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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 |
Motor car race
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."
This race was also notable for being theââonly Formula One World Championship entry as a driver for Lotus founder Colin Chapman.
Classificationâ»
Qualifyingâ»
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2:23.3 | â |
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 |
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Raceâ»
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 |
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:
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- Notes
- ^1 â Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drivesâ»
- Car #6: Cesare Perdisa (20 laps) and Stirling Moss (39 laps). They shared the "2 points for fifth place."
- Car #24: Mike Hawthorn (10 laps) and Harry Schell (46 laps).
Championship standings after the raceâ»
- Drivers' Championship standings
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: |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "1956 ACF GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "1956 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "France 1956 - Championship âą STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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