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1956 R.A.C. British Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 6 of 8
Saturday, July 14, 1956 at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England
101 laps on a 4.710 kilometer road course (475.710 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:59:47.0
Average speed: 158.778 kph
Pole time: 101 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1956 Formula One results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	101	2:59:47.0	33	8
2	12	4	Alfonso de Portago	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	100	+1 lap	0	6
3	13	8	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	99	+2 laps	0	4
4	21	21	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B / Alta 1.5	98	+3 laps	0	3
5	14	31	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	97	+4 laps	0	2
6	19	11	Luigi Villoresi	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	96	+5 laps	0	0
7	15	9	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	95	+6 laps	0	0
8	25	10	Paco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	94	+7 laps	0	0
9	18	15	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32 / Gordini 2.5 L8	94	+7 laps	0	0
10	8	3	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	92	+9 laps	0	0
11	22	26	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23 / Bristol 2.0 LG	88	+13 laps	0	0
12	1	7	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	94	axle	53	1
ret	5	16	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4	87	fuel system	0	0
ret	11	20	Desmond Titterington	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B / Alta 1.5	74	engine	0	0
ret	16	17	Maurice Trintignant	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4	74	fuel system	0	0
ret	26	14	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32 / Gordini 2.5 L8	71	axle	0	0
ret	4	2	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50 / Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	64	oil pressure	0	0
ret	7	28	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering Ltd.	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	59	fuel system	0	0
ret	9	24	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25 / BRM 2.5 L4	39	crash	0	0
ret	3	23	Mike Hawthorn	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25 / BRM 2.5 L4	24	transmission	15	0
ret	27	27	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	23	electrical	0	0
ret	20	29	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	22	engine	0	0
ret	24	12	Umberto Maglioli	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	21	gearbox	0	0
ret	10	19	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B / Alta 1.5	16	transmission	0	0
ret	23	32	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson / Alta 1.5	12	ignition	0	0
ret	28	30	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2.5 L6	3	engine	0	0
ret	17	25	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25 / BRM 2.5 L4	2	engine	0	0
ret	6	18	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall / Vanwall 2.5 L4	0	transmission	0	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #4: Peter Collins (30 laps), 3 points)
Car #3: Alfonso de Portago (12 laps)

Fastest Lap: 164.337 kph by Stirling Moss

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mike Hawthorn	1	15	15
Stirling Moss	16	68	53
Juan Manuel Fangio	69	101	33