1956 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 Jul 1956
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 6 of 8
- Winner
- Juan Fangio (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | 101 | 2:59:47.0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 4 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 12 | 100 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 12 | 100 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 3 | 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | 99 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | 98 | +3 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 31 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 14 | 97 | +4 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 19 | 96 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 15 | 95 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 25 | 94 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 18 | 94 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 8 | 92 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 8 | 92 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 22 | 88 | +13 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | 94 | Axle | 1 | |
| R | 16 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | 87 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | 11 | 74 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 16 | 74 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | 71 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 4 | 64 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 7 | 59 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | 39 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 3 | 24 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 27 | 23 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 20 | 22 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 24 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | 10 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | 23 | 12 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 28 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 17 | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | 6 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 0 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Paul Frère | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 0 | 4 |