1956 Aintree 100

1956 Aintree 100
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Aintree Circuit
Race details
Date	24 June 1956
Official name	I Aintree 100
Location	Aintree Circuit, United Kingdom
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.81 km (3.00 miles)
Distance	34 laps, 163.61 km (102.00 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught
Time	2:05.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Horace Gould	Maserati
Time	2:06.0
Podium
First	Horace Gould	Maserati
Second	Bob Gerard	Cooper
Third	Bruce Halford	Maserati

The 1956 Aintree 100 was a non-championship Formula One race held on 24 June 1956. The race was won by Horace Gould, in a privately entered Maserati 250F.[1][2]

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	7	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	1h13m39.8, 83.08mph	3
2	12	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper T23-Bristol	+35.2s	9
3	9	Bruce Halford	B. Halford	Maserati 250F	+50.2s	7
4	10	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1:43.0	2
5	4	Bill Holt	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap	4
6	6	Dick Gibson	R. Gibson	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+3 laps	6
7	11	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Alta	+4 laps	8
Ret	2	Archie Scott-Brown	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B-Alta	8 laps - oil leak	1
DNS	1	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	engine	5
DNA	3	Tommy Atkins	C.T. Atkins	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	car driven by Salvadori	-
DNA	5	John Young	J.A. Young	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	-	-
DNA	8	Jack Brabham	J.A. Brabham	Maserati 250F	-

References

1. "I Aintree 100". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
2. "1956 Aintree F1". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2022-04-05.

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