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**1956 British Grand Prix**
Race details
	Race 6 of 8 in the 1956 Formula One season
	; Silverstone Circuit in 1952-1973 configuration
Date	July 14, 1956
Official name	IX RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit; Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility; 4.7105 km (2.927 mi)
Distance	101 laps, 475.766 km (295.627 mi)
Weather	Overcast, dry
Pole position
Time	1:41.0
Fastest lap
Time	1:43.2
Podium

The 1956 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	101	2:59:47.0	2	8
2	4	Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins	Ferrari	100	+1 Lap	12	3 3
3	8	Jean Behra	Maserati	99	+2 Laps	13	4
4	21	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	98	+3 Laps	21	3
5	31	Horace Gould	Maserati	97	+4 Laps	14	2
6	11	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	96	+5 Laps	19
7	9	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	95	+6 Laps	15
8	10	Paco Godia	Maserati	94	+7 Laps	25
9	15	Robert Manzon	Gordini	94	+7 Laps	18
10	3	Eugenio Castellotti Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	92	+9 Laps	8
11	26	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	88	+13 Laps	22
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	94	Axle	1	1
Ret	16	Harry Schell	Vanwall	87	Fuel System	5
Ret	20	Desmond Titterington	Connaught-Alta	74	Engine	11
Ret	17	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	74	Fuel System	16
Ret	14	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Gordini	71	Axle	26
Ret	2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	64	Oil Pressure	4
Ret	28	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	59	Fuel System	7
Ret	24	Tony Brooks	BRM	39	Accident	9
Ret	23	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	24	Transmission	3
Ret	27	Louis Rosier	Maserati	23	Electrical	27
Ret	29	Bruce Halford	Maserati	22	Engine	20
Ret	12	Umberto Maglioli	Maserati	21	Gearbox	24
Ret	19	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught-Alta	16	Transmission	10
Ret	32	Paul Emery	Emeryson-Alta	12	Ignition	23
Ret	30	Jack Brabham	Maserati	3	Engine	28
Ret	25	Ron Flockhart	BRM	2	Engine	17
Ret	18	José Froilán González	Vanwall	0	Transmission	6

Lap Leaders: Mike Hawthorn 15 laps (1-15); Stirling Moss 53 laps (16-68); Juan Manuel Fangio 33 laps (69-101).
Shared Drives:
- Car #4: Alfonso de Portago (70 laps) and Peter Collins (30 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #3: Eugenio Castellotti (80 laps) and Alfonso de Portago (12 laps).
Grand Prix debut for: Paul Emery and Bruce Halford. Only Grand Prix appearance for Archie Scott Brown and Desmond Titterington.
Career Firsts: Jack Fairman, Horace Gould, and Alfonso de Portago (points); Alfonso de Portago (podium).

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