1956 French Grand Prix

The 1956 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1956 at Reims. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.

1956 French Grand Prix
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Reims-Gueux layout
Race details
Date 1 July 1956
Official name XLII Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location Reims Circuit, Reims, France
Course Temporary road course
Course length 8.302 km (5.159 miles)
Distance 61 laps, 506.422 km (314.676 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 2:23.3
Fastest lap
Driver Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari
Time 2:25.8
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Maserati
Lap leaders

Bugatti made a one-off appearance in this race with their Type 251 driven by Maurice Trintignant. The car proved to be uncompetitive and he retired after 18 laps.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 10 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:23.3 —
2 12 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:24.6 +1.3
3 14 Peter Collins Ferrari 2:25.6 +2.3
4 22 Harry Schell Vanwall 2:26.1 +2.8
5 26 Colin Chapman Vanwall 2:26.8 +3.5
6 24 Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 2:27.0 +3.7
7 4 Jean Behra Maserati 2:27.8 +4.5
8 2 Stirling Moss Maserati 2:29.9 +6.6
9 16 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 2:30.9 +7.6
10 38 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:33.3 +10.0
11 44 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2:34.5 +11.2
12 36 Louis Rosier Maserati 2:35.3 +12.0
13 8 Piero Taruffi Maserati 2:35.6 +12.3
14 32 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 2:35.9 +12.6
15 30 Robert Manzon Gordini 2:36.0 +12.7
16 6 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 2:36.4 +13.1
17 40 Paco Godia Maserati 2:40.0 +16.7
18 28 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 2:41.9 +18.6
19 34 André Pilette Gordini 2:46.8 +23.5
20 42 André Simon Maserati 2:47.9 +24.6
Source:[1]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 14 Peter Collins Ferrari 61 2:34:23.4 3 8
2 12 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 61 +0.3 2 6
3 4 Jean Behra Maserati 61 +1:29.9 7 4
4 10 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 61 +1:35.1 1 41
5 6 Cesare Perdisa
Stirling Moss		 Maserati 59 +2 Laps 13 1
1
6 36 Louis Rosier Maserati 58 +3 Laps 12
7 40 Paco Godia Maserati 57 +4 Laps 17
8 32 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 57 +4 Laps 14
9 30 Robert Manzon Gordini 56 +5 Laps 15
10 24 Mike Hawthorn
Harry Schell		 Vanwall 56 +5 Laps 6
11 34 André Pilette Gordini 55 +6 Laps 19
Ret 42 André Simon Maserati 41 Engine 20
Ret 8 Piero Taruffi Maserati 40 Engine 16
Ret 44 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 38 Clutch 11
Ret 38 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 23 Brakes 10
Ret 16 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 20 Gearbox 9
Ret 28 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 18 Throttle 18
Ret 2 Stirling Moss Maserati 12 Gearbox 8
Ret 22 Harry Schell Vanwall 5 Engine 4
DNS 26 Colin Chapman Vanwall Accident/driver injured 5
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Peter Collins 19
1 2 Jean Behra 14
1 3 Juan Manuel Fangio 13
2 4 Stirling Moss 12
5 Pat Flaherty 8
Source: [3]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References
  1. "1956 ACF GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "1956 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. "France 1956 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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