1956 Aintree 100
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = NC
|Country = GBR
|Grand Prix = Aintree 100
|GP_Suffix =
|Details ref =
|Date = 24 June
|Year = 1956
|Image = Circuit Aintree.svg
|Caption = Aintree Circuit
|Official name = I Aintree 100
|Location = Aintree Circuit, United Kingdom
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 3.00
|Course_km = 4.81
|Distance_laps = 34
|Distance_mi = 102.00
|Distance_km = 163.61
|Weather =
|Attendance =
|Pole_Driver = Archie Scott-Brown
|Pole_Country = GBR
|Pole_Team = Connaught
|Pole_Time = 2:05.8
|Fast_Driver = Horace Gould
|Fast_Team = Maserati
|Fast_Time = 2:06.0
|Fast_Lap =
|Fast_Country = GBR
|First_Driver = Horace Gould
|First_Country = GBR
|First_Team = Maserati
|Second_Driver = Bob Gerard
|Second_Country = GBR
|Second_Team = Cooper
|Third_Driver = Bruce Halford
|Third_Country = GBR
|Third_Team = Maserati
|Lapchart =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1956/1956.html#100|title=I Aintree 100|publisher=silhouet.com|accessdate=2022-04-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1956-aintree-f1/|title=1956 Aintree F1|publisher=Motor Sport|accessdate=2022-04-05}}
Results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| Pos
! No ! Driver ! Constructor ! Car ! Time/Retired ! Grid |
|---|
| 1
| 7 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Gould | 1h13m39.8, 83.08mph | 3 |
| 2
| 12 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard | +35.2s | 9 |
| 3
| 9 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bruce Halford | +50.2s | 7 |
| 4
| 10 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Roy Salvadori | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1:43.0 | 2 |
| 5
| 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill Holt | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1 lap | 4 |
| 6
| 6 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dick Gibson | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +3 laps | 6 |
| 7
| 11 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Emery | +4 laps | 8 |
| Ret
| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Scott-Brown | 8 laps - oil leak | 1 |
| DNS
| 1 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Brooks | BRM P25 | engine | 5 |
| DNA
| 3 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tommy Atkins | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | car driven by Salvadori | - |
| DNA
| 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Young | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | - | - |
| DNA
| 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | - |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{F1 NC race report
| Name_of_race = Aintree 100
| Year_of_race = 1956
| Previous_race_in_season = 1956 Naples Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 1956 Vanwall Trophy
| Previous_year's_race = None
| Next_year's_race = None
}}