1956 British Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	1:41.0	—
2	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	1:41.0	+0.0
3	23	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	BRM	1:43.0	+2.0
4	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	1:43.0	+2.0
5	16	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	1:44.0	+3.0
6	18	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Vanwall	1:44.0	+3.0
7	28	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati	1:44.0	+3.0
8	3	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	1:44.0	+3.0
9	24	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	BRM	1:45.0	+4.0
10	19	Template:Flagicon Archie Scott Brown	Connaught-Alta	1:45.0	+4.0
11	20	Template:Flagicon Desmond Titterington	Connaught-Alta	1:46.0	+5.0
12	4	Template:Flagicon Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	1:47.0	+6.0
13	8	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	1:47.0	+6.0
14	31	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Maserati	1:48.0	+7.0
15	9	Template:Flagicon Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	1:49.0	+8.0
16	17	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	1:49.0	+8.0
17	25	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	1:49.0	+8.0
18	15	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:49.0	+8.0
19	11	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	1:50.0	+9.0
20	29	Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford	Maserati	1:51.0	+10.0
21	21	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	1:51.0	+10.0
22	26	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	1:53.0	+12.0
23	32	Template:Flagicon Paul Emery	Emeryson-Alta	1:54.0	+13.0
24	12	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Maserati	1:54.0	+13.0
25	10	Template:Flagicon Paco Godia	Maserati	1:55.0	+14.0
26	14	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	1:56.0	+15.0
27	27	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:59.0	+18.0
28	30	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Maserati	2:01.0	+20.0
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	101	2:59:47.0	2	8
2	4	Template:Flagicon Alfonso de Portago Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	100	+1 Lap	12	3 3
3	8	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	99	+2 Laps	13	4
4	21	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	98	+3 Laps	21	3
5	31	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Maserati	97	+4 Laps	14	2
6	11	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	96	+5 Laps	19
7	9	Template:Flagicon Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	95	+6 Laps	15
8	10	Template:Flagicon Paco Godia	Maserati	94	+7 Laps	25
9	15	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Gordini	94	+7 Laps	18
10	3	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti Template:Flagicon Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	92	+9 Laps	8
11	26	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	88	+13 Laps	22
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	94	Axle	1	1Template:Ref
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	87	Fuel System	5
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Desmond Titterington	Connaught-Alta	74	Engine	11
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	74	Fuel System	16
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	71	Axle	26
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	64	Oil Pressure	4
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati	59	Fuel System	7
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	BRM	39	Accident	9
Ret	23	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	BRM	24	Transmission	3
Ret	27	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Maserati	23	Electrical	27
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford	Maserati	22	Engine	20
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Maserati	21	Gearbox	24
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Archie Scott Brown	Connaught-Alta	16	Transmission	10
Ret	32	Template:Flagicon Paul Emery	Emeryson-Alta	12	Ignition	23
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Maserati	3	Engine	28
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	BRM	2	Engine	17
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Vanwall	0	Transmission	6
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Notes

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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).

Notes

• This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver.
• This was the first race entry and start for British manufacturer Emeryson.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	22
1	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	21
1	3	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	18
	4	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	13
	5	Template:Flagicon Pat Flaherty	8
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