1956 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 Great Britain British 9th RAC British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration 14 July 1956 1956 French Grand Prix 1956 German Grand Prix Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, England Permanent racing facility 2.927 4.7105 101 295.627 475.766 Overcast, dry Stirling Moss Maserati 1:41.0 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 1:43.2 UK Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari Argentina Alfonso de Portago UK Peter Collins Ferrari Spain 1945 Jean Behra Maserati France GBR The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1 7 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 1:41.0—2 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 1:41.0 +0.03 23 UK Mike Hawthorn BRM 1:43.0 +2.04 2 UK Peter Collins Ferrari 1:43.0 +2.05 16 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 1:44.0 +3.06 18 Argentina José Froilán González Vanwall 1:44.0 +3.07 28 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 1:44.0 +3.08 3 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 1:44.0 +3.09 24 UK Tony Brooks BRM 1:45.0 +4.010 19 UK Archie Scott Brown Connaught-Alta 1:45.0 +4.011 20 UK Desmond Titterington Connaught-Alta 1:46.0 +5.012 4 Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 1:47.0 +6.013 8 France Jean Behra Maserati 1:47.0 +6.014 31 UK Horace Gould Maserati 1:48.0 +7.015 9 Italy Cesare Perdisa Maserati 1:49.0 +8.016 17 France Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 1:49.0 +8.017 25 UK Ron Flockhart BRM 1:49.0 +8.018 15 France Robert Manzon Gordini 1:49.0 +8.019 11 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 1:50.0 +9.020 29 UK Bruce Halford Maserati 1:51.0 +10.021 21 UK Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 1:51.0 +10.022 26 UK Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 1:53.0 +12.023 32 UK Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 1:54.0 +13.024 12 Italy Umberto Maglioli Maserati 1:54.0 +13.025 10 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 1:55.0 +14.026 14 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 1:56.0 +15.027 27 France Louis Rosier Maserati 1:59.0 +18.028 30 Australia Jack Brabham Maserati 2:01.0 +20.0 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1956&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1956 British GP Qualification chicanef1.com 16 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200715095837/http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1956&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual 15 July 2020 dead Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 101 2:59:47.0 2 8 2 4 Spain 1945 Alfonso de PortagoUK Peter Collins Ferrari 100 +1 Lap 12 33 3 8 France Jean Behra Maserati 99 +2 Laps 13 4 4 21 UK Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 98 +3 Laps 21 3 5 31 UK Horace Gould Maserati 97 +4 Laps 14 2 6 11 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 96 +5 Laps 19 7 9 Italy Cesare Perdisa Maserati 95 +6 Laps 15 8 10 Spain 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 94 +7 Laps 25 9 15 France Robert Manzon Gordini 94 +7 Laps 18 10 3 Italy Eugenio CastellottiSpain 1945 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 92 +9 Laps 8 11 26 UK Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 88 +13 Laps 22 Ret Retired 7 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 94 Axle 1 11 1 Ret Retired 16 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 87 Fuel System 5 Ret Retired 20 UK Desmond Titterington Connaught-Alta 74 Engine 11 Ret Retired 17 France Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 74 Fuel System 16 Ret Retired 14 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 71 Axle 26 Ret Retired 2 UK Peter Collins Ferrari 64 Oil Pressure 4 Ret Retired 28 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 59 Fuel System 7 Ret Retired 24 UK Tony Brooks BRM 39 Accident 9 Ret Retired 23 UK Mike Hawthorn BRM 24 Transmission 3 Ret Retired 27 France Louis Rosier Maserati 23 Electrical 27 Ret Retired 29 UK Bruce Halford Maserati 22 Engine 20 Ret Retired 12 Italy Umberto Maglioli Maserati 21 Gearbox 24 Ret Retired 19 UK Archie Scott Brown Connaught-Alta 16 Transmission 10 Ret Retired 32 UK Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 12 Ignition 23 Ret Retired 30 Australia Jack Brabham Maserati 3 Engine 28 Ret Retired 25 UK Ron Flockhart BRM 2 Engine 17 Ret Retired 18 Argentina José Froilán González Vanwall 0 Transmission 6 Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/147/great-britain.html 1956 British Grand Prix formula1.com 2 August 2018 2 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193039/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/147/great-britain.html dead Notes 1 1 – 1 point for fastest lap Shared drives Car #4: Alfonso de Portago (70 laps) and Peter Collins (30 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place. Car #3: Eugenio Castellotti (80 laps) and Alfonso de Portago (12 laps). Notes This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver. This was the first race entry and start for British manufacturer Emeryson. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 UK Peter Collins 22 10px 1 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 21 10px 1 3 France Jean Behra 18 10px 4 UK Stirling Moss 13 10px 5 USA 1912 Pat Flaherty 8Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1956 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References British Grand Prix 1956 1956 French Grand Prix 1956 German Grand Prix 1955 British Grand Prix 1957 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix British Grand Prix British Grand Prix