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| Date | Saturday 14 July 1956 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | British GP |
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| Circuit | Silverstone |
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| Event Format | Race of 101 laps |
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| Race | 14 of 24 |
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| Championship race | 54 |
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| Laps | 101 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4711 m |
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| Race Distance | 4711 × 101 = 475.811 km |
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| Grid Format | 4-3-4-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Overcast, Dry |
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| Entries | 28 |
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| Qualifiers | 28 |
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| Finishers | 11 |
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| Championship Debutants | Archie Scott-Brown (Driver),
Bruce Halford (Driver),
Desmond Titterington (Driver),
Paul Emery (Driver),
Emeryson (Car Manufacturer),
BP (Lubricant Manufacturer),
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Emeryson 56 (Car Model),
Bruce Halford (Entrant),
Emeryson Cars (Entrant),
Jack Brabham (Entrant),
Scuderia Guastalla (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 17 - 10th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 27 - 10th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 4 - 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 7 - 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
BP - 1st Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer)
BP - 1st Pole Position (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Connaught Engineering - 25th Race Entry (Entrant)
Englebert - 50th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Maserati - 250th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Owen Racing Organisation - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Peter Collins - 20th Race Entry (Driver)
Roy Salvadori - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 6th Place Finishes – Maserati (16),
2. Most 9th Place Finishes –  Robert Manzon (4),
3. Most 10th Place Finishes – Ferrari (6),
4. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes – Maserati (3),
5. Most Consecutive 7th Place Finishes – Maserati (3),
6. Most 3rd Place Finishes in a Season – Maserati (6),
7. Most 2nd Place Qualifications –  Juan Manuel Fangio (12)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (115),
2. Most Retirements – Maserati (140),
3. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (84),
4. Most Retirements – Maurice Trintignant (23),
5. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Juan Manuel Fangio (34),
6. Most Podium Finishes – Juan Manuel Fangio (27),
7. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (25),
8. Most Race Wins – Juan Manuel Fangio (19),
9. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (36),
10. Most 5th Place Finishes – Maserati (19),
11. Most 7th Place Finishes – Maserati (18),
12. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (15.38%),
13. Most Races Led – Ferrari (46),
14. Most Races Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (32),
15. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (1475),
16. Most Laps Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (1038),
17. Most Race Entries – Maserati (260),
18. Most Race Entries – Juan Manuel Fangio (40),
19. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (19),
20. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (18),
21. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Maserati (16),
22. Most 13th Place Qualifications – Maserati (16),
23. Most 15th Place Qualifications – Maserati (11),
24. Most 20th Place Qualifications – Maserati (10)
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