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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