Pit Lane F1
1956 Season - Round 6 - 1956-07-14
Juan Fangio won the 1956 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Peter Collins (Ferrari) second and Jean Behra (Maserati) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Jack Fairman (Connaught) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1956 British Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 2 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 12 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 3 |
| Jean Behra |
| Maserati |
| 13 |
| +2 Laps |
| 4 |
| 4 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 14 | +4 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 19 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 15 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 25 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 18 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 8 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 8 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 22 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | Axle | 1 |
| 13 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 14 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 16 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | Axle | 0 |
| 17 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 4 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 18 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 7 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 19 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 3 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 27 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 24 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 25 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | 23 | Ignition | 0 |
| 26 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| 27 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 28 | José Froilån Gonzålez | Vanwall | 6 | Transmission | 0 |
