The Season in Review · Round 5

French Grand Prix

1956 · Reims-Gueux · 1 July 1956 · 61 laps

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Ferrari — Pole position

02 Lap 0

Retirement Vanwall — Accident

03 Lap 5

Retirement Vanwall — Engine

04 On the Charge

Maserati — P17 → P7

05 Victory

Ferrari — Won from P3

The result

#	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Retirement	Pts
1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	3	61	02:34:23.4	8
2	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2	61	+0.3	6
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	7	61	+1:29.900	4
4	Juan Fangio	Ferrari	1	61	+1:35.100	4
5	Stirling Moss	Maserati	13	59	+2 Laps	1
5	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	13	59	+2 Laps	1
6	Louis Rosier	Maserati	12	58	+3 Laps
7	Paco Godia	Maserati	17	57	+4 Laps
8	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Gordini	14	57	+4 Laps
9	Robert Manzon	Gordini	15	56	+5 Laps
10	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	6	56	+5 Laps
10	Harry Schell	Vanwall	6	56	+5 Laps
11	André Pilette	Gordini	19	55	+6 Laps
12	André Simon	Maserati	20	41	Engine
13	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Maserati	16	40	Engine
14	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	11	38	Clutch
15	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	10	23	Brakes
16	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	9	20	Gearbox
17	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti	18	18	Throttle
18	Stirling Moss	Maserati	8	12	Gearbox
19	Harry Schell	Vanwall	4	5	Engine
20	Colin Chapman	Vanwall	5	0	Accident

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