1956 British Grand Prix

1956 British Grand Prix
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Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Race details
Date	14 July 1956
Official name	9th RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.7105 km (2.927 miles)
Distance	101 laps, 475.766 km (295.627 miles)
Weather	Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Time	1:41.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Maserati
Time	1:43.2
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari
Second	Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins	Ferrari
Third	Jean Behra	Maserati
Lap leaders

The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	1:41.0	—
2	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	1:41.0	+0.0
3	23	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	1:43.0	+2.0
4	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:43.0	+2.0
5	16	Harry Schell	Vanwall	1:44.0	+3.0
6	18	José Froilán González	Vanwall	1:44.0	+3.0
7	28	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	1:44.0	+3.0
8	3	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	1:44.0	+3.0
9	24	Tony Brooks	BRM	1:45.0	+4.0
10	19	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught-Alta	1:45.0	+4.0
11	20	Desmond Titterington	Connaught-Alta	1:46.0	+5.0
12	4	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	1:47.0	+6.0
13	8	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:47.0	+6.0
14	31	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:48.0	+7.0
15	9	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	1:49.0	+8.0
16	17	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	1:49.0	+8.0
17	25	Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:49.0	+8.0
18	15	Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:49.0	+8.0
19	11	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	1:50.0	+9.0
20	29	Bruce Halford	Maserati	1:51.0	+10.0
21	21	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	1:51.0	+10.0
22	26	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	1:53.0	+12.0
23	32	Paul Emery	Emeryson-Alta	1:54.0	+13.0
24	12	Umberto Maglioli	Maserati	1:54.0	+13.0
25	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	1:55.0	+14.0
26	14	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	1:56.0	+15.0
27	27	Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:59.0	+18.0
28	30	Jack Brabham	Maserati	2:01.0	+20.0
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	101	2:59:47.0	2	8
2	4	Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins	Ferrari	100	+1 Lap	12	3 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 Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	92	+9 Laps	8
11	26	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	88	+13 Laps	22
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	94	Axle	1	11
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	Hermano 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
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Notes

• ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

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).

Notes

• This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver.
• This was the first race entry and start for British manufacturer Emeryson.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Peter Collins	22
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	21
1	3	Jean Behra	18
	4	Stirling Moss	13
	5	Pat Flaherty	8
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.