British Grand Prix
1956 RAC British Grand Prix
Podium
DEPFerrari
2
FANFerrari
1
COLFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerFAN2:59:47.000 from P2
PoleMOS1:41.000
Fastest lapMOS1:43.200 on lap 71
Finishers13 / 30classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | ▲1 | 101 | 2:59:47.000 | 8 | – |
| 2 | DEPAlfonso De Portago | Ferrari | 12 | ▲10 | 100 | +1 lap | 3 | – |
| 3 | COLPeter Collins | Ferrari | – | 0 | +101 laps | 3 | – | |
| 4 | BEHJean Behra | Maserati | 13 | ▲9 | 99 | +2 laps | 4 | – |
| 5 | FAIJack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | ▲16 | 98 | +3 laps | 3 | – |
| 6 | GOUHorace Gould | Maserati | 14 | ▲8 | 97 | +4 laps | 2 | – |
| 7 | VILLuigi Villoresi | Maserati | 19 | ▲12 | 96 | +5 laps | – | |
| 8 | PERCesare Perdisa | Maserati | 15 | ▲7 | 95 | +6 laps | – | |
| 9 | GODPaco Godia | Maserati | 25 | ▲16 | 94 | +7 laps | – | |
| 10 | MANRobert Manzon | Gordini | 18 | ▲8 | 94 | +7 laps | – | |
| 11 | CASEugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 8 | ▼3 | 92 | +9 laps | – | |
| 12 | DEPAlfonso De Portago | Ferrari | – | 0 | +101 laps | – | ||
| 13 | BGEBob Gerard | Cooper | 22 | ▲9 | 88 | +13 laps | – | |
| DNF | MOSStirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | 94 | Axle | 1 | 1:43.200 | |
| DNF | SCHHarry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | 86 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | TITDesmond Titterington | Connaught | 11 | 74 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | DASHermano Da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | 71 | Axle | – | ||
| DNF | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 16 | 70 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | COLPeter Collins | Ferrari | 4 | 64 | Oil pressure | – | ||
| DNF | SALRoy Salvadori | Maserati | 7 | 59 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | BROTony Brooks | BRM | 9 | 39 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | HAWMike Hawthorn | BRM | 3 | 24 | Transmission | – | ||
| DNF | ROSLouis Rosier | Maserati | 27 | 23 | Electrical | – | ||
| DNF | HALBruce Halford | Maserati | 20 | 22 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | MAGUmberto Maglioli | Maserati | 24 | 21 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | SCOArchie Scott Brown | Connaught | 10 | 16 | Transmission | – | ||
| DNF | EMEPaul Emery | Emeryson | 23 | 12 | Ignition | – | ||
| DNF | BRAJack Brabham | Maserati | 28 | 3 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | FLORon Flockhart | BRM | 17 | 2 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | JGOJosé Froilán González | Vanwall | 6 | 0 | Transmission | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSStirling Moss | Maserati | 1:41.000 | |
| 2 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1:42.000 | +1.000s |
| 3 | HAWMike Hawthorn | BRM | 1:43.000 | +2.000s |
| 4 | COLPeter Collins | Ferrari | 1:43.000 | +2.000s |
| 5 | SCHHarry Schell | Vanwall | 1:44.000 | +3.000s |
| 6 | JGOJosé Froilán González | Vanwall | 1:44.000 | +3.000s |
| 7 | SALRoy Salvadori | Maserati | 1:44.000 | +3.000s |
| 8 | CASEugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:44.000 | +3.000s |
| 9 | BROTony Brooks | BRM | 1:45.000 | +4.000s |
| 10 | SCOArchie Scott Brown | Connaught | 1:45.000 | +4.000s |
| 11 | TITDesmond Titterington | Connaught | 1:46.000 | +5.000s |
| 12 | DEPAlfonso De Portago | Ferrari | 1:47.000 | +6.000s |
| 13 | BEHJean Behra | Maserati | 1:47.000 | +6.000s |
| 14 | GOUHorace Gould | Maserati | 1:48.000 | +7.000s |
| 15 | PERCesare Perdisa | Maserati | 1:49.000 | +8.000s |
| 16 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 1:49.000 | +8.000s |
| 17 | FLORon Flockhart | BRM | 1:49.000 | +8.000s |
| 18 | MANRobert Manzon | Gordini | 1:49.000 | +8.000s |
| 19 | VILLuigi Villoresi | Maserati | 1:50.000 | +9.000s |
| 20 | HALBruce Halford | Maserati | 1:51.000 | +10.000s |
| 21 | FAIJack Fairman | Connaught | 1:51.000 | +10.000s |
| 22 | BGEBob Gerard | Cooper | 1:53.000 | +12.000s |
| 23 | EMEPaul Emery | Emeryson | 1:54.000 | +13.000s |
| 24 | MAGUmberto Maglioli | Maserati | 1:54.000 | +13.000s |
| 25 | GODPaco Godia | Maserati | 1:55.000 | +14.000s |
| 26 | DASHermano Da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 1:56.000 | +15.000s |
| 27 | ROSLouis Rosier | Maserati | 1:59.000 | +18.000s |
| 28 | BRAJack Brabham | Maserati | 2:01.000 | +20.000s |
Silverstone Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1954 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 1953 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1951 | José Froilán González | Ferrari |
| 1950 | Nino Farina | Alfa Romeo |
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