1956 French Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 1 July 1956 |
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Fastest lap |
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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 | ![]() | Ferrari | 61 | 2hr 34m 23.400s | 8 |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 61 | +0.300s | 6 | |
3 | +4 | ![]() | Maserati | 61 | +1m 29.900s | 4 |
4 | -3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 61 | +1m 35.100s | 4 FL |
5 | +8 | Maserati | 59 | +2 laps |
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6 | +6 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 58 | +3 laps | |
7 | +10 | ![]() | Maserati | 57 | +4 laps | |
8 | +6 | ![]() | Gordini | 57 | +4 laps | |
9 | +6 | ![]() | Gordini | 56 | +5 laps | |
10 | -4 | Vanwall | 56 | +5 laps | ||
11 | +8 | ![]() | Gordini | 55 | +6 laps | |
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 41 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 40 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 38 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Bugatti | 18 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 12 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Vanwall | 5 | DNF | ||
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![]() | Vanwall |
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:23.300
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari |
4 | ![]() | Vanwall |
5 | ||
6 | ![]() | Vanwall |
7 | ![]() | Maserati |
8 | ![]() | Maserati |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
11 | ![]() | Ferrari |
12 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
13 | ![]() | Maserati |
14 | ![]() | Gordini |
15 | ![]() | Gordini |
16 | ![]() | Maserati |
17 | ![]() | Maserati |
18 | ![]() | Bugatti |
19 | ![]() | Gordini |
20 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1956 French Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 19 |
2 | ![]() | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 7.5 |
7 | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
21 | ![]() | 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