Pit Lane F1
1956 Season - Round 5 - 1956-07-01
Peter Collins won the 1956 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) second and Jean Behra (Maserati) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Paco Godia (Maserati) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1956 French Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Juan Fangio |
| Ferrari |
| 1 |
| Finished |
| 4 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 13 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 5 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 13 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 17 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 14 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 6 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 6 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | André Pilette | Gordini | 19 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | André Simon | Maserati | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | Clutch | 0 |
| 15 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| 16 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 18 | Throttle | 0 |
| 18 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 8 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Colin Chapman | Vanwall | 5 | Accident | 0 |
