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Event: Date: 22.9.1956
Track: Oulton Park (United Kingdom), 4.443 kmsOrganiser: Mid Cheshire Motor Club

3 h Autosport
Weather:unknown
Start time:11:00
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:unknown
Attendance:unknown
Entered:30
Practiced:22
Qualified:22
Started:21
Finished:16
Classified:16
Classes:PractStartClass
Class D - Production +2500665
Class C - Production 2500775
Class B - Production 1500554
Class A - Production 1200432
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Race notes:
The 3-Hour race was ran as Handicap and its results are shown under Index data. The Autosport Champioinship used Scratch classificaition and it is shown as primary results.
Winners:
Overall:1AC Ace BristolKen Rudd
Class D - Production +2500:2Austin-Healey 100SJohn Dalton
Class B - Production 1500:21MGACarnegie / Fitzwilliam
Class A - Production 1200:23Ford AngliaJohn Mitchell
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:AC (4), Austin-Healey (4), MG (4), Jaguar (2), Lotus (2)
Top engines by numbers:BMC (8), AC (3), Ford (3), Bristol (2), Jaguar (2)
Top car types by numbers:AC Ace (4), Austin-Healey 100 (4), MG A (4)
Driver nationalities:GB (24)
Team nationalities:GB (20)
Most used colours:green (47%), white (21%), fawn (9%), blue (7%), red (5%), silver (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:2021 cc
Oldest known drivers:John Mitchell (26), Graham Hill (17)
Youngest known drivers:Graham Hill (17), John Mitchell (26)

Official Race Programme:

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