1956 RAC British Grand Prix
Silverstone · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | 30 | 101 | 475.8 | Stirling Moss |
Finishing order
★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | Ferrari | 101 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | 12 | 4 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | Ferrari | 100 | Finished | 3 | |
| 2 | — | 4 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | Ferrari | Finished | 3 | ||
| 3 | 13 | 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati | Maserati | 99 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 21 | 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | Alta | 98 | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | 31 | Horace Gould | Maserati | Maserati | 97 | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | Maserati | 96 | Finished | ||
| 7 | 15 | 9 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | Maserati | 95 | Finished | ||
| 8 | 25 | 10 | Paco Godia | Maserati | Maserati | 94 | Finished | ||
| 9 | 18 | 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | Gordini | 94 | Finished | ||
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | Ferrari | 92 | Finished | ||
| 10 | — | 3 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | Ferrari | Finished | |||
| 11 | 22 | 26 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | Bristol | 88 | Finished | ||
| — | 1 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Maserati | 94 | ★ | Axle | 1 |
| — | 5 | 16 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | Vanwall | 86 | Fuel system | ||
| — | 11 | 20 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | Alta | 74 | Engine | ||
| — | 26 | 14 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | Gordini | 71 | Axle | ||
| — | 16 | 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | Vanwall | 70 | Fuel system | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | Ferrari | 64 | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 7 | 28 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Maserati | 59 | Fuel system | ||
| — | 9 | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM | BRM | 39 | Accident | ||
| — | 3 | 23 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | BRM | 24 | Transmission | ||
| — | 27 | 27 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | Maserati | 23 | Electrical | ||
| — | 20 | 29 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | Maserati | 22 | Engine | ||
| — | 24 | 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | Maserati | 21 | Gearbox | ||
| — | 10 | 19 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | Alta | 16 | Transmission | ||
| — | 23 | 32 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | Alta | 12 | Ignition | ||
| — | 28 | 30 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | Maserati | 3 | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 25 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | BRM | 2 | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 18 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | Vanwall | 0 | Transmission |