Great Britain Grand Prix 1956: results
Round 6 of the 1956 season, 14 July 1956, at Silverstone Circuit. Juan Manuel Fangio won for Ferrari from P2 on the grid. Stirling Moss took pole position. Fastest lap: Stirling Moss, 1:43.200 (lap 71).
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2:59:47.000 | 8 |
| 2 | Alfonso De Portago | Ferrari | +1 lap | 3 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | — | 3 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Horace Gould | Maserati | +4 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | +5 laps | 0 |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | +6 laps | 0 |
| 8 | Paco Godia | Maserati | +7 laps | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | +7 laps | 0 |
| 10 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | +9 laps | 0 |
| 10 | Alfonso De Portago | Ferrari | — | 0 |
| 11 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | +13 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Axle | 1 |
| DNF | Harry Schell | Vanwall | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Hermano Da Silva Ramos | Gordini | Axle | 0 |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Peter Collins | Ferrari | Oil pressure | 0 |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Tony Brooks | BRM | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | Transmission | 0 |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | Maserati | Electrical | 0 |
| DNF | Bruce Halford | Maserati | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | Transmission | 0 |
| DNF | Paul Emery | Emeryson | Ignition | 0 |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | Maserati | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Ron Flockhart | BRM | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | José Froilán González | Vanwall | Transmission | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | |
| 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | |
| 6 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | |
| 7 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | |
| 8 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | BRM | |
| 10 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | |
| 11 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | |
| 12 | Alfonso De Portago | Ferrari | |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 14 | Horace Gould | Maserati | |
| 15 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | |
| 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | |
| 17 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | |
| 18 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | |
| 19 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | |
| 20 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | |
| 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | |
| 22 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | |
| 23 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | |
| 24 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | |
| 25 | Paco Godia | Maserati | |
| 26 | Hermano Da Silva Ramos | Gordini | |
| 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | |
| 28 | Jack Brabham | Maserati |
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