Round 5 · 1 July 1956
French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux · Reims, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
64 drivers
After Round 4
1
Peter Collins
Ferrari
11
pts
2
Stirling Moss
Maserati
11
pts
3
Jean Behra
Maserati
10
pts
4
Juan Fangio
Ferrari
9
pts
5
Pat Flaherty
Watson
8
pts
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6
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
6
pts
7
Paul Frère
Ferrari
6
pts
8
Luigi Musso
Ferrari
4
pts
9
Mike Hawthorn
BRM
4
pts
10
Don Freeland
Phillips
4
pts
11
Harry Schell
Vanwall
3
pts
12
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
3
pts
13
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
2
pts
14
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
2
pts
15
Hernando da Silva Ramos
Gordini
2
pts
16
Dick Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
2
pts
17
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
2
pts
18
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
1.5
pts
19
Gerino Gerini
Maserati
1.5
pts
20
Chico Landi
Maserati
1.5
pts
21
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
1
pts
-
André Pilette
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Óscar González
Maserati
0
pts
-
Alberto Uria
Maserati
0
pts
-
Élie Bayol
Gordini
0
pts
-
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Bob Veith
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Louis Rosier
Maserati
0
pts
-
Horace Gould
Maserati
0
pts
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jimmy Reece
Lesovsky
0
pts
-
Cliff Griffith
Stevens
0
pts
-
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Al Keller
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Eddie Johnson
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Billy Garrett
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Pat O'Connor
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Luigi Piotti
Maserati
0
pts
-
Robert Manzon
Gordini
0
pts
-
Maurice Trintignant
Vanwall
0
pts
-
Carlos Menditeguy
Maserati
0
pts
-
José Froilán González
Maserati
0
pts
-
Piero Scotti
Connaught
0
pts
-
Paco Godia
Maserati
0
pts
-
Tony Brooks
BRM
0
pts
-
Louis Chiron
Maserati
0
pts
-
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Ed Elisian
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jack Turner
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Keith Andrews
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Al Herman
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Ray Crawford
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Johnny Boyd
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Troy Ruttman
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Johnny Thomson
Kuzma
0
pts
After the race
67 drivers
After Round 5
1
Peter Collins
Ferrari
—
19
+8
2
Jean Behra
Maserati
↑1
14
+4
3
Juan Fangio
Ferrari
↑1
13
+4
4
Stirling Moss
Maserati
↓2
12
+1
5
Pat Flaherty
Watson
—
8
+0
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6
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
↑12
7.5
+6
7
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
6
+0
8
Paul Frère
Ferrari
↓1
6
+0
9
Luigi Musso
Ferrari
↓1
4
+0
10
Mike Hawthorn
Vanwall
↓1
4
+0
11
Don Freeland
Phillips
↓1
4
+0
12
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
↑1
3
+1
13
Harry Schell
Vanwall
↓2
3
+0
14
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
↓2
3
+0
15
Hernando da Silva Ramos
Maserati
—
2
+0
16
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
↓2
2
+0
17
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
—
2
+0
18
Dick Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
↓2
2
+0
19
Gerino Gerini
Maserati
—
1.5
+0
20
Chico Landi
Maserati
—
1.5
+0
21
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
—
1
+0
-
André Pilette
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Louis Rosier
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Óscar González
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Alberto Uria
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Élie Bayol
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Paco Godia
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Bob Veith
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Horace Gould
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Robert Manzon
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Reece
Lesovsky
—
0
+0
-
Cliff Griffith
Stevens
—
0
+0
-
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Al Keller
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Johnson
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Billy Garrett
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Pat O'Connor
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Luigi Piotti
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Maurice Trintignant
Bugatti
—
0
+0
-
Carlos Menditeguy
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
José Froilán González
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
André Simon
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Piero Scotti
Connaught
—
0
+0
-
Alfonso de Portago
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Tony Brooks
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Louis Chiron
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Colin Chapman
Vanwall
NEW
0
+0
-
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Ed Elisian
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jack Turner
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Keith Andrews
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Al Herman
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Ray Crawford
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Boyd
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Troy Ruttman
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Thomson
Kuzma
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL Peter Collins | Ferrari | 3 | 2:34:23.400 | 8 |
| 2 | CAS Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | +0.300 | 6 |
| 3 | BEH Jean Behra | Maserati | 7 | +1:29.900 | 4 |
| 4 | FAN Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | +1:35.100 | 4 |
| 5 | MOS Stirling Moss | Maserati | 13 | 2L | 1 |
| 5 | PER Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 13 | 2L | 1 |
| 6 | ROS Louis Rosier | Maserati | 12 | 3L | 0 |
| 7 | GOD Paco Godia | Maserati | 17 | 4L | 0 |
| 8 | DA Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 14 | 4L | 0 |
| 9 | MAN Robert Manzon | Gordini | 15 | 5L | 0 |
| 10 | HAW Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 6 | 5L | 0 |
| 10 | SCH Harry Schell | Vanwall | 6 | 5L | 0 |
| 11 | PIL André Pilette | Gordini | 19 | 6L | 0 |
| R | SIM André Simon | Maserati | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | DA Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | GEN Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | TRI Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | MOS Stirling Moss | Maserati | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Harry Schell | Vanwall | 4 | — | 0 |
| W | CHA Colin Chapman | Vanwall | 5 | — | 0 |