1956 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 14 July 1956 |
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| Winner | |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Silverstone, 101 laps |
| Round | 6 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1956 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:41.000
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM |
| 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 5 |  Harry Schell | Vanwall |
| 6 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Vanwall |
| 7 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) |
| 8 |  Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | BRM |
| 10 | Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught-Alta |
| 11 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta |
| 12 |  Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 13 |  Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 14 | Horace Gould | Maserati (privateer) |
| 15 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
| 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall |
| 17 | Ron Flockhart | BRM |
| 18 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 19 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati (privateer) |
| 20 | Bruce Halford | Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta |
| 22 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) |
| 23 | Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta |
| 24 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati (privateer) |
| 25 | Francisco Godia | Maserati |
| 26 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (privateer) |
| 28 |  Jack Brabham | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins | 22 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 21 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | 18 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | 13 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | 7.5 |
| 7 | Sam Hanks | 6 |
| = |  Paul Frere | 6 |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | 4 |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
| = | Don Freeland | 4 |
| 12 | Alfonso de Portago | 3 |
| 13 | Cesare Perdisa | 3 |
| 14 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 |
| = | Harry Schell | 3 |
| = | Jack Fairman | 3 |
| 17 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| = | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 |
| = | Dick Rathmann | 2 |
| = | Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| = | Horace Gould | 2 |
| 22 | Chico Landi | 1.5 |
| = | Gerino Gerini | 1.5 |
| 24 | Paul Russo | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Tony Brooks
- Paul Emery (only start)
- Bruce Halford
- Archie Scott-Brown (only start)
- Desmond Titterington (only start)
- Emeryson
- Wins
- 19th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 24th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 15th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 27th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 6th for Jean Behra
- 4th for Peter Collins
- 1st and only for Alfonso de Portago (49th different podium finisher, 1st Spanish driver; last Spanish driver to finish on the podium until 2003)
- 72nd & 73rd for Ferrari
- 24th for Maserati
- Poles
- 2nd for Stirling Moss (first for Maserati)
- 4th for Maserati
- Fastest laps
- 5th for Stirling Moss
- 10th for Maserati (3rd constructor to set ten fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 39th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 12th for Stirling Moss
- 8th for Mike Hawthorn (first since 1954; only front row start for BRM)
- 3rd for Peter Collins
- Points finishes
- 1st for Alfonso de Portago (81st different point scorer, 1st Spanish driver)
- 1st for Jack Fairman (82nd different point scorer, 10th British driver)
- 1st and only for Horace Gould (83rd different point scorer, 11th British driver)