1956 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 July 1956 |
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| Circuit | Reims, 61 laps |
| Round | 5 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1956 French Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Peter Collins | Ferrari | 61 | 2hr 34m 23.400s | 8 |
| 2 |  Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 61 | +0.300s | 6 | |
| 3 | +4 |  Jean Behra | Maserati | 61 | +1m 29.900s | 4 |
| 4 | -3 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 61 | +1m 35.100s | 4 FL |
| 5 | +8 | Maserati | 59 | +2 laps |
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| 6 | +6 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (privateer) | 58 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +10 |  Francisco Godia | Maserati | 57 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | +6 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 57 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +6 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 56 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | -4 | Vanwall | 56 | +5 laps | ||
| 11 | +8 |  Andre Pilette | Gordini | 55 | +6 laps | |
| R | Andre Simon | Maserati (privateer) | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Piero Taruffi | Maserati | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 12 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Colin Chapman | Vanwall | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:23.300
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 3 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 4 | Harry Schell | Vanwall |
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| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall |
| 7 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 8 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 9 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati (privateer) |
| 11 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari |
| 12 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (privateer) |
| 13 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati |
| 14 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 16 | Piero Taruffi | Maserati |
| 17 | Francisco Godia | Maserati |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti |
| 19 | Andre Pilette | Gordini |
| 20 | Andre Simon | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1956 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Peter Collins | 19 |
| 2 | Jean Behra | 14 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 13 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | 12 |
| 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 | Cesare Perdisa | 3 |
| 13 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 |
| = | Harry Schell | 3 |
| 15 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| = | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 |
| = | Dick Rathmann | 2 |
| = | Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 19 | Chico Landi | 1.5 |
| = | Gerino Gerini | 1.5 |
| 21 | Paul Russo | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Alfonso de Portago
- Bugatti (only start)
- Wins
- 2nd for Peter Collins (last win until 1958)
- 23rd for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 14th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 5th for Jean Behra, 3rd for Peter Collins, 3rd and last for Eugenio Castellotti
- 70th & 71st for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 70 podiums), 23rd for Maserati
- Poles
- 22nd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 23rd for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 11th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 19th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 18th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 38th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 4th for Eugenio Castellotti, 2nd for Peter Collins
- Points finishes
- 5th and last for Eugenio Castellotti, 3rd and last for Cesare Perdisa