53rd GP – France 1956

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
4	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
6	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
8	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
12	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
14	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
16	Alfonso de Portago	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
18	Mike Hawthorn	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
20	Tony Brooks	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
22	Harry Schell	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli
24	Mike Hawthorn	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW2/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli
26	Colin Chapman	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW3/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli
28	Maurice Trintignant	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti Type 251 [01]	Bugatti L8 2.5	Englebert
30	Robert Manzon	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T32 [42]	Gordini T25 L8 2.5	Englebert
32	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T32 [41]	Gordini T25 L8 2.5	Englebert
34	André Pilette	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T23 L6 2.5	Englebert
36	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
38	Luigi Villoresi	L. Villoresi	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
40	Francisco Godia	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
42	André Simon	André Simon	Maserati 250F [2505]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
44	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
46	-	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti Type 251	Bugatti L8 2.5	Englebert
#24 Vanwall was planned for Farina, but he got injured a few days earlier. #34 Gordini was pre-listed for Bayol. With BRM withdrawing, Hawthorn raced for Vanwall, that had lost Trintignant to Bugatti. The #46 was reserved for Bugatti, which ended up not using it.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:23.300	0
2	12	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:24.600	0
3	14	Peter Collins	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:25.600	0
4	22	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	02:26.100	0
5	26	Colin Chapman	Vanwall VW [VW3/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	02:26.800	0
6	24	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall VW [VW2/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	02:27.000	0
7	4	Jean Behra	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:27.800	0
8	2	Stirling Moss	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:29.900	0
9	16	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:30.900	0
10	38	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:33.300	0
11	44	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:34.500	0
12	36	Louis Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:35.300	0
13	8	Piero Taruffi	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:35.600	0
14	32	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini T32 [41]	Gordini T25 L8 2.5	Englebert	02:35.900	0
15	30	Robert Manzon	Gordini T32 [42]	Gordini T25 L8 2.5	Englebert	02:36.000	0
16	6	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:36.400	0
17	40	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:40.000	0
18	28	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti Type 251 [01]	Bugatti L8 2.5	Englebert	02:41.900	0
19	34	André Pilette	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T23 L6 2.5	Englebert	02:46.800	0
20	42	André Simon	Maserati 250F [2505]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:47.900	0
Chapman qualified in 5th place but had his car damaged in an accident that prevented him from starting.

Official Name	42ème Grand Prix de l’A.C.F.
Circuit	Reims
Date	July 1
Pole	Juan Manuel Fangio 02:23.300
Fastest Lap	Juan Manuel Fangio 02:25.800
Podium	1st Peter Collins (15) , 2nd Eugenio Castellotti (11) , 3rd Jean Behra
GP Number	53
Round	5
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grand Prix de Belgique June 3
Next race	British Grand Prix July 14

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	14	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:34:23.400	61		15	3	8
2	12	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:34:23.700	61		11	2	6
3	4	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:35:53.300	61		0	7	4
4	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:35:58.500	61	02:25.800	35	1	4
5	6	Stirling Moss Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+2 laps	39 20		0 0	13	1 1
6	36	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+3 laps	58		0	12	0
7	40	Francisco Godia	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+4 laps	57		0	17	0
8	32	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T32 [41]	Gordini T25 L8 2.5	Englebert	+4 laps	57		0	14	0
9	30	Robert Manzon	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T32 [42]	Gordini T25 L8 2.5	Englebert	+5 laps	56		0	15	0
10	24	Mike Hawthorn Harry Schell	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW2/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	+5 laps	10 46		0 0	6	0 0
11	34	André Pilette	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T23 L6 2.5	Englebert	+6 laps	55		0	19	0
DNF	42	André Simon	André Simon	Maserati 250F [2505]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Engine	41		0	20	0
DNF	8	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Engine	40		0	16	0
DNF	44	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Clutch	38		0	11	0
DNF	38	Luigi Villoresi	L. Villoresi	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Brakes	23		0	10	0
DNF	16	Alfonso de Portago	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Gearbox	20		0	9	0
DNF	28	Maurice Trintignant	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti Type 251 [01]	Bugatti L8 2.5	Englebert	Throttle	18		0	18	0
DNF	2	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Gearbox	12		0	8	0
DNF	22	Harry Schell	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	Engine	5		0	4	0
DNS	26	Colin Chapman	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW3/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	Practice accident	0		0	5	0
T	1	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	2	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	2	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	8	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	8	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	8	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250Fs [2512/18]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	38	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	2	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	6	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	T	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0006]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	T	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0006]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	28T	Maurice Trintignant	Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti Type 251 [02]	Bugatti L8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
DNA	18	Mike Hawthorn	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
DNA	20	Tony Brooks	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
Moss retired with his Maserati #2, taking the wheel of Perdisa’s Maserati #6. They split the points for 5th place. Schell retired with his Vanwall #22, taking the wheel of Hawthorn’s Vanwall #24, but did not score.

Formula 1 1956 World Championship

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	19
2	Jean Behra	Maserati	14
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	13
4	Stirling Moss	Maserati	12
5	Pat Flaherty	Watson	8
6	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	7.5
7	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	6
8	Paul Frère	Ferrari	6
9	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	4
10	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati	4
11	Don Freeland	Phillips	4
12	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	3
13	Harry Schell	Vanwall	3
14	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma	3
15	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2
16	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	2
17	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2
18	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	2
19	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	1.5
20	Chico Landi	Maserati	1.5
21	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1
22	André Pilette	Gordini	0
23	Louis Rosier	Maserati	0
24	Alberto Uria	Maserati	0
25	Oscar González	Maserati	0
26	Élie Bayol	Gordini	0
27	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	0
28	Francisco Godia	Maserati	0
29	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft	0
30	Horace Gould	Maserati	0
31	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	0
32	Robert Manzon	Gordini	0
33	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky	0
34	Cliff Griffith	Stevens	0
35	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	0
36	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	0
37	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	0
38	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	0
39	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma	0
40	Billy Garrett	Kuzma	0
41	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	0
42	Pat O’Connor	Kurtis Kraft	0
43	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	0
44	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	0
45	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft	0
46	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	0
47	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	0
48	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft	0
49	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	0
50	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft	0
51	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft	0
52	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	0
53	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	0
54	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	0
55	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	0
56	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	0
57	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	0
58	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	0
59	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	0
60	Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	0
61	José Froilán González	Maserati	0
62	André Simon	Maserati	0
63	Piero Scotti	Connaught	0
64	Piero Taruffi	Maserati	0
65	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	0

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