A.H.Senior Austin 1st Production Touring up to 2000cc
J.C.Wallwork Standard Ten 1st GT up to 1300cc class
A.F.Croakley MG 1st Sports Cars up to 1600cc
Brinkman Ford Zephyr
Cecil Vard Jaguar Mk VII LWK 343
J.Hadden Rover
Schluter DKW
Ronnie J.Adams Jaguar XK140 RHP 575
Mary Handley-Page/Jo Ashfield Rover
H.Rumsey Standard
Paddy Hopkirk Standard Ten
60 J.Patten Porsche UFF S42
Wadham Triumph
Scott Triumph
A.R.Birkett Triumph
Quick Ford Consul
Nancy Mitchell/Doreen Reece MG Magnette
63 Frank P.Grounds Jaguar Mk I 388 KRE
45 Ken Wharton/G.Shanley Riley Pathfinder KJB 280
79 Pat Moss/Ann Wisdom MG A 1500 MJB 167
103 T.A.Gold Standard XEH 224
22 Sidney Allard Allard NKJ 631
97 H.G.Webster/C.Varty Sunbeam-Talbot ECB 888
R.W.Russell/P.H.Treadgold Jaguar SLL 404
R A.Imhoff Cadillac-Allard gearbox
Notes: 213 starters, 165 finishers
4th Coronation Safari Rally
24th-27th May 1956
A Flying lap of the Nakuru circuit was done to decide ties
Rd / Track
Class A - Less than £561
1 4 J.A.Stone/P.J.C.Hughes Ford Anglia 0 / 100 penalty pts
2 3 C.J.Paton/J.E.McKechnie Ford Anglia 0 / 117
3 12 J.E.Butcher/D.J.Butcher Morris Minor 10 / 106
? 40 S.Somakraj/E.G.Sivyer Simca Aronde 0
? 41 M.S.Brooks/J.N.Vest Simca Aronde 0
? 42 D.P.Marwaha/S.P.Marwaha Simca Aronde 0
Class B - Less than £736
1 27 E.Cecil/A.R.Vickers DKW 0 / 71
2 29 R.F.Jennings/D.Partridge DKW 0 / 75
3 33 R.C.G.Fisher/C.P.McNaughton Fiat 1100B 0 / 92
Class C - Less than £921
1 59 Neil Vincent/Donald Vincent Vauxhall Velox 0 / 115
2 72 D.Broatch/R.MacDougall Ford Zodiac 14 / 115
3 65 Maurice Gatsonides/V.C.Gossington Standard Vanguard III 20 / 98
Class D - £921 and over
1 92 John Boyes/R.N.Noble Ford V8 12 / 106
2 87 J.P.W.Heather-Hayes/Mrs M.Heather-Hayes Mercedes 220A 70 / 38
3 86 Viscount K.Mandeville/P.L.Bibby Mercedes 220A 452 / 86
Overall Winner
1 27 E.Cecil/A.R.Vickers DKW Champion Spark Plug Challenge Cup
Manufacturers' Team Prize
1 Simca
Österreichische Alpenfahrt
15-17 June 1956
Walter Schatz DKW Won Touring car class
Wolfgang Denzel BMW 502 Won Sports car class
Acropolis Rally
? 1956
1 Walter Schock/R.Moll Mercedes 300SL
2 Nikos Filinis/N.Chryssicopoulos DKW
3 René Fabre/M-L.Redon Panhard
4 J.Pesmazoglou/C.Galanis Chevrolet
5 P.Guiraud/H.Beau Peugept 203
6 G.Termentzis/B.Adossidou Renault
7 P.Chenevoy/J.Deguerce Porsche
8 Dimonikos Stavrianos/Georgios Margaritis Renault
9 Costas Nicolopoulos/Costas Cliopoulos Opel
10 Costas Lykouris/A.Terzakis Opel
11 Mlado Vukovic/Protic DKW
12 Briat/Briat Lancia
13 Martignoni/Vanini Alfa Romeo
14 Guerin/Guerin Peugeot 203
15 Papamichel/Papamichel Simca
16 Barthelemy/Levresse Simca
17 Collange/Collange Simca
18 Wendker/Westerholt Borgward
19 Ruprecht Hopfen/Badoche DKW
27 P.Papadopoulos/Politis MG A
Swedish Rally
? 1956
1 Harry Bengtsson/Ake Righard Volkswagen 1200
Jyväskylän Suurajot (1000 Lakes Rally)
17-19 August 1956
1 Osmo Kalpala/Eino Kalpala DKW Donau 2719.4 pts
2 Olof Nystén/Erik Nystén Citroën DS 2845.9
3 31 Juhani Reunanen/Tapani Räsänen Alfa Romeo 2859.9
4 Tapio Heino/Tapani Piiponen Peugeot 403 2860.5
5 Heikki Puustinen/Matti Kolehmainen MG Magnette 2865.6
6 Klaus Weikkola/Asko Ruuskanen Peugeot 403 2869.6
7 Eero Koivulehto/Erkki Haarla Ford Mainline 2870.2
8 Pentti Hämeenaho/Jorma Haltiala Skoda 440 2876.5
9 Harry Saaristo/Heikki Juusela Saab 93 2892.3
10 Nils-Olof Eklundh/Hans-Erik Eklundh Peugeot 403 2910.0
14 17 David Bärgman/Gösta Forsell Saab 93
15 Pauli Toivonen Saab 93
21 Vilho Hietanen Ford Zephyr Zodiac
32 18 Sven Lundberg/Göran Gustavsson Fiat 1100 TV
34 11 Arvid Andersson/Karl-E.Andersson Goliath GP 700
73 Paavo Korpivaara Citroën
4 Siro Toivela
5 Paavo Olkinuora
R Pentti Virtanen/Reino Jarvela Peugeot 403
R Valmari Keskimäki/Mauno Liljamo Simca Sport
R Ensio Kivinen accident
64 started, 50 finished.
