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1956 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitReims, 61 laps
Round5 of 8
Race numbers

The 1956 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 53rd World Championship race
  • 6th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Reims
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari612hr 34m 23.400s8
2 (ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari61+0.300s6
3+4(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati61+1m 29.900s4
4-3(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioFerrari61+1m 35.100s4 FL
5+8Maserati59+2 laps
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  • 1
6+6(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)58+3 laps 
7+10(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati57+4 laps 
8+6(BRA) Hermano da Silva RamosGordini57+4 laps 
9+6(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini56+5 laps 
10-4Vanwall56+5 laps 
11+8(BEL) Andre PiletteGordini55+6 laps 
R (FRA) Andre SimonMaserati (privateer)41DNF 
R (ITA) Piero TaruffiMaserati40DNF 
R (BEL) Olivier GendebienFerrari38DNF 
R (ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)23DNF 
R (ESP) Alfonso de PortagoFerrari20DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantBugatti18DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossMaserati12DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellVanwall5DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Colin ChapmanVanwall   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:23.300

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioFerrari
2(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
3(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari
4(USA) Harry SchellVanwall
5  
6(GBR) Mike HawthornVanwall
7(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
8(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati
9(ESP) Alfonso de PortagoFerrari
10(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)
11(BEL) Olivier GendebienFerrari
12(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)
13(ITA) Cesare PerdisaMaserati
14(BRA) Hermano da Silva RamosGordini
15(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
16(ITA) Piero TaruffiMaserati
17(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati
18(FRA) Maurice TrintignantBugatti
19(BEL) Andre PiletteGordini
20(FRA) Andre SimonMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Peter Collins19
2(FRA) Jean Behra14
3(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio13
4(GBR) Stirling Moss12
5(USA) Pat Flaherty8
6(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti7.5
7(USA) Sam Hanks6
=(BEL) Paul Frere6
9(ITA) Luigi Musso4
10(GBR) Mike Hawthorn4
=(USA) Don Freeland4
12(ITA) Cesare Perdisa3
13(USA) Johnnie Parsons3
=(USA) Harry Schell3
15(BEL) Olivier Gendebien2
=(BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos2
=(USA) Dick Rathmann2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
19(BRA) Chico Landi1.5
=(ITA) Gerino Gerini1.5
21(USA) Paul Russo1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

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
1-2 start
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