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French Grand Prix 1956

Round 5 of 8  · 1 July 1956  · Reims-Gueux  · 61 laps

Fastest Lap Juan Manuel Fangio 2:25.800 (lap 61)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 COL Peter Collins Ferrari 3 2:34:23.400 8
2 CAS Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2 +0.300 6
3 BEH Jean Behra Maserati 7 +1:29.900 4
4 FAN Juan Manuel Fangio FL Ferrari 1 +1:35.100 4
5 PER Cesare Perdisa Maserati 13 +2 laps 1
5 MOS Stirling Moss Maserati 1
6 ROS Louis Rosier Maserati 12 +3 laps
7 GOD Paco Godia Maserati 17 +4 laps
8 DAS Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 14 +4 laps
9 MAN Robert Manzon Gordini 15 +5 laps
10 HAW Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 6 +5 laps
10 SCH Harry Schell Vanwall
11 PIL André Pilette Gordini 19 +6 laps
DNF SIM André Simon Maserati 20 Engine
DNF TAR Piero Taruffi Maserati 16 Engine
DNF GEN Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 11 Clutch
DNF VIL Luigi Villoresi Maserati 10 Brakes
DNF DEP Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 9 Gearbox
DNF TRI Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 18 Throttle
DNF MOS Stirling Moss Maserati 8 Gearbox
DNF SCH Harry Schell Vanwall 4 Engine
DNS CHA Colin Chapman Vanwall 5 Injury in practice

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 FAN Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:23.300
2 CAS Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:24.600
3 COL Peter Collins Ferrari 2:24.900
4 SCH Harry Schell Vanwall 2:26.100
5 CHA Colin Chapman Vanwall 2:26.800
6 HAW Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 2:27.000
7 BEH Jean Behra Maserati 2:27.800
8 MOS Stirling Moss Maserati 2:29.900
9 DEP Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 2:32.800
10 VIL Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:33.300
11 GEN Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2:34.500
12 ROS Louis Rosier Maserati 2:35.300
13 PER Cesare Perdisa Maserati 2:35.600
14 DAS Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 2:35.900
15 MAN Robert Manzon Gordini 2:36.900
16 TAR Piero Taruffi Maserati 2:37.500
17 GOD Paco Godia Maserati 2:40.400
18 TRI Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 2:42.000
19 PIL André Pilette Gordini 2:46.800
20 SIM André Simon Maserati 2:47.900