France (1956)

Date: 01 July 1956

Location: Reims, France

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United Kingdom Peter Collins 8 61 Ferrari Ferrari Englebert
2 Italy Eugenio Castellotti 6 61 Ferrari Ferrari Englebert
3 France Jean Behra 4 61 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 4 61 Ferrari Ferrari Englebert
5 Italy Cesare Perdisa 1 59 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
5 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 1 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
6 France Louis Rosier 0 58 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
7 Spain Paco Godia 0 57 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
8 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos 0 57 Gordini Gordini Englebert
9 France Robert Manzon 0 56 Gordini Gordini Englebert
10 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 0 56 Vanwall Vanwall Pirelli
10 United States of America Harry Schell 0 Vanwall Vanwall Pirelli
11 Belgium André Pilette 0 55 Gordini Gordini Englebert
DNF France André Simon 0 41 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
DNF Italy Piero Taruffi 0 40 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
DNF Belgium Olivier Gendebien 0 38 Ferrari Ferrari Englebert
DNF Italy Luigi Villoresi 0 23 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
DNF Spain Alfonso de Portago 0 20 Ferrari Ferrari Englebert
DNF France Maurice Trintignant 0 18 Bugatti Bugatti Englebert
DNF United Kingdom Stirling Moss 0 12 Maserati Maserati Pirelli
DNF United States of America Harry Schell 0 5 Vanwall Vanwall Pirelli
DNS United Kingdom Colin Chapman 0 Vanwall Vanwall Pirelli
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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Grand Prix de France 1956 (1956)

Date: 1956-07-01 · Circuit: Reims-Gueux (France)

Podium
  1. Peter John Collins Ferrari 8 pts
  2. Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 6 pts
  3. Jean Marie Behra Maserati 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Peter John Collins Ferrari 3 +2 2:34:23.400 8
2 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2 0 2:34:23.700 6
3 Jean Marie Behra Maserati 7 +4 2:35:53.300 4
4 Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo Ferrari 1 -3 2:35:58.500 4
5 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 13 +8 1
5 Sir Stirling Moss Maserati 1
6 Louis Rosier Maserati 12 +6
7 Francisco Godia Sales Maserati 17 +10
8 Hermano João da Silva Ramos Gordini 14 +6
9 Robert Manzon Gordini 15 +6
10 John Michael Hawthorn Vanwall 6 -4
10 Henry O'Reilly Schell Vanwall
11 André Pilette Gordini 19 +8
André Simon Maserati 20 Engine
Piero Taruffi Maserati 16 Engine
Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 11 Clutch
Luigi Villoresi Maserati 10 Brakes
Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton Ferrari 9 Gearbox
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant Bugatti 18 Throttle
Sir Stirling Moss Maserati 8 Gearbox
Henry O'Reilly Schell Vanwall 4 Engine
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Vanwall 5 Injury in practice
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo Ferrari 1
2 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2
3 Peter John Collins Ferrari 3
4 Henry O'Reilly Schell Vanwall 4
5 Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Vanwall 5
6 John Michael Hawthorn Vanwall 6
7 Jean Marie Behra Maserati 7
8 Sir Stirling Moss Maserati 8
9 Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton Ferrari 9
10 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 10

Fastest Lap

Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo (Ferrari) – 2:35:58.500

Driver of the Day

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