1956 BARC Aintree 200
# 1956 BARC Aintree 200

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 |
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## 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 |
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### 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 |
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