XVII Polish Rally
? 1956
1 Marian Repeta FSO Warszawa M-20 (Gp VIII)
Jerzy Opiela DKW (Gp III)
Edward Niziolek Citroen BL 11 (Gp VII)
Janusz Solarski Skoda 1100 (Gp IV-V)
Kazimierz Tarcynski BMW (Gp VI-S)
Jan Jagielski Opel Olympia (Gp VI)
Tulip Rally
?-10th May 1956
1 Raymond Brookes/Edward Brookes Austin A30
2 John Wallwork/William Bleakley Standard Eight
3 Paddy Hopkirk/John Garvey Standard Eight
36 Don Morley/Erle Morley/Jimmy Shand Riley Pathfinder
18th Alpine Rally
6th-13th July 1956
1 Michel Collange/Robert Huguet Alfa Romeo Giulietta Alpine Cup 1st 1000-1300cc class
2 Claude Storez/Robert Buchet Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 GS Alpine Cup 1st 1300-1600cc class
3 Rickert/D.D.Kriplen Porsche Alpine Cup 2nd 1300-1600cc class
4 André Blanchard/Guy Jouanneaux Denzel Alpine Cup 2nd 1000-1300cc class
5 Jean-Pierre Estager/Jean Pebrel Ferrari Alpine Cup 1st over 2600cc class
6 Paul Ernst Strähle/Hans Wencher Porsche Alpine Cup 3rd 1000-1300cc class
7 T.Cuth Harrison/Edward Harrison Ford Zephyr Alpine Cup 1st 2000-2600cc class
8 Maurice Gatsonides/Ed Pennybacker Triumph TR3 Alpine Cup 1st 1600-2000cc class
9 Marcel Lauga/François Lauga Denzel Alpine Cup
10 Pierre David/J.Metin Peugeot Alpine Cup
11 Count Charles de Salis/Capt McGregor Aston Martin Alpine Cup 2nd over 2600cc class
12 Denis Scott/S.Asbury Ford 2nd 2000-1600cc class
13 Paddy Hopkirk/Willy Cave Triumph TR3 Alpine Cup 2nd 1600-2000cc class
14 Hans Kat/Philip Kat Triumph TR3 Alpine Cup 3rd 1600-2000cc class
15 Nancy Mitchell/Pat Faichney MG A Alpine Cup 3rd 1300-1600cc class Won Ladies Cup
16 L.Griffiths/T.Norman Blockley Triumph TR3 Alpine Cup
17 Tommy Wisdom/Ann Wisdom Triumph TR3 Alpine Cup
32 Dr Barker/Don Cooke Standard Ten 1st up to 1000cc class
G.Hartwell/Scott Sunbeam Talbot Mk III 3rd 2000-2600cc class
R.Revillon/Martell Aston Martin 3rd over 2600cc class
Clark AC
Boilet Alfa Romeo
Georges Alfa Romeo
Lemerle Aston Martin
Wadsworth Denzel
Mrs Hall Ford
J.Risk Ford
Frau Lautmann Ford Taunus
Cotton Mercedes-Benz
Shepherd MG
Sears MG
Milne MG
J.Gott MG
Mme Terray/Mme Pic Peugeot
de Lageneste Peugeot
Trebor Peugeot
Fabre Peugeot
Langlois Salmson
Dr E.Deane Standard Ten
Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier
R Raymond Baxter Sunbeam Rapier accident damage
Blockley Triumph
R A.Gacon Porsche rolled
R Michy Renault Dauphine withdrawn
R Renault Dauphine withdrawn
R Renault Dauphine withdrawn
R K.Richardson Triumph transmission
R J.Ray Sunbeam Rapier accident damage
R G.Murray-Frame Sunbeam Rapier accident
R A.Meredith-Owens Standard Ten gearbox
R W.Grant-Norton AC
R T.Cunane Jaguar
R A.J.Burton Jaguar
VII Sestrieres Rally
? 1956
6 Giovanni Alberti/d'Errico Alfa Romeo
7 Casimiro Toselli/Lamberti Zanardi Fiat
9 Giorgio Superti/Fiorani Fiat
Geneva Rally
? 1956
2 Beyer/Perrot Porsche
3 Bruno Martignoni/Vanini Alfa Romeo
4 Ruth Lautmann/Utermöhl Ford
5 Georges Houel/Beltramier Alfa Romeo
6 "Cedric"/Caleme Alfa Romeo
9 Robert Dubuet/Dupré Peugeot