1956 British Grand Prix

The 1956 British Grand Prix was the sixth race in the 1956 Formula One Season. Held on July 14, the winner was Juan Manuel Fangio in a . A shared drive between Alfonso de Portago and Peter Collins in another Lancia-Ferrari came in second a lap down, while the of Jean Behra was third, two laps down.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
2 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
3 	Eugenio Castellotti 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
4 	Alfonso de Portago 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
7 	Stirling Moss 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
8 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
9 	Cesare Perdisa 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Paco Godia 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
11 	Luigi Villoresi 	Luigi Piotti 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
12 	Umberto Maglioli 	Scuderia Guastalla 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
14 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 L8 2.5 	
15 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 L8 2.5 	
16 	Harry Schell 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 2 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
17 	Maurice Trintignant 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 2 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
18 	José Froilán González 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 2 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
19 	Archie Scott Brown 	Connaught Engineering 	 	B 	 	GP L4 2.5 	
20 	Desmond Titterington 	Connaught Engineering 	 	B 	 	GP L4 2.5 	
21 	Jack Fairman 	Connaught Engineering 	 	B 	 	GP L4 2.5 	
23 	Mike Hawthorn 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
24 	Tony Brooks 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
25 	Ron Flockhart 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
26 	Bob Gerard 	Bob Gerard Racing 	 	T23 	 	BS1 L6 2.0 	
27 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
28 	Roy Salvadori 	Gilby Engineering 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
29 	Bruce Halford 	Bruce Halford 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
30 	Jack Brabham 	Jack Brabham 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
31 	Horace Gould 	H. H. Gould 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
32 	Paul Emery 	Emeryson Cars 	 	56 	 	GP L4 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
All practice laps were timed to the even second, prompting another complaint from the FIA after similar incidents in previous years.
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:41.0	
2 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:42.0	+ 1.0
3 	23 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:43.0	+ 2.0
4 	2 	Peter Collins 	 	1:43.0	+ 2.0
5 	16 	Harry Schell 	 	1:44.0	+ 3.0
6 	18 	José Froilán González 	 	1:44.0	+ 3.0
7 	28 	Roy Salvadori 	 	1:44.0	+ 3.0
8 	3 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	1:44.0	+ 3.0
9 	24 	Tony Brooks 	 	1:45.0	+ 4.0
10 	19 	Archie Scott Brown 	 	1:45.0	+ 4.0
11 	20 	Desmond Titterington 	 	1:46.0	+ 5.0
12 	4 	Alfonso de Portago 	 	1:47.0	+ 6.0
13 	8 	Jean Behra 	 	1:47.0	+ 6.0
14 	31 	Horace Gould 	 	1:48.0	+ 7.0
15 	9 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	1:49.0	+ 8.0
16 	17 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1:49.0	+ 8.0
17 	25 	Ron Flockhart 	 	1:49.0	+ 8.0
18 	15 	Robert Manzon 	 	1:49.0	+ 8.0
19 	11 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	1:50.0	+ 9.0
20 	29 	Bruce Halford 	 	1:51.0	+ 10.0
21 	21 	Jack Fairman 	 	1:51.0	+ 10.0
22 	26 	Bob Gerard 	 	1:53.0	+ 12.0
23 	32 	Paul Emery 	 	1:54.0	+ 13.0
24 	12 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	1:54.0	+ 13.0
25 	10 	Paco Godia 	 	1:55.0	+ 14.0
26 	14 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	 	1:56.0	+ 15.0
27 	27 	Louis Rosier 	 	1:59.0	+ 18.0
28 	30 	Jack Brabham 	 	2:01.0	+ 20.0
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	101 	2:59:47.0 	2 	8
2 	4 	Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins 	 	100 	+1 Lap 	12 	33
3 	8 	Jean Behra 	 	99 	+2 Laps 	13 	4
4 	21 	Jack Fairman 	 	98 	+3 Laps 	21 	3
5 	31 	Horace Gould 	 	97 	+4 Laps 	14 	2
6 	11 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	96 	+5 Laps 	19 	
7 	9 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	95 	+6 Laps 	15 	
8 	10 	Paco Godia 	 	94 	+7 Laps 	25 	
9 	15 	Robert Manzon 	 	94 	+7 Laps 	18 	
10 	3 	Eugenio Castellotti Alfonso de Portago	 	92 	+9 Laps 	8 	
11 	26 	Bob Gerard 	 	88 	+13 Laps 	22 	
Ret 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	94 	Axle 	1 	1
Ret 	16 	Harry Schell 	 	87 	Fuel System 	5 	
Ret 	20 	Desmond Titterington 	 	74 	Engine 	11 	
Ret 	17 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	74 	Fuel System 	16 	
Ret 	14 	Hermano da Silva Ramos 	 	71 	Axle 	26 	
Ret 	2 	Peter Collins 	 	64 	Oil Pressure	4 	
Ret 	28 	Roy Salvadori 	 	59 	Fuel System 	7 	
Ret 	24 	Tony Brooks 	 	39 	Accident 	9 	
Ret 	23 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	24 	Transmission	3 	
Ret 	27 	Louis Rosier 	 	23 	Electrical 	27 	
Ret 	29 	Bruce Halford 	 	22 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	12 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	21 	Gearbox 	24 	
Ret 	19 	Archie Scott Brown 	 	16 	Transmission	10 	
Ret 	32 	Paul Emery 	 	12 	Ignition 	23 	
Ret 	30 	Jack Brabham 	 	3 	Engine 	28 	
Ret 	25 	Ron Flockhart 	 	2 	Engine 	17 	
Ret 	18 	José Froilán González 	 	0 	Transmission	6 	
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==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
==Notes==
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