France Grand Prix 1956: results

Round 5 of the 1956 season, 1 July 1956, at Reims-Gueux. Peter Collins won for Ferrari from P3 on the grid. Juan Manuel Fangio took pole position. Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, 2:25.800 (lap 61).

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:34:23.400	8
2	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	+0.300	6
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	+1:29.900	4
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	+1:35.100	4
5	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	+2 laps	1
5	Stirling Moss	Maserati	—	1
6	Louis Rosier	Maserati	+3 laps	0
7	Paco Godia	Maserati	+4 laps	0
8	Hermano Da Silva Ramos	Gordini	+4 laps	0
9	Robert Manzon	Gordini	+5 laps	0
10	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	+5 laps	0
10	Harry Schell	Vanwall	—	0
11	André Pilette	Gordini	+6 laps	0
DNF	André Simon	Maserati	Engine	0
DNF	Piero Taruffi	Maserati	Engine	0
DNF	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	Clutch	0
DNF	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Brakes	0
DNF	Alfonso De Portago	Ferrari	Gearbox	0
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti	Throttle	0
DNF	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Gearbox	0
DNF	Harry Schell	Vanwall	Engine	0
DNS	Colin Chapman	Vanwall	Injury in practice	0

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari
2	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari
3	Peter Collins	Ferrari
4	Harry Schell	Vanwall
5	Colin Chapman	Vanwall
6	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall
7	Jean Behra	Maserati
8	Stirling Moss	Maserati
9	Alfonso De Portago	Ferrari
10	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
11	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari
12	Louis Rosier	Maserati
13	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati
14	Hermano Da Silva Ramos	Gordini
15	Robert Manzon	Gordini
16	Piero Taruffi	Maserati
17	Paco Godia	Maserati
18	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti
19	André Pilette	Gordini
20	André Simon	Maserati