1956 British Grand Prix
Appearance
1956 British Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 14 July 1956 | ||||
Official name | 9th RAC British Grand Prix | ||||
Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.7105 km (2.927 miles) | ||||
Distance | 101 laps, 475.766 km (295.627 miles) | ||||
Weather | Overcast, dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Maserati | ||||
Time | 1:41.0 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
![]() | Maserati | |||
Time | 1:43.2 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First |
![]() | Ferrari | |||
Second |
![]() ![]() | Ferrari | |||
Third |
![]() | Maserati | |||
Lap leaders |
The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Race
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 101 | 2:59:47.0 | 2 | 8 |
2 | 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari | 100 | +1 Lap | 12 | 3 3 |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
Maserati | 99 | +2 Laps | 13 | 4 |
4 | 21 | ![]() |
Connaught-Alta | 98 | +3 Laps | 21 | 3 |
5 | 31 | ![]() |
Maserati | 97 | +4 Laps | 14 | 2 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
Maserati | 96 | +5 Laps | 19 | |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
Maserati | 95 | +6 Laps | 15 | |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
Maserati | 94 | +7 Laps | 25 | |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
Gordini | 94 | +7 Laps | 18 | |
10 | 3 | ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari | 92 | +9 Laps | 8 | |
11 | 26 | ![]() |
Cooper-Bristol | 88 | +13 Laps | 22 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Maserati | 94 | Axle | 1 | 11 |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 87 | Fuel System | 5 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Connaught-Alta | 74 | Engine | 11 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 74 | Fuel System | 16 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Gordini | 71 | Axle | 26 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 64 | Oil Pressure | 4 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Maserati | 59 | Fuel System | 7 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
BRM | 39 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
BRM | 24 | Transmission | 3 | |
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Maserati | 23 | Electrical | 27 | |
Ret | 29 | ![]() |
Maserati | 22 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | 24 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Connaught-Alta | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Emeryson-Alta | 12 | Ignition | 23 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Maserati | 3 | Engine | 28 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
BRM | 2 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 0 | Transmission | 6 | |
Source:[2]
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- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drives
[edit]- Car #4: Alfonso de Portago (70 laps) and Peter Collins (30 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #3: Eugenio Castellotti (80 laps) and Alfonso de Portago (12 laps).
Notes
[edit]- This race marked the first Formula One podium for a Spanish driver.
- This was the first race entry and start for British manufacturer Emeryson.
Championship standings after the race
[edit]- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
22 |
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2 | ![]() |
21 |
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3 | ![]() |
18 |
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4 | ![]() |
13 |
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5 | ![]() |
8 |
Source:[3] |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
[edit]- ^ "1956 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "1956 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Britain 1956 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.