1956 French Grand Prix

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Reims-Gueux layout
Race details
Date1 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 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari
Time 2:25.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Maserati
Lap leaders
  • 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.

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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

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
110 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:23.3
212 Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:24.6+1.3
314 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Ferrari 2:25.6+2.3
422 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Vanwall 2:26.1+2.8
526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Chapman Vanwall 2:26.8+3.5
624 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 2:27.0+3.7
74 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Maserati 2:27.8+4.5
82 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati 2:29.9+6.6
916 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 2:30.9+7.6
1038 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:33.3+10.0
1144 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2:34.5+11.2
1236 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Maserati 2:35.3+12.0
138 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Maserati 2:35.6+12.3
1432 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 2:35.9+12.6
1530 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Gordini 2:36.0+12.7
166 Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Perdisa Maserati 2:36.4+13.1
1740 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Paco Godia Maserati 2:40.0+16.7
1828 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 2:41.9+18.6
1934 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Gordini 2:46.8+23.5
2042 Flag of France.svg André Simon Maserati 2:47.9+24.6
Source: [1]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Ferrari 612:34:23.438
212 Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 61+0.326
34 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Maserati 61+1:29.974
410 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 61+1:35.114 1
56 Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Perdisa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss
Maserati 59+2 Laps131
1
636 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Maserati 58+3 Laps12
740 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Paco Godia Maserati 57+4 Laps17
832 Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 57+4 Laps14
930 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Gordini 56+5 Laps15
1024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell
Vanwall 56+5 Laps6
1134 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Gordini 55+6 Laps19
Ret42 Flag of France.svg André Simon Maserati 41Engine20
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Maserati 40Engine16
Ret44 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 38Clutch11
Ret38 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 23Brakes10
Ret16 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 20Gearbox9
Ret28 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 18Throttle18
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati 12Gearbox8
Ret22 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Vanwall 5Engine4
DNS26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Chapman Vanwall Accident/driver injured5
Source: [2]
Notes

Shared drives

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins 19
1uparrow green.svg 12 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra 14
1uparrow green.svg 13 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 13
1downarrow red.svg 24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss 12
1rightarrow blue.svg 5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Pat Flaherty 8
Source: [3]

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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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