French Grand Prix

Date
Sun 1st July 1956 (UTC)
Sun 1st July 1956 (Local)

Timestamp
1956-07-01T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1956

Round
5

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Location
Reims-Gueux

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Description

The 1956 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1956 at Reims. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.
Bugatti made a one-off appearance in this race with their Type 251 driven by Maurice Trintignant. The car proved to be uncompetitive and he retired after 18 laps.
This race was also notable for being the only Formula One World Championship entry as a driver for Lotus founder Colin Chapman.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:23.3
2 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:24.6
3 Peter Collins Ferrari 2:25.6
4 Harry Schell Vanwall 2:26.1
5 Colin Chapman Vanwall 2:26.8
6 Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 2:27.0
7 Jean Behra Maserati 2:27.8
8 Stirling Moss Maserati 2:29.9
9 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 2:30.9
10 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:33.3

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