1956 French Grand Prix

The 1956 French Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1956 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Reims-Gueux, France on Sunday, 1 July 1956. Juan Manuel Fangio started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Peter Collins was the race winner.

1956 French Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredTimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
114Peter CollinsGreat BritainFerrariEnglebert612:34:23.4002:34:23.400--8
212Eugenio CastellottiItalyFerrariEnglebert61+0.3002:34:23.700+0.300+0.3006
34Jean BehraFranceMaseratiPirelli61+89.9002:35:53.300+1:29.900+1:29.6004
410Juan Manuel FangioArgentinaFerrariEnglebert61+95.1002:35:58.500+1:35.100+5.2002:25.800614
56Stirling MossGreat BritainMaseratiPirelli59+2 laps2 laps2 laps1
Cesare PerdisaItaly1
636Louis RosierFranceMaseratiPirelli58+3 laps3 laps1 lap
740Paco GodiaSpainMaseratiPirelli57+4 laps4 laps1 lap
832Nano da Silva RamosBrazilGordini57+4 laps4 laps
930Robert ManzonFranceGordini56+5 laps5 laps1 lap
1024Harry SchellUnited StatesVanwall56+5 laps5 laps
Mike HawthornGreat Britain
1134Andre PiletteBelgiumGordini55+6 laps6 laps1 lap
DNF42Andre SimonFranceMaseratiPirelli41DNF
DNF8Piero TaruffiItalyMaseratiPirelli40DNF
DNF44Olivier GendebienBelgiumFerrariEnglebert38DNF
DNF38Luigi VilloresiItalyMaseratiPirelli23DNF
DNF16Alfonso de PortagoSpainFerrariEnglebert20DNF
DNF28Maurice TrintignantFranceBugattiPirelli18DNF
DNF2Stirling MossGreat BritainMaseratiPirelli12DNF
DNF22Harry SchellUnited StatesVanwall5DNF
DNS26Colin ChapmanGreat BritainVanwall

1956 French Grand Prix