1956 Cooper T41

I took this photograph in the paddock at Oulton Park at the Gold Cup meeting in September 1956 which was run under the 1½ litre Formula 2 regulations which were to take effect in the 1957 season.

Several Formula 2 races took place in 1956 which, as in this Gold Cup meeting, included 1½ litre sports cars such as the Lotus Eleven because not many Formula 2 cars had been built at this stage. The photograph shows Jack Brabham being given a push start in his Cooper T41 which had a 1,460cc Coventry Climax engine.