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1956 French Grand Prix | |||||
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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 |
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.
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.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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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] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | 4 1 |
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] |
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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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] |
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