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Reims-Gueux Peter Collins won the French Grand Prix 1956 at Reims-Gueux on 1 July 1956, starting from P3 on the grid. Eugenio Castellotti finished second for Ferrari, with Jean Behra completing the podium for Maserati.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Peter CollinsCOL | Ferrari | 61 | 2:34:23.4 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | Eugenio CastellottiCAS | Ferrari | 61 | +0.3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | Jean BehraBEH | Maserati | 61 | +1:29.9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Juan FangioFAN | Ferrari | 61 | +1:35.1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 13 | Cesare PerdisaPER | Maserati | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 5 | 13 | Stirling MossMOS | Maserati | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 6 | 12 | Louis RosierROS | Maserati | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 17 | Paco GodiaGOD | Maserati | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Hernando da Silva RamosDAS | Gordini | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Robert ManzonMAN | Gordini | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Mike HawthornHAW | Vanwall | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Harry SchellSCH | Vanwall | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | André PilettePIL | Gordini | 55 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | André SimonSIM | Maserati | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hernando da Silva RamosDAS | Maserati | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Olivier GendebienGEN | Ferrari | 38 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Luigi VilloresiVIL | Maserati | 23 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Alfonso de PortagoDEP | Ferrari | 20 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Bugatti | 18 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Stirling MossMOS | Maserati | 12 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Harry SchellSCH | Vanwall | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 5 | Colin ChapmanCHA | Vanwall | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Peter Collins
- Circuit Reims-Gueux
- Winning team Ferrari