Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (3)	Video Links (0)	Crew Chiefs

1956 Grand Prix of France

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

Formula One race number 5 of 8
Sunday, July 1, 1956 at Circuit de Reims, Reims, France
61 laps on a 8.302 kilometer street course (506.422 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:34:23.4
Average speed: 196.817 kph
Pole time: 143.3 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .3 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1956 Formula One results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	14	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	61	2:34:23.4	15	8
2	2	12	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	61	+0.3	11	6
3	7	4	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	61	+89.9	0	4
4	1	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	61	+95.1	35	4
5	13	6	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	59	+2 laps	0	2
6	12	36	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	58	+3 laps	0	0
7	17	40	Paco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	57	+4 laps	0	0
8	14	32	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32 / Gordini 2.5 L8	57	+4 laps	0	0
9	15	30	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32 / Gordini 2.5 L8	56	+5 laps	0	0
10	6	24	Mike Hawthorn	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4	56	+5 laps	0	0
11	19	34	Andre Pilette	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16 / Gordini 2.5 L6	55	+6 laps	0	0
ret	20	42	Andre Simon	Andre Simon	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	41	engine	0	0
ret	16	8	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	40	engine	0	0
ret	11	44	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	38	clutch	0	0
ret	10	38	Luigi Villoresi	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	23	brakes	0	0
ret	9	16	Alfonso de Portago	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	20	gearbox	0	0
ret	18	28	Maurice Trintignant	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti T251 / Bugatti 2.5 L8	18	throttle	0	0
ret	8	2	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	12	gearbox	0	0
ret	4	22	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4	5	engine	0	0
dns	5	26	Colin Chapman	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4	0	did not start	0	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #6: Stirling Moss (39 laps), 1 points)
Car #24: Harry Schell (46 laps)

Fastest Lap: 204.988 kph by Juan Manuel Fangio

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Peter Collins	1	1	1
Eugenio Castellotti	2	3	2
Juan Manuel Fangio	4	38	35
Eugenio Castellotti	39	46	8
Peter Collins	47	48	2
Eugenio Castellotti	49	49	1
Peter Collins	50	61	12