1956 Aintree 200 | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season | |||
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 | 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.
No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | |
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1 | Mike Hawthorn | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM 25 | BRM | |
2 | Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM 25 | BRM | |
3 | Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught Engineering | Connaught B | Alta | |
4 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught Engineering | Connaught B | Alta | |
7 | Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss Ltd | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
8 | Reg Parnell | R.R.C Walker Racing Team | Connaught B | Alta | |
9 | Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
10 | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
12 | Bruce Halford | Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
14 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
17 | Bob Gerard | Bob Gerard | Cooper 23 | Bristol | |
18 | John Young | John Young | Connaught A | Lea Francis | |
19 | Dick Gibson | Dick Gibson | Connaught A | Lea Francis | |
Source: [1] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 3 | Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught-Alta | 2:03.8 | - |
2 | 1 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 2:06.0 | +2.2 |
3 | 4 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 2:06.2 | +2.4 |
4 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 2:06.6 | +2.8 |
5 | 10 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2:06.6 | +2.8 |
6 | 2 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 2:06.6 | +2.8 |
7 | 14 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 2:11.8 | +8.0 |
8 | 8 | Reg Parnell | Connaught-Alta | 2:12.4 | +8.6 |
9 | 18 | John Young | Connaught-Lea Francis | 2:15.2 | +11.4 |
10 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 2:18.2 | +14.4 |
11 | 17 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 2:24.4 | +20.6 |
12 | 12 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 2:27.2 | +23.4 |
13 | 19 | Dick Gibson | Connaught-Lea Francis | 2:28.2 | +24.4 |
Source: [2] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 67 | 2:23'06.4 |
2 | 2 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 66 | +1 Laps |
3 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 64 | +3 Laps |
4 | 14 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 62 | +5 Laps |
5 | 19 | Dick Gibson Bob Berry | Connaught-Lea Francis | 59 | +8 Laps |
Ret | 4 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 53 | Brakes |
Ret | 12 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 39 | Accident |
Ret | 17 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 35 | Engine |
Ret | 18 | John Young | Connaught-Lea Francis | 30 | Gearbox |
Ret | 3 | Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught-Alta | 13 | Piston |
Ret | 10 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 5 | Bearings |
Ret | 8 | Reg Parnell | Connaught-Alta | 5 | Overheating |
Ret | 1 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 4 | Brakes |
Source: [3] |
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