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.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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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