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Round 6 · 1956

British Grand Prix

UK Silverstone Circuit · 1956-07-14

Juan Fangio won the British Grand Prix 1956 at Silverstone Circuit on 14 July 1956, starting from P2 on the grid. Alfonso de Portago finished second for Ferrari, with Jean Behra completing the podium for Maserati.

Race Results

PosGridDriverTeamLapsTime / StatusPtsFL
12Juan FangioFANFerrari1012:59:47.08
212Alfonso de PortagoDEPFerrari100+1 Lap3
212Peter CollinsCOLFerrari100+1 Lap3
313Jean BehraBEHMaserati99+2 Laps4
421Jack FairmanFAIConnaught98+3 Laps3
514Horace GouldGOUMaserati97+4 Laps2
619Luigi VilloresiVILMaserati96+5 Laps0
715Cesare PerdisaPERMaserati95+6 Laps0
825Paco GodiaGODMaserati94+7 Laps0
918Robert ManzonMANGordini94+7 Laps0
108Eugenio CastellottiCASFerrari92+9 Laps0
108Alfonso de PortagoDEPFerrari92+9 Laps0
1122Bob GerardGERCooper88+13 Laps0
R1Stirling MossMOSMaserati94Axle1
R5Harry SchellSCHVanwall87Fuel system0
R11Desmond TitteringtonTITConnaught74Engine0
R16Maurice TrintignantTRIVanwall74Fuel system0
R26Hernando da Silva RamosDASGordini71Axle0
R4Peter CollinsCOLFerrari64Oil pressure0
R7Roy SalvadoriSALMaserati59Fuel system0
R9Tony BrooksBROBRM39Accident0
R3Mike HawthornHAWBRM24Transmission0
R27Louis RosierROSMaserati23Electrical0
R20Bruce HalfordHALMaserati22Engine0
R24Umberto MaglioliMAGMaserati21Gearbox0
R10Archie Scott BrownSCOConnaught16Transmission0
R23Paul EmeryEMEEmeryson12Ignition0
R28Jack BrabhamBRAMaserati3Engine0
R17Ron FlockhartFLOBRM2Engine0
R6José Froilán GonzálezGONVanwall0Transmission0