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
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

Results

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