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1956 Aintree 100

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1956 Aintree 100
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Aintree Circuit
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 Connaught
Time 2:05.8
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Horace Gould Maserati
Time 2:06.0
Podium
First Maserati
Second Cooper
Third 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

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

References

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


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