1956 BARC Aintree 200

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1956 Aintree 200
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Aintree Circuit
Aintree Circuit
Race details
Date 21 April 1956
Official name XI BARC Aintree 200
Location Aintree Circuit, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.828 km (2.999 miles)
Distance 67 laps, 323.409 km (200.957 miles)
Pole position
Driver Connaught-Alta
Time 2:03.8
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM
Time 2:04.69
Podium
First Maserati
Second BRM
Third Maserati

The 1956 Aintree 200 was a non-championship Formula One race held on 21 April 1956. The race was won by Stirling Moss, in a privately entered Maserati 250F.

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Car Engine
1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25 BRM
2 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM 25 BRM
3 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught B Alta
4 United Kingdom Desmond Titterington Connaught Engineering Connaught B Alta
7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd Maserati 250F Maserati
8 United Kingdom Reg Parnell R.R.C Walker Racing Team Connaught B Alta
9 Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Maserati 250F Maserati
10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F Maserati
12 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Bruce Halford Maserati 250F Maserati
14 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F Maserati
17 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Bob Gerard Cooper 23 Bristol
18 United Kingdom John Young John Young Connaught A Lea Francis
19 United Kingdom Dick Gibson Dick Gibson Connaught A Lea Francis
Source:[1]

Results

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 3 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught-Alta 2:03.8 -
2 1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn BRM 2:06.0 +2.2
3 4 United Kingdom Desmond Titterington Connaught-Alta 2:06.2 +2.4
4 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 2:06.6 +2.8
5 10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati 2:06.6 +2.8
6 2 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM 2:06.6 +2.8
7 14 France Louis Rosier Maserati 2:11.8 +8.0
8 8 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Connaught-Alta 2:12.4 +8.6
9 18 United Kingdom John Young Connaught-Lea Francis 2:15.2 +11.4
10 9 Australia Jack Brabham Maserati 2:18.2 +14.4
11 17 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 2:24.4 +20.6
12 12 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Maserati 2:27.2 +23.4
13 19 United Kingdom Dick Gibson Connaught-Lea Francis 2:28.2 +24.4
Source:[2]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 67 2:23'06.4
2 2 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM 66 +1 Laps
3 9 Australia Jack Brabham Maserati 64 +3 Laps
4 14 France Louis Rosier Maserati 62 +5 Laps
5 19 United Kingdom Dick Gibson
United Kingdom Bob Berry
Connaught-Lea Francis 59 +8 Laps
Ret 4 United Kingdom Desmond Titterington Connaught-Alta 53 Brakes
Ret 12 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Maserati 39 Accident
Ret 17 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 35 Engine
Ret 18 United Kingdom John Young Connaught-Lea Francis 30 Gearbox
Ret 3 United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught-Alta 13 Piston
Ret 10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati 5 Bearings
Ret 8 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Connaught-Alta 5 Overheating
Ret 1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn BRM 4 Brakes
Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "1956 Aintree 200 Entry List". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. ^ "1956 Aintree 200 Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  3. ^ "1956 Aintree 200 Results". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.


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