The 1956 French Grand Prix was held on July 1. It was the fifth race of the 1956 Formula One Season, and was held at the Reims-Gueux circuit. A race of attrition led to an exciting battle between the two surviving Lancia-Ferraris of Peter Collins and Eugenio Castellotti, which was thwarted 10 laps from the end when the team ordered the drivers to hold place with Collins in front, eventually winning by 0.3 seconds. Almost a minute and a half later came third place finisher Jean Behra in a Maserati, the only other car on the lead lap.
Background
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Entry List
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The full entry list for the 1956 French Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview
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Qualifying
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Report
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Qualifying Results
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The full qualifying results for the 1956 French Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 10 | | | 2:23.3 | — |
2 | 12 | | | 2:24.6 | +1.3s |
3 | 14 | | | 2:24.9 | +1.6s |
4 | 22 | | | 2:26.1 | +2.8s |
5* | 26 | | | 2:26.8 | +3.5s |
6 | 24 | | | 2:27.0 | +3.7s |
7 | 4 | | | 2:27.8 | +4.5s |
8 | 2 | | | 2:29.9 | +6.6s |
9 | 16 | | | 2:32.8 | +9.5s |
10 | 38 | | | 2:33.3 | +10.0s |
11 | 44 | ![]() | | 2:34.5 | +11.2s |
12 | 36 | | | 2:34.5 | +11.2s |
13 | 8 | | | 2:35.3 | +12.0s |
14 | 32 | | | 2:35.9 | +12.6s |
15 | 30 | | | 2:36.0 | +12.7s |
16 | 6 | | | 2:36.4 | +13.1s |
17 | 40 | | | 2:40.4 | +17.1s |
18 | 28 | | | 2:41.9 | +18.6s |
19 | 34 | ![]() | | 2:46.8 | +23.5s |
20 | 42 | | | 2:57.9 | +34.6s |
- * Colin Chapman qualified 5th as he crashed and injured and did not take the start of the race.
Grid
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Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
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Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
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______________ | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | |||
3 | Eugenio Castellotti | ||||
Peter Collins | |||||
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5 | Harry Schell | ||||
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______________ | 6 | ||||
______________ | 7 | Mike Hawthorn | |||
8 | Jean Behra | ||||
Stirling Moss | |||||
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______________ | 9 | ||||
10 | Alfonso de Portago | ||||
Luigi Villoresi | |||||
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______________ | 12 | Olivier Gendebien | |||
13 | Louis Rosier | ||||
Piero Taruffi | |||||
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______________ | 14 | ||||
15 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | ||||
Robert Manzon | |||||
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______________ | 17 | Cesare Perdisa | |||
18 | Francisco Godia-Sales | ||||
Maurice Trintignant | |||||
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______________ | 19 | ||||
20 | André Pilette | ||||
André Simon |
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Race
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Report
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Results
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The full results for the 1956 French Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones
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Standings
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