1956 British Grand Prix
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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 |
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1 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Maserati |
2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
3 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | BRM |
4 | (GBR) Peter Collins | Ferrari |
5 | (USA) Harry Schell | Vanwall |
6 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Vanwall |
7 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) |
8 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
9 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | BRM |
10 | (GBR) Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught-Alta |
11 | (GBR) Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta |
12 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
13 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Maserati |
14 | (GBR) Horace Gould | Maserati (privateer) |
15 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
16 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall |
17 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart | BRM |
18 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini |
19 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Maserati (privateer) |
20 | (GBR) Bruce Halford | Maserati (privateer) |
21 | (GBR) Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta |
22 | (GBR) Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) |
23 | (GBR) Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta |
24 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli | Maserati (privateer) |
25 | (ESP) Francisco Godia | Maserati |
26 | (BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
27 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Maserati (privateer) |
28 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Peter Collins | 22 |
2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 21 |
3 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 18 |
4 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 13 |
5 | (USA) Pat Flaherty | 8 |
6 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 7.5 |
7 | (USA) Sam Hanks | 6 |
= | (BEL) Paul Frere | 6 |
9 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | 4 |
10 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
= | (USA) Don Freeland | 4 |
12 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago | 3 |
13 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | 3 |
14 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | 3 |
= | (USA) Harry Schell | 3 |
= | (GBR) Jack Fairman | 3 |
17 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
= | (BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 |
= | (USA) Dick Rathmann | 2 |
= | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
= | (GBR) Horace Gould | 2 |
22 | (BRA) Chico Landi | 1.5 |
= | (ITA) Gerino Gerini | 1.5 |
24 | (USA) Paul Russo | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Stats & 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)