1956 French Grand Prix

Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1956 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1956 at Reims. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.

Bugatti made a one-off appearance in this race with their Type 251 driven by Maurice Trintignant. The car proved to be uncompetitive and he retired after 18 laps.

This race was also notable for being the only Formula One World Championship entry as a driver for Lotus founder Colin Chapman.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	10	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	2:23.3	—
2	12	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:24.6	+1.3
3	14	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:25.6	+2.3
4	22	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:26.1	+2.8
5	26	Template:Flagicon Colin Chapman	Vanwall	2:26.8	+3.5
6	24	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	2:27.0	+3.7
7	4	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	2:27.8	+4.5
8	2	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	2:29.9	+6.6
9	16	Template:Flagicon Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	2:30.9	+7.6
10	38	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:33.3	+10.0
11	44	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	2:34.5	+11.2
12	36	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Maserati	2:35.3	+12.0
13	8	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Maserati	2:35.6	+12.3
14	32	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:35.9	+12.6
15	30	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:36.0	+12.7
16	6	Template:Flagicon Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	2:36.4	+13.1
17	40	Template:Flagicon Paco Godia	Maserati	2:40.0	+16.7
18	28	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti	2:41.9	+18.6
19	34	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	Gordini	2:46.8	+23.5
20	42	Template:Flagicon André Simon	Maserati	2:47.9	+24.6
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Ferrari	61	2:34:23.4	3	8
2	12	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	61	+0.3	2	6
3	4	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	61	+1:29.9	7	4
4	10	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	61	+1:35.1	1	4Template:Ref
5	6	Template:Flagicon Cesare Perdisa Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	59	+2 Laps	13	1 1
6	36	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Maserati	58	+3 Laps	12
7	40	Template:Flagicon Paco Godia	Maserati	57	+4 Laps	17
8	32	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	57	+4 Laps	14
9	30	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Gordini	56	+5 Laps	15
10	24	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	56	+5 Laps	6
11	34	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	Gordini	55	+6 Laps	19
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon André Simon	Maserati	41	Engine	20
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Maserati	40	Engine	16
Ret	44	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	38	Clutch	11
Ret	38	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	23	Brakes	10
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	20	Gearbox	9
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti	18	Throttle	18
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	12	Gearbox	8
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	5	Engine	4
DNS	26	Template:Flagicon Colin Chapman	Vanwall		Accident/driver injured	5
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Notes

• Template:Note – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

• Car #6: Cesare Perdisa (20 laps) and Stirling Moss (39 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
• Car #24: Mike Hawthorn (10 laps) and Harry Schell (46 laps).

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	19
1	2	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	14
1	3	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	13
2	4	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	12
	5	Template:Flagicon Pat Flaherty	8
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