1956 · Round 5 · Race French Grand Prix
Circuit de Reims-Gueux, France
Sunday, July 01, 1956
Circuit de Reims-Gueux, France
Sunday, July 01, 1956
Winner
COL
2:34:23.400
Winning margin
+0.300
to CAS
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
13/21
8 retirements
CAS
Eugenio Castellotti
+0.300
COL
Peter Collins
2:34:23.400
BEH
Jean Behra
+89.900
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | COLFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 61 | 2:34:23.400 | 8 |
| 02 | CASFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 61 | +0.300 | 6 |
| 03 | BEHMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 61 | +89.900 | 4 |
| 04 | FANFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 61 | +95.100 | 4 |
| 05 | MOSMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 59 | +2 lap | 1 |
| 05 | PERMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | — | — | 1 |
| 06 | ROSRosier · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F · Maserati | 58 | +3 lap | — |
| 07 | GODMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 57 | +4 lap | — |
| 08 | DASGordini · Gordini T16 ~ Gordini T32 | 57 | +4 lap | — |
| 09 | MANGordini · Gordini T16 ~ Gordini T32 | 56 | +5 lap | — |
| 10 | SCHVanwall · Vanwall W1 | 56 | +5 lap | — |
| 10 | HAWVanwall · Vanwall W1 | — | — | — |
| 11 | PILGordini · Gordini T16 ~ Gordini T32 | 55 | +6 lap | — |
| — | DEPFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 20 | DNF | — |
| — | TRIBugatti · Bugatti T251 | 18 | DNF | — |
| — | MOSMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 12 | DNF | — |
| — | SCHVanwall · Vanwall W1 | 5 | DNF | — |
| — | SIMAndre Simon · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F · Maserati | 41 | DNF | — |
| — | TARMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 40 | DNF | — |
| — | GENFerrari · Ferrari 500 ~ Ferrari 555 ~ Ferrari D50 | 38 | DNF | — |
| — | VILMaserati · Maserati A6GCM ~ Maserati 250F | 23 | DNF | — |