XLII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
1 July 1956 - Reims: 506.42 km (8.302 km x 61 laps)
1 14 Peter Collins Lancia-Ferrari D50 '0008' 2:34:23.4, 196.802 km/h
2 12 Eugenio Castellotti Lancia-Ferrari D50 '0009' 2:34:23.7
3 4 Jean Behra Maserati 250F '2521' 2:35:53.3
4 10 Juan Manuel Fangio Lancia-Ferrari D50 '0010' 2:35:58.5
5 6 Cesare Perdisa/Stirling Moss Maserati 250F '2522' 2:35:01.5, 59 laps
6 36 Loius Rosier Maserati 250F '2506' 2:37:03.5, 58 laps
7 40 Chico Godia-Sales Maserati 250F '2524' 2:34:53.4, 57 laps
8 32 Hermanos da Silva Ramos Gordini 32 '0041' 2:35:42.6, 57 laps
9 30 Robert Manzon Gordini 32 '0042' 2:34:55.4, 56 laps
10 18 Mike Hawthorn/Harry Schell Vanwall 'VW2' 2:36:46.1, 56 laps
11 34 André Pilette Gordini 16 '0035' 2:35:18.4, 55 laps
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Lancia-Ferrari, 2:25.8, 204.981 km/h on lap 61
Did Not Finish
42 André Simon Maserati 250F '2505' 41 laps/mechanical
8 Piero Taruffi Maserati 250F '2523' 40 laps/mechanical
44 Olivier Gendebien Lancia-Ferrari D50 '0003' 38 laps/clutch
38 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 250F '2519' 23 laps/brakes
16 Alfonso de Portago Lancia-Ferrari D50 '0007' 20 laps/gearbox
28 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 251 '01' 18 laps/Throttle jammed
2 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F '2501' 12 laps/Gear lever
22 Harry Schell Vanwall 'VW1' 5 laps/Engine
Did Not Start
26 Colin Chapman Vanwall 'VW3' Car Damaged in Practice
Did Not Appear
18 Mike Hawthorn BRM 25 Car not ready
20 Tony Brooks BRM 25 Car not ready
46 Horace Gould Maserati 250F
48 Piero Scotti Connaught B-Type
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Starting Grid
Peter Collins Eugenio Castellotti Juan Manuel Fangio
Lancia-Ferrari D50 Lancia-Ferrari D50 Lancia-Ferrari D50
2:25.6 2:24.6 2:23.3
Harry Schell
Vanwall VW2
2:26.1
Stirling Moss Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn
Maserati 250F Maserati 250F Vanwall VW2
2:29.9 2:27.8 2:27.0
Luigi Villoresi Alfonso de Portaga
Maserati 250F Lancia-Ferrari D50
2:33.3 2:30.9
Piero Taruffi Louis Rosier Olivier Gendebien
Maserati 250F Maserati 250F Lancia-Ferrari D50
2:35.6 2:35.3 2:24.5
Robert Manzon Hermanos da Silva Ramos
Gordini 32 Gordini 32
2:36.0 2:35.9
Maurice Trintignant Chico Godia-Sales Cesare Perdisa
Bugatti T251 Maserati 250F Maserati 250F
2:41.9 2:40.4 2:36.4
André Simon André Simon
Maserati 250F Gordini 16
2:47.9 2:46.8
Did Not Start:
Colin Chapman
Vanwall VW3
2:26.8