1956 British Grand Prix
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Country = Great Britain
|Grand Prix = British
|Official name = 9th RAC British Grand Prix
|Image = Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png
|Caption = Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
|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_Lap =
|Fast_Country = UK
|First_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio
|First_Team = Ferrari
|First_Country = Argentina
|Second_Driver = Alfonso de Portago
{{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins
|Second_Team = Ferrari
|Second_Country= Spain
|Second_flag_suffix = 1945
|Third_Driver = Jean Behra
|Third_Team = Maserati
|Third_Country = France
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1956|GBR}}
}}
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 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Pos !No !Driver !Constructor !Time !Gap |
| 1
| 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:41.0 | align="center" |— |
|---|
| 2
| 1 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1:41.0 | +0.0 |
| 3
| 23 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 1:43.0 | +2.0 |
| 4
| 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1:43.0 | +2.0 |
| 5
| 16 | {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell | Vanwall | 1:44.0 | +3.0 |
| 6
| 18 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González | Vanwall | 1:44.0 | +3.0 |
| 7
| 28 | {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 1:44.0 | +3.0 |
| 8
| 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:44.0 | +3.0 |
| 9
| 24 | {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Brooks | BRM | 1:45.0 | +4.0 |
| 10
| 19 | {{flagicon|UK}} Archie Scott Brown | 1:45.0 | +4.0 |
| 11
| 20 | {{flagicon|UK}} Desmond Titterington | 1:46.0 | +5.0 |
| 12
| 4 | {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 1:47.0 | +6.0 |
| 13
| 8 | {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra | Maserati | 1:47.0 | +6.0 |
| 14
| 31 | {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould | Maserati | 1:48.0 | +7.0 |
| 15
| 9 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 1:49.0 | +8.0 |
| 16
| 17 | {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 1:49.0 | +8.0 |
| 17
| 25 | {{flagicon|UK}} Ron Flockhart | BRM | 1:49.0 | +8.0 |
| 18
| 15 | {{flagicon|France}} Robert Manzon | Gordini | 1:49.0 | +8.0 |
| 19
| 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 1:50.0 | +9.0 |
| 20
| 29 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bruce Halford | Maserati | 1:51.0 | +10.0 |
| 21
| 21 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman | 1:51.0 | +10.0 |
| 22
| 26 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard | 1:53.0 | +12.0 |
| 23
| 32 | {{flagicon|UK}} Paul Emery | 1:54.0 | +13.0 |
| 24
| 12 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 1:54.0 | +13.0 |
| 25
| 10 | {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Paco Godia | Maserati | 1:55.0 | +14.0 |
| 26
| 14 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 1:56.0 | +15.0 |
| 27
| 27 | {{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier | Maserati | 1:59.0 | +18.0 |
| 28
| 30 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham | Maserati | 2:01.0 | +20.0 |
| colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web| url=http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1956&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1956 British GP Qualification| website=chicanef1.com| access-date=16 July 2020}} |
=Race=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" | |||||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| 1 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 101 | 2:59:47.0 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| 2
| 4 | {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 100 | +1 Lap | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| 3
| 8 | {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra | Maserati | 99 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 | |||||||
| 4
| 21 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman | 98 | +3 Laps | 21 | 3 | |||||||
| 5
| 31 | {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould | Maserati | 97 | +4 Laps | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| 6
| 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 96 | +5 Laps | 19 | | |||||||
| 7
| 9 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 95 | +6 Laps | 15 | | |||||||
| 8
| 10 | {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Paco Godia | Maserati | 94 | +7 Laps | 25 | | |||||||
| 9
| 15 | {{flagicon|France}} Robert Manzon | Gordini | 94 | +7 Laps | 18 | | |||||||
| 10
| 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 92 | +9 Laps | 8 | | |||||||
| 11
| 26 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard | 88 | +13 Laps | 22 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss | Maserati | 94 | Axle | 1 | 1{{ref|1|1}} | |||||||
| Ret
| 16 | {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell | Vanwall | 87 | Fuel System | 5 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 20 | {{flagicon|UK}} Desmond Titterington | 74 | Engine | 11 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 17 | {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 74 | Fuel System | 16 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 14 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 71 | Axle | 26 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins | Ferrari | 64 | Oil Pressure | 4 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 28 | {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 59 | Fuel System | 7 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 24 | {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Brooks | BRM | 39 | Accident | 9 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 23 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 24 | Transmission | 3 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 27 | {{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier | Maserati | 23 | Electrical | 27 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 29 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | Engine | 20 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 12 | {{flagicon|Italy}} Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 24 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 19 | {{flagicon|UK}} Archie Scott Brown | 16 | Transmission | 10 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 32 | {{flagicon|UK}} Paul Emery | 12 | Ignition | 23 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 30 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham | Maserati | 3 | Engine | 28 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 25 | {{flagicon|UK}} Ron Flockhart | BRM | 2 | Engine | 17 | | |||||||
| Ret
| 18 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González | Vanwall | 0 | Transmission | 6 | | |||||||
| colspan="8" | {{center|Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/147/great-britain.html |title=1956 British Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=2 August 2018}}}} |
;Notes
- {{Note|1|1}} – 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drives
- Car #4: Alfonso de Portago (70 laps) and Peter Collins (30 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #3: Eugenio Castellotti (80 laps) and Alfonso de Portago (12 laps).
Notes
- This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver.
- This was the first race entry and start for British manufacturer Emeryson.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins |align="left"| 22 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio |align="left"| 21 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra |align="left"| 18 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss |align="left"| 13 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Pat Flaherty |align="left"| 8 |
| colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 1956 - Championship • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}} |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
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{{F1 race report|
Name_of_race = British Grand Prix |
Year_of_race = 1956 |
Previous_race_in_season = 1956 French Grand Prix |
Next_race_in_season = 1956 German Grand Prix |
Previous_year's_race = 1955 British Grand Prix |
Next_year's_race = 1957 British Grand Prix}}
{{F1GP 50-59}}