1956 French Grand Prix

January 2017 F1 France French Circuit-Reims-1954.png Reims-Gueux layout 1 July 1956 1956 Belgian Grand Prix 1956 British Grand Prix XLII Grand Prix de l'ACF Reims Circuit, Reims, France Temporary road course 5.159 8.302 61 314.676 506.422 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:23.3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:25.8 Argentina Peter Collins Ferrari United Kingdom Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari Italy Jean Behra Maserati France FRA The 1956 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1956 at Reims. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. Bugatti made a one-off appearance in this race with their Type 251, a Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout driven by Maurice Trintignant. The car proved to be uncompetitive and he retired after 18 laps. This race was also notable for being the only Formula One World Championship entry as a driver for Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman. Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1 10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:23.3—2 12 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:24.6 +1.33 14 UK Peter Collins Ferrari 2:25.6 +2.34 22 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 2:26.1 +2.85 26 UK Colin Chapman Vanwall 2:26.8 +3.56 24 UK Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 2:27.0 +3.77 4 France Jean Behra Maserati 2:27.8 +4.58 2 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 2:29.9 +6.69 16 Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 2:30.9 +7.610 38 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:33.3 +10.011 44 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2:34.5 +11.212 36 France Louis Rosier Maserati 2:35.3 +12.013 8 Italy Piero Taruffi Maserati 2:35.6 +12.314 32 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 2:35.9 +12.615 30 France Robert Manzon Gordini 2:36.0 +12.716 6 Italy Cesare Perdisa Maserati 2:36.4 +13.117 40 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 2:40.0 +16.718 28 France Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 2:41.9 +18.619 34 Belgium André Pilette Gordini 2:46.8 +23.520 42 France André Simon Maserati 2:47.9 +24.6 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1956&gp=ACF%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1956 ACF GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 16 July 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 14 UK Peter Collins Ferrari 61 2:34:23.4 3 8 2 12 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 61 +0.3 2 6 3 4 France Jean Behra Maserati 61 +1:29.9 7 4 4 10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 61 +1:35.1 1 41 1 5 6 Italy Cesare PerdisaUK Stirling Moss Maserati 59 +2 Laps 13 11 6 36 France Louis Rosier Maserati 58 +3 Laps 12 7 40 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 57 +4 Laps 17 8 32 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 57 +4 Laps 14 9 30 France Robert Manzon Gordini 56 +5 Laps 15 10 24 UK Mike HawthornUnited States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 56 +5 Laps 6 11 34 Belgium André Pilette Gordini 55 +6 Laps 19 Ret Retired 42 France André Simon Maserati 41 Engine 20 Ret Retired 8 Italy Piero Taruffi Maserati 40 Engine 16 Ret Retired 44 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 38 Clutch 11 Ret Retired 38 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 23 Brakes 10 Ret Retired 16 Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 20 Gearbox 9 Ret Retired 28 France Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 18 Throttle 18 Ret Retired 2 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 12 Gearbox 8 Ret Retired 22 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 5 Engine 4 DNS Did not start 26 UK Colin Chapman Vanwall Accident/driver injured 5 Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1956/666/ 1956 French Grand Prix formula1.com 9 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150103091427/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1956/666/ 3 January 2015 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Shared drives Car #6: Cesare Perdisa (20 laps) and Stirling Moss (39 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place. Car #24: Mike Hawthorn (10 laps) and Harry Schell (46 laps). Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 UK Peter Collins 19 10px 1 2 France Jean Behra 14 10px 1 3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 13 10px 2 4 UK Stirling Moss 12 10px 5 USA 1912 Pat Flaherty 8Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/france/championnat.aspx France 1956 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References French Grand Prix 1956 1956 Belgian Grand Prix 1956 British Grand Prix 1954 French Grand Prix 1957 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Category:1956 in French motorsport