French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1956
Podium
CASFerrari
2
COLFerrari
1
BEHMaserati
3
Key facts
WinnerCOL2:34:23.400 from P3
PoleFAN2:23.300
Fastest lapFAN2:25.800 on lap 61
Finishers13 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLPeter Collins | Ferrari | 3 | ▲2 | 61 | 2:34:23.400 | 8 | – |
| 2 | CASEugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | – | 61 | +0.300s | 6 | – |
| 3 | BEHJean Behra | Maserati | 7 | ▲4 | 61 | +89.900s | 4 | – |
| 4 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | ▼3 | 61 | +95.100s | 4 | 2:25.800 |
| 5 | PERCesare Perdisa | Maserati | 13 | ▲8 | 59 | +2 laps | 1 | – |
| 6 | MOSStirling Moss | Maserati | – | 0 | +61 laps | 1 | – | |
| 7 | ROSLouis Rosier | Maserati | 12 | ▲5 | 58 | +3 laps | – | |
| 8 | GODPaco Godia | Maserati | 17 | ▲9 | 57 | +4 laps | – | |
| 9 | DASHermano Da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 14 | ▲5 | 57 | +4 laps | – | |
| 10 | MANRobert Manzon | Gordini | 15 | ▲5 | 56 | +5 laps | – | |
| 11 | HAWMike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 6 | ▼5 | 56 | +5 laps | – | |
| 12 | SCHHarry Schell | Vanwall | – | 0 | +61 laps | – | ||
| 13 | PILAndré Pilette | Gordini | 19 | ▲6 | 55 | +6 laps | – | |
| DNF | SIMAndré Simon | Maserati | 20 | 41 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | TARPiero Taruffi | Maserati | 16 | 40 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | GENOlivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | 38 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | VILLuigi Villoresi | Maserati | 10 | 23 | Brakes | – | ||
| DNF | DEPAlfonso De Portago | Ferrari | 9 | 20 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 18 | 18 | Throttle | – | ||
| DNF | MOSStirling Moss | Maserati | 8 | 12 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNF | SCHHarry Schell | Vanwall | 4 | 5 | Engine | – | ||
| DNS | CHAColin Chapman | Vanwall | 5 | 0 | Injury in practice | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANJuan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2:23.300 | |
| 2 | CASEugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2:24.600 | +1.300s |
| 3 | COLPeter Collins | Ferrari | 2:24.900 | +1.600s |
| 4 | SCHHarry Schell | Vanwall | 2:26.100 | +2.800s |
| 5 | CHAColin Chapman | Vanwall | 2:26.800 | +3.500s |
| 6 | HAWMike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 2:27.000 | +3.700s |
| 7 | BEHJean Behra | Maserati | 2:27.800 | +4.500s |
| 8 | MOSStirling Moss | Maserati | 2:29.900 | +6.600s |
| 9 | DEPAlfonso De Portago | Ferrari | 2:32.800 | +9.500s |
| 10 | VILLuigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:33.300 | +10.000s |
| 11 | GENOlivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 2:34.500 | +11.200s |
| 12 | ROSLouis Rosier | Maserati | 2:35.300 | +12.000s |
| 13 | PERCesare Perdisa | Maserati | 2:35.600 | +12.300s |
| 14 | DASHermano Da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 2:35.900 | +12.600s |
| 15 | MANRobert Manzon | Gordini | 2:36.900 | +13.600s |
| 16 | TARPiero Taruffi | Maserati | 2:37.500 | +14.200s |
| 17 | GODPaco Godia | Maserati | 2:40.400 | +17.100s |
| 18 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 2:42.000 | +18.700s |
| 19 | PILAndré Pilette | Gordini | 2:46.800 | +23.500s |
| 20 | SIMAndré Simon | Maserati | 2:47.900 | +24.600s |
Reims-Gueux
Previous winners here
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 1953 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 1951 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 1950 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
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