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1956 Aintree 100
1956 Belgian GP
1954 ACF GP

1956 ACF GP

1956 British GP Support Race
1956 British GP
1957 ACF GP
 XLII  Grand Prix de l'ACF

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 1 July 1956
Start time14:00
Event ACF GP
Circuit Reims
Event FormatRace of 61 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#5 of 8 in 1956
#53 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps61
Circuit Perimeter8302 m
Race Distance8302 × 61 = 506.422 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers20
Finishers13
Debutants
Alfonso de Portago (Driver),
Colin Chapman (Driver),
Bugatti T251 (Car Model),
   André Simon (Entrant),
Automobiles Bugatti (Entrant),
Luigi Piotti (Entrant)
Records Broken 1. Most 6th Place Qualifications Mike Hawthorn (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (112),
2. Most Retirements Maserati (134),
3. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (81),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Juan Manuel Fangio (33),
5. Most Retirements Maurice Trintignant (22),
6. Most Race Wins Ferrari (24),
7. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (34),
8. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (19),
9. Most 5th Place Finishes Maserati (18),
10. Most 7th Place Finishes Maserati (17),
11. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Ferrari (14.78%),
12. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (19),
13. Most Fastest Laps Juan Manuel Fangio (19),
14. Most Races Led Ferrari (45),
15. Most Races Led Juan Manuel Fangio (31),
16. Most Laps Led Ferrari (1442),
17. Most Laps Led Juan Manuel Fangio (1005),
18. Most Race Entries Maserati (249),
19. Most Race Entries Juan Manuel Fangio (39),
20. Most Perfect Weekends Ferrari (14),
21. Most Poles Ferrari (23),
22. Most Poles Juan Manuel Fangio (22),
23. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (18),
24. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (23),
25. Most 7th Place Qualifications Maserati (15),
26. Most 8th Place Qualifications Maserati (14),
27. Most 10th Place Qualifications Maserati (13),
28. Most 12th Place Qualifications Maserati (12),
29. Most 13th Place Qualifications Maserati (15),
30. Most 16th Place Qualifications Maserati (17),
31. Most 17th Place Qualifications Maserati (12),
32. Most 20th Place Qualifications Maserati (9)

World Championship standings
1  Peter Collins 19 
2  Jean Behra 14 up
3  Juan Manuel Fangio 13 up
4  Stirling Moss 12 up
5  Pat Flaherty 8 
6  Eugenio Castellotti 7.5 up
7  Sam Hanks 6 up
  Paul Frère 6 up
9  Luigi Musso 4 up
10  Don Freeland 4 up
  Mike Hawthorn 4 up
12  Cesare Perdisa 3 up
13  Johnnie Parsons 3 up
  Harry Schell 3 up
15  Luigi Villoresi 2 up
  Olivier Gendebien 2 up
  Dick Rathmann 2 up
  Hermano da Silva Ramos 2 up
19  Gerino Gerini 1.5 up
  Chico Landi 1.5 up
21  Paul Russo 1 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 30 
2  Maserati / Maserati 22 
3  Vanwall / Vanwall 3 
4  Gordini / Gordini 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 14Car 10Car 10
EntrantScuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari
Driver Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
Car Ferrari D50 Ferrari D50 Ferrari D50
EngineFerrari 2.5 V8Ferrari 2.5 V8Ferrari 2.5 V8
Time2:34'23.42'23.32'25.8
Speed196.809 km/h208.564 km/h204.988 km/h