1956 BARC Aintree 200

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.

1956 Aintree 200
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
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 mi)
Distance 67 laps, 323.409 km (200.957 mi)
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

Entry list
No Driver Entrant Car Engine
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]

Results

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
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]

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
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]

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.
Previous race:
1956 Syracuse Grand Prix		 Formula One non-championship races
1956 season		 Next race:
1956 BRDC International Trophy
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1957 BARC Aintree 200
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