Season
1956
Race
5. French Grand Prix

1956 · Race 5 of 8

1956 French Grand Prix

Reims-Gueux · Reims, France · 01/07/1956

Coordinates
49.2542, 3.93083
Altitude
88 m
Race number
53
Reims-Gueux circuit layout

Race winner

Winning driver

Race
8.0 pts

Top team

Leader Team

Ferrari 18.0 pts
Race
18.0 pts

Driver standings before the race

Position Driver Team Points Wins
1 Peter Collins Ferrari 11 1
2 Stirling Moss Maserati 11 1
3 Jean Behra Maserati 10 0
4 Juan Fangio Ferrari 9 1
5 Pat Flaherty — 8 1
6 Sam Hanks — 6 0
7 Paul Frère — 6 0
8 Luigi Musso — 4 1
9 Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 4 0
10 Don Freeland — 4 0
11 Harry Schell Vanwall 3 0
12 Johnnie Parsons — 3 0
13 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 2 0
14 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2 0
15 Hernando da Silva Ramos Maserati 2 0
16 Dick Rathmann — 2 0
17 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2 0
18 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 1.5 0
19 Gerino Gerini — 1.5 0
20 Chico Landi — 1.5 0
21 Paul Russo — 1 0
— André Pilette Gordini 0 0
— Óscar González — 0 0
— Alberto Uria — 0 0
— Élie Bayol — 0 0
— Bob Sweikert — 0 0
— Bob Veith — 0 0
— Louis Rosier Maserati 0 0
— Horace Gould — 0 0
— Rodger Ward — 0 0
— Jimmy Reece — 0 0
— Cliff Griffith — 0 0
— Gene Hartley — 0 0
— Fred Agabashian — 0 0
— Bob Christie — 0 0
— Al Keller — 0 0
— Eddie Johnson — 0 0
— Billy Garrett — 0 0
— Duke Dinsmore — 0 0
— Pat O'Connor — 0 0
— Jimmy Bryan — 0 0
— Luigi Piotti — 0 0
— Robert Manzon Gordini 0 0
— Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 0 0
— Carlos Menditeguy — 0 0
— José Froilán González — 0 0
— Piero Scotti — 0 0
— Paco Godia Maserati 0 0
— Tony Brooks — 0 0
— Louis Chiron — 0 0
— Jim Rathmann — 0 0
— Johnnie Tolan — 0 0
— Tony Bettenhausen — 0 0
— Ed Elisian — 0 0
— Eddie Russo — 0 0
— Jimmy Daywalt — 0 0
— Jack Turner — 0 0
— Keith Andrews — 0 0
— Andy Linden — 0 0
— Al Herman — 0 0
— Ray Crawford — 0 0
— Johnny Boyd — 0 0
— Troy Ruttman — 0 0
— Johnny Thomson — 0 0

Constructor standings before the race

Position Team Points Wins
— Bugatti 0 0
— Ferrari 0 0
— Gordini 0 0
— Maserati 0 0
— Vanwall 0 0