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1956 Aintree 100 | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season | |||
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 | 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]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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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 | - |