1956 British Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Great Britain
Grand Prix:British
Official Name:9th RAC British Grand Prix
Date:14 July
Year:1956
Previous Round:1956 French Grand Prix
Next Round:1956 German Grand Prix
Location:Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.927
Course Km:4.7105
Distance Laps:101
Distance Mi:295.627
Distance Km:475.766
Weather:Overcast, dry
Pole Driver:Stirling Moss
Pole Team:Maserati
Pole Time:1:41.0
Pole Country:UK
Fast Driver:Stirling Moss
Fast Team:Maserati
Fast Time:1:43.2
Fast Country:UK
First Driver:Juan Manuel Fangio
First Team:Ferrari
First Country:Argentina
Second Driver:Alfonso de Portago
Peter Collins
Second Team:Ferrari
Second Country:Spain
Second Flag Suffix:1945
Third Driver:Jean Behra
Third Team:Maserati
Third Country:France

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
17 Stirling MossMaserati1:41.0
21 Juan Manuel FangioFerrari1:41.0+0.0
323 Mike HawthornBRM1:43.0+2.0
42 Peter CollinsFerrari1:43.0+2.0
516 Harry SchellVanwall1:44.0+3.0
618 José Froilán GonzálezVanwall1:44.0+3.0
728 Roy SalvadoriMaserati1:44.0+3.0
83 Eugenio CastellottiFerrari1:44.0+3.0
924 Tony BrooksBRM1:45.0+4.0
1019 Archie Scott BrownConnaught-Alta1:45.0+4.0
1120 Desmond TitteringtonConnaught-Alta1:46.0+5.0
124 Alfonso de PortagoFerrari1:47.0+6.0
138 Jean BehraMaserati1:47.0+6.0
1431 Horace GouldMaserati1:48.0+7.0
159 Cesare PerdisaMaserati1:49.0+8.0
1617 Maurice TrintignantVanwall1:49.0+8.0
1725 Ron FlockhartBRM1:49.0+8.0
1815 Robert ManzonGordini1:49.0+8.0
1911 Luigi VilloresiMaserati1:50.0+9.0
2029 Bruce HalfordMaserati1:51.0+10.0
2121 Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta1:51.0+10.0
2226 Bob GerardCooper-Bristol1:53.0+12.0
2332 Paul EmeryEmeryson-Alta1:54.0+13.0
2412 Umberto MaglioliMaserati1:54.0+13.0
2510 Paco GodiaMaserati1:55.0+14.0
2614 Hermano da Silva RamosGordini1:56.0+15.0
2727 Louis RosierMaserati1:59.0+18.0
2830 Jack BrabhamMaserati2:01.0+20.0
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
11 Juan Manuel FangioFerrari1012:59:47.028
24 Alfonso de Portago
Peter Collins
Ferrari100+1 Lap123
3
38 Jean BehraMaserati99+2 Laps134
421 Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta98+3 Laps213
531 Horace GouldMaserati97+4 Laps142
611 Luigi VilloresiMaserati96+5 Laps19
79 Cesare PerdisaMaserati95+6 Laps15
810 Paco GodiaMaserati94+7 Laps25
915 Robert ManzonGordini94+7 Laps18
103 Eugenio Castellotti
Alfonso de Portago
Ferrari92+9 Laps8
1126 Bob GerardCooper-Bristol88+13 Laps22
Ret7 Stirling MossMaserati94Axle11
Ret16 Harry SchellVanwall87Fuel System5
Ret20 Desmond TitteringtonConnaught-Alta74Engine11
Ret17 Maurice TrintignantVanwall74Fuel System16
Ret14 Hermano da Silva RamosGordini71Axle26
Ret2 Peter CollinsFerrari64Oil Pressure4
Ret28 Roy SalvadoriMaserati59Fuel System7
Ret24 Tony BrooksBRM39Accident9
Ret23 Mike HawthornBRM24Transmission3
Ret27 Louis RosierMaserati23Electrical27
Ret29 Bruce HalfordMaserati22Engine20
Ret12 Umberto MaglioliMaserati21Gearbox24
Ret19 Archie Scott BrownConnaught-Alta16Transmission10
Ret32 Paul EmeryEmeryson-Alta12Ignition23
Ret30 Jack BrabhamMaserati3Engine28
Ret25 Ron FlockhartBRM2Engine17
Ret18 José Froilán GonzálezVanwall0Transmission6
Notes

Shared drives

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Peter Collins22
12 Juan Manuel Fangio21
1318
4 Stirling Moss13
5 Pat Flaherty8
Source:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1956 British GP Qualification. chicanef1.com. 16 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Britain 1956 - Championship • STATS F1. statsf1.com. 13 March 2019.