1956 · Round 5 · Qualifying French Grand Prix
Circuit de Reims-Gueux, France
Sunday, July 01, 1956
Circuit de Reims-Gueux, France
Sunday, July 01, 1956
Pole position
FAN
2:23.300
Pole margin
+1.300
to CAS
Top-ten spread
+10.000
P1 to VIL
Entries
20
Fastest time from each qualifying segment; purple marks the segment best
| Pos | Driver | Best | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FANFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 2:23.300 | — | — |
| 02 | CASFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 2:24.600 | +1.300 | — |
| 03 | COLFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 2:24.900 | +1.600 | — |
| 04 | SCHVanwall · Vanwall W1 | 2:26.100 | +2.800 | — |
| 05 | CHAVanwall · Vanwall W1 | 2:26.800 | +3.500 | — |
| 06 | HAWVanwall · Vanwall W1 | 2:27.000 | +3.700 | — |
| 07 | BEHMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 2:27.800 | +4.500 | — |
| 08 | MOSMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 2:29.900 | +6.600 | — |
| 09 | DEPFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 2:32.800 | +9.500 | — |
| 10 | VILMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 2:33.300 | +10.000 | — |
| 11 | GENFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 2:34.500 | +11.200 | — |
| 12 | ROSRosier · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F · Maserati | 2:35.300 | +12.000 | — |
| 13 | PERMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 2:35.600 | +12.300 | — |
| 14 | DASGordini · Gordini T16 ~ Gordini T32 | 2:35.900 | +12.600 | — |
| 15 | MANGordini · Gordini T16 ~ Gordini T32 | 2:36.000 | +12.700 | — |
| 16 | TARMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 2:37.500 | +14.200 | — |
| 17 | GODMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 2:40.000 | +16.700 | — |
| 18 | TRIBugatti · Bugatti T251 | 2:41.900 | +18.600 | — |
| 19 | PILGordini · Gordini T16 ~ Gordini T32 | 2:46.800 | +23.500 | — |
| 20 | SIMAndre Simon · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F · Maserati | 2:47.900 | +24.600 | — |