1956 BARC Aintree 200

  1956 Aintree 200

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Aintree Circuit
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	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught-Alta
Time	2:03.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Tony Brooks	BRM
Time	2:04.69
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Second	Tony Brooks	BRM
Third	Jack Brabham	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	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.