1956 British Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Race 6 of 8 in the 1956 Formula One season | ||
Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration | ||
Date | 14 July 1956 | |
Official name | IX RAC British Grand Prix | |
Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.7105 km (2.927 mi) | |
Distance | 101 laps, 475.766 km (295.627 mi) | |
Weather | Overcast, dry | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
Time | 1:41.0 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
Time | 1:43.2 | |
Podium | ||
First | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
Second | Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins |
Ferrari |
Third | Jean Behra | Maserati |
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The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was the sixth round of the 1956 World Drivers' Championship.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 101 | 2:59:47.0 | 2 | 8 |
2 | 4 | Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 100 | +1 Lap | 12 | 3 3 |
3 | 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 99 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
4 | 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 98 | +3 Laps | 21 | 3 |
5 | 31 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 97 | +4 Laps | 14 | 2 |
6 | 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 96 | +5 Laps | 19 | |
7 | 9 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 95 | +6 Laps | 15 | |
8 | 10 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 94 | +7 Laps | 25 | |
9 | 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 94 | +7 Laps | 18 | |
10 | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti Alfonso de Portago |
Ferrari | 92 | +9 Laps | 8 | |
11 | 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 88 | +13 Laps | 22 | |
Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 94 | Axle | 1 | 1 |
Ret | 16 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 87 | Fuel System | 5 | |
Ret | 20 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 74 | Engine | 11 | |
Ret | 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 74 | Fuel System | 16 | |
Ret | 14 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 71 | Axle | 26 | |
Ret | 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 64 | Oil Pressure | 4 | |
Ret | 28 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 59 | Fuel System | 7 | |
Ret | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 39 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 23 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 24 | Transmission | 3 | |
Ret | 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 23 | Electrical | 27 | |
Ret | 29 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 24 | |
Ret | 19 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught-Alta | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
Ret | 32 | Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta | 12 | Ignition | 23 | |
Ret | 30 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 3 | Engine | 28 | |
Ret | 25 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | 0 | Transmission | 6 |
Notes
- 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).
- Grand Prix debut for: Paul Emery and Bruce Halford. Only Grand Prix appearance for Archie Scott Brown and Desmond Titterington.
- Career Firsts: Jack Fairman, Horace Gould, and Alfonso de Portago (points); Alfonso de Portago (podium).
Drivers' Championship standings after the race
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Peter Collins | 22 | |
1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 21 |
1 | 3 | Jean Behra | 18 |
4 | Stirling Moss | 13 | |
5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Previous race: 1956 French Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1956 season |
Next race: 1956 German Grand Prix |
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