title: 1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race
text: # 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. This was the first Formula 1 race to be held at Brands Hatch.
  
  ## 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 |
  