1956 British Grand Prix

1956 British Grand Prix
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Race Details
Date	July 14, 1956
Official Name	IXth RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northants/Bucks, England
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.7105 km (2.927 mi)
Distance	101 laps, 475.7605 km (295.624 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Stirling Moss Maserati
Time	1:41.0
Fastest Lap
Driver	Stirling Moss Maserati
Time	1:43.2 on lap 71
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio
Second	Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins
Third	Jean Behra
Lap Leaders

The 1956 British Grand Prix was the sixth race in the 1956 Formula One Season. Held on July 14, the winner was Juan Manuel Fangio in a Lancia-Ferrari. A shared drive between Alfonso de Portago and Peter Collins in another Lancia-Ferrari came in second a lap down, while the Maserati of Jean Behra was third, two laps down.

Background

Weather Conditions
Practice 1	Cloudy
Practice 2	Rain
Race	Cloudy

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1956 British Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari	D50	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
2	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari	D50	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
3	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari	D50	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
4	Alfonso de Portago	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari	D50	Ferrari	DS50 V8 2.5	E
7	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
8	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
9	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
10	Paco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
11	Luigi Villoresi	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
12	Umberto Maglioli	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
14	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T32	Gordini	25 L8 2.5	E
15	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T32	Gordini	25 L8 2.5	E
16	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 2	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
17	Maurice Trintignant	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 2	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
18	José Froilán González	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	VW 2	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
19	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught Engineering	Connaught	B	Alta	GP L4 2.5	A
20	Desmond Titterington	Connaught Engineering	Connaught	B	Alta	GP L4 2.5	A
21	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught	B	Alta	GP L4 2.5	A
23	Mike Hawthorn	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
24	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
25	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
26	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper	T23	Bristol	BS1 L6 2.0	D
27	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
28	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
29	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
30	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
31	Horace Gould	H. H. Gould	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
32	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson	56	Alta	GP L4 2.5	D

Practice Overview

All practice laps were timed to the even second, prompting another complaint from the FIA after similar incidents in previous years.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1956 British Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	1:41.0	—
2	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Lancia-Ferrari	1:42.0	+ 1.0
3	23	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	1:43.0	+ 2.0
4	2	Peter Collins	Lancia-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	Lancia-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	Lancia-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

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver		Driver
						______________
				______________		1
		______________		2		Stirling Moss
______________		3		Juan Manuel Fangio
4		Mike Hawthorn
Peter Collins
					______________
			______________		5
	______________		6		Harry Schell
	7		José Froilán González
	Roy Salvadori
						______________
				______________		8
		______________		9		Eugenio Castellotti
______________		10		Tony Brooks
11		Archie Scott Brown
Desmond Titterington
					______________
			______________		12
	______________		13		Alfonso de Portago
	14		Jean Behra
	Horace Gould
						______________
				______________		15
		______________		16		Cesare Perdisa
______________		17		Maurice Trintignant
18		Ron Flockhart
Robert Manzon
					______________
			______________		19
	______________		20		Luigi Villoresi
	21		Bruce Halford
	Jack Fairman
						______________
				______________		22
		______________		23		Bob Gerard
______________		24		Paul Emery
25		Umberto Maglioli
Paco Godia
					______________
			______________		26
	______________		27		Hermano da Silva Ramos
	28		Louis Rosier
	Jack Brabham

Race

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Lancia-Ferrari	101	2:59:47.0	2	8
2	4	Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins	Lancia-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	Lancia-Ferrari	92	+9 Laps	8
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	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	71	Axle	26
Ret	2	Peter Collins	Lancia-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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