Round 5 · 1956
French Grand Prix
WinnerCOLFerrari · from P3
PoleMAF
Fastest lap2:25.800Manuel Fangio · L61
Biggest gain+11Perdisa P16→P5
Retirements8of 19 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins COL | Ferrari | 3 | +2 | 61 | 2:34:23.400 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 61 | +0.300 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Behra BEH | Maserati | 7 | +4 | 61 | +1:29.900 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 1 | -3 | 61 | +1:35.100 FL | — | 4 | |
| 5 | Cesare Perdisa PEI | Maserati | 16 | +11 | 13 | +2 laps | — | 1 |
| 6 | Louis Rosier ROI | Maserati | 12 | +6 | 58 | +3 laps | — | |
| 7 | Paco Godia GOD | Maserati | 17 | +10 | 57 | +4 laps | — | |
| 8 | Hernando Ramos JOA | Gordini | 14 | +6 | 57 | +4 laps | — | |
| 9 | Robert Manzon MAO | Gordini | 15 | +6 | 56 | +5 laps | — | |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn HAO | Vanwall | 6 | -4 | 11 | +5 laps | — | |
| 11 | Andre Pilette PIL | Gordini | 19 | +8 | 55 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Gigi Villoresi VIL | Maserati | 10 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Piero Taruffi TAR | Maserati | 13 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Harry Schell SCY | Vanwall | 4 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Bugatti | 18 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | |||
| — | Stirling Moss MSS | Maserati | 8 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Andre Simon SIM | Maserati | 20 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 11 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | |||
| — | Ferrari | 9 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | |||
| — | Colin Chapman CHP | Vanwall | 5 | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Reims-Gueux
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | French Grand Prix | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 | |
| 1953 | French Grand Prix | Mike Hawthorn HAO | Ferrari | 7 |
| 1951 | French Grand Prix | Luigi Fagioli FAG | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 7 |
| 1950 | French Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 1 |