1956 British Grand Prix
1956 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 14 July 1956 | ||||
Official name | 9th RAC British Grand Prix | ||||
Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.7105 km (2.927 miles) | ||||
Distance | 101 laps, 475.766 km (295.627 miles) | ||||
Weather | Overcast, dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Maserati | ||||
Time | 1:41.0 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Maserati | |||
Time | 1:43.2 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Maserati | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1956 British Grand Prix was a
1956 World Championship of Drivers
.
This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:41.0 | — |
2 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1:41.0 | +0.0 |
3 | 23 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM
|
1:43.0 | +2.0 |
4 | 2 | Peter Collins | 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 | Ferrari | 1:44.0 | +3.0 |
9 | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM
|
1:45.0 | +4.0 |
10 | 19 | Archie Scott Brown | Alta
|
1:45.0 | +4.0 |
11 | 20 | Desmond Titterington | Alta
|
1:46.0 | +5.0 |
12 | 4 | Alfonso de Portago | 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 | Alta
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1:51.0 | +10.0 |
22 | 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 1:53.0 | +12.0 |
23 | 32 | Paul Emery | 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 |
Source:[1] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 101 | 2:59:47.0 | 2 | 8 |
2 | 4 | Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 100 | +1 Lap | 12 | 3 3 |
3 | 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 99 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
4 | 21 | Jack Fairman | 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 |
Ferrari | 92 | +9 Laps | 8 | |
11 | 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 88 | +13 Laps | 22 | |
Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 94 | Axle | 1 | 11 |
Ret | 16 | Harry Schell | Vanwall
|
87 | Fuel System | 5 | |
Ret | 20 | Desmond Titterington | 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 | 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 | Alta
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16 | Transmission | 10 | |
Ret | 32 | Paul Emery | Alta
|
12 | Ignition | 23 | |
Ret | 30 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 3 | Engine | 28 | |
Ret | 25 | Ron Flockhart | BRM
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2 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | José Froilán González | Vanwall
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0 | Transmission | 6 | |
Source:[2]
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- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
- 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).
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Collins | 22 | |
1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 21 |
1 | 3 | Jean Behra | 18 |
4 | Stirling Moss | 13 | |
5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | |
Source:[3] |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "1956 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "1956 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Britain 1956 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.