1956 French Grand Prix

Reims-Gueux · 1 July 1956

Round 5🇫🇷 France

Peter Collins won the 1956 French Grand Prix for Ferrari from 3rd on the grid, 0.3s ahead of Eugenio Castellotti. Paco Godia gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 7th.

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First GP

1950

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Ferrari Collins 8 + Castellotti 6 + Fangio 4 + Gendebien 0 + de Portago 0	Collins 8 + Castellotti 6 + Fangio 4 + Gendebien 0 + de Portago 0	18
2	Maserati Behra 4 + Moss 1 + Perdisa 1 + Rosier 0 + Godia 0 + Simon 0 + Villoresi 0 + Taruffi 0	Behra 4 + Moss 1 + Perdisa 1 + Rosier 0 + Godia 0 + Simon 0 + Villoresi 0 + Taruffi 0	6
3	Gordini da Silva Ramos 0 + Manzon 0 + Pilette 0	da Silva Ramos 0 + Manzon 0 + Pilette 0	0
4	Vanwall Schell 0 + Hawthorn 0 + Chapman 0	Schell 0 + Hawthorn 0 + Chapman 0	0
5	Bugatti Trintignant 0	Trintignant 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Peter Collins Ferrari	Ferrari	2:34:23.400	61	—	8
2	Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.300s	61	—	6
3	Jean Behra Maserati	Maserati	+1:29.900	61	—	4
4	Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari	Ferrari	+1:35.100	61	—	4
5	Stirling Moss Maserati	Maserati	+2 Laps	59	—	1
5	Cesare Perdisa Maserati	Maserati	+2 Laps	59	—	1
6	Louis Rosier Maserati	Maserati	+3 Laps	58	—	—
7	Paco Godia Maserati	Maserati	+4 Laps	57	—	—
8	Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini	Gordini	+4 Laps	57	—	—
9	Robert Manzon Gordini	Gordini	+5 Laps	56	—	—
10	Harry Schell Vanwall	Vanwall	+5 Laps	56	—	—
10	Mike Hawthorn Vanwall	Vanwall	+5 Laps	56	—	—
11	André Pilette Gordini	Gordini	+6 Laps	55	—	—
DNF	André Simon Maserati	Maserati	DNF Engine	41	—	—
DNF	Olivier Gendebien Ferrari	Ferrari	DNF Clutch	38	—	—
DNF	Luigi Villoresi Maserati	Maserati	DNF Brakes	23	—	—
DNF	Alfonso de Portago Ferrari	Ferrari	DNF Gearbox	20	—	—
DNF	Maurice Trintignant Bugatti	Bugatti	DNF Throttle	18	—	—
DNS	Colin Chapman Vanwall	Vanwall	DNS Accident	0	—	—
DNF	Piero Taruffi Maserati	Maserati	DNF Engine	40	—	—