1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race

The 1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race was a non-championship Formula One race held on 14 October 1956 at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent. The race was won by Archie Scott Brown, in a works Connaught-Alta.[1][2] This was the first Formula 1 race to be held at Brands Hatch.[3]

1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Brands Hatch Circuit
Brands Hatch Circuit
Race details
Date 14 October 1956
Official name I BRSCC Formula 1 Race
Location Brands Hatch Circuit, United Kingdom
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.99 km (1.24 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 29.83 km (18.60 miles)
Pole position
Driver Connaught
Time 0:58.8
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Archie Scott-Brown Connaught
Time 0:59.0
Podium
First Connaught
Second Connaught
Third Maserati

Results

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Pos No Driver Constructor Car Time/Retired Grid
1 2   Archie Scott Brown Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B-Alta 15m07.6, 73.78mph 2
2 4   Stuart Lewis-Evans Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B-Alta +3.4s 1
3 8   Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F +5.8s 4
4 1   Les Leston Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B-Alta +15.6s 3
5 3   Jack Fairman Connaught Engineering Connaught Type B-Alta +23.6s 5
6 7   Bruce Halford B. Halford Maserati 250F +49.4s 9
7 9   Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +1 lap 8
8 12   Dick Gibson R. Gibson Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 10
9 10   Bill Morice W.F. Morice Cooper T23-Bristol +2 laps 7
10 6   Leslie Hunt L.A. Hunt Cooper T23-Aston Martin +2 laps 12
Ret 5   Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta 7 laps, engine 6
Ret 11   Alan Mann A. Mann HWM-Alta 2 laps, engine 11

References

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  1. ^ "I BRSCC Formula 1 Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ^ "I B.R.S.C.C. Formula 1 Race 1956". F2 Register. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. ^ "GP '56 - I BRSCC Formula 1 Race". A Second A Lap. Retrieved 2022-04-06.


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