1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race

Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season

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|

* Stuart Lewis-Evans

|  Connaught
Time|  0:58.8
Fastest lap
Driver|  Archie Scott-Brown|  Connaught
Time|  0:59.0
Podium
First|

* Archie Scott Brown

|  Connaught
Second|

* Stuart Lewis-Evans

|  Connaught
Third|

* Roy Salvadori

|  Maserati

Motor car 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]

## Results

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Pos  | No  | Driver  | Constructor  | Car  | Time/Retired  | Grid

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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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