1956 British Grand Prix
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The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 101 | 2:59:47.0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 100 | +1 Lap | 12 | 3 |
| Shr | 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 3 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 99 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 98 | +3 Laps | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | 31 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 97 | +4 Laps | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 96 | +5 Laps | 19 | |
| 7 | 9 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 95 | +6 Laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 10 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 94 | +7 Laps | 25 | |
| 9 | 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 94 | +7 Laps | 18 | |
| 10 | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 92 | +9 Laps | 8 | |
| Shr | 3 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | ||||
| 11 | 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 88 | +13 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 94 | Axle | 1 | 1 |
| Ret | 16 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 87 | Fuel System | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 74 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 74 | Fuel System | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 71 | Axle | 26 | |
| Ret | 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 64 | Oil Pressure | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 59 | Fuel System | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 39 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 23 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 24 | Transmission | 3 | |
| Ret | 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 23 | Electrical | 27 | |
| Ret | 29 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 24 | |
| Ret | 19 | Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught-Alta | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 32 | Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta | 12 | Ignition | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 3 | Engine | 28 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | 0 | Transmission | 6 |
Notes
- Pole position: Stirling Moss - 1:41
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 1:43.2
- Lap Leaders: Mike Hawthorn 15 laps (1-15); Stirling Moss 53 laps (16-68); Juan Manuel Fangio 33 laps (69-101).
- Shared Drives:
- * Car #4: Alfonso de Portago (70 laps) and Peter Collins (30 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- * Car #3: Eugenio Castellotti (80 laps) and Alfonso de Portago (12 laps).
- Grand Prix debut for: Paul Emery and Bruce Halford. Only Grand Prix appearance for Archie Scott-Brown and Desmond Titterington.
- Career Firsts: Jack Fairman, Horace Gould, and Alfonso de Portago (points); Alfonso de Portago (podium).
| Previous race: 1956 French Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship, 1956 season | Next race: 1956 German Grand Prix |
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