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 FrancisSource:
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 +24.4Source:
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 BrakesSource:
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