1956 seasonR5 · 1 July 1956 · Reims-Gueux

French Grand Prix 1956

Peter Collins won for Ferrari. Started from P3.

Laps61PoleFangioFastest lapFangioDistance506.4 km
Start → finish · top ten3P1 CollinsP2 CastellottiP3 Behra1P4 FangioP5 PerdisaP5 Moss12P6 Rosier17P7 Godia14P8 Da Silva RamosP9 Manzon6P10 HawthornP10 Schell

Race results

01Peter CollinsFerrari2:34:23.4008
02Eugenio CastellottiFerrari+0.3006
03Jean BehraMaserati+1:29.9004
04Juan Manuel Fangiofastest lapFerrari+1:35.1004
05Cesare PerdisaMaserati+2 laps1
05Stirling MossMaserati1
06Louis RosierMaserati+3 laps
07Paco GodiaMaserati+4 laps
08Hermano da Silva RamosGordini+4 laps
09Robert ManzonGordini+5 laps
10Mike HawthornVanwall+5 laps
10Harry SchellVanwall
11André PiletteGordini+6 laps
—André SimonMaseratiEngine
—Piero TaruffiMaseratiEngine
—Olivier GendebienFerrariClutch
—Luigi VilloresiMaseratiBrakes
—Alfonso de PortagoFerrariGearbox
—Maurice TrintignantBugattiThrottle
—Stirling MossMaseratiGearbox
—Harry SchellVanwallEngine
—Colin ChapmanVanwallDid not start