Round 6 · 14 July 1956
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
67 drivers
After Round 5
1
Peter Collins
Ferrari
19
pts
2
Jean Behra
Maserati
14
pts
3
Juan Fangio
Ferrari
13
pts
4
Stirling Moss
Maserati
12
pts
5
Pat Flaherty
Watson
8
pts
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6
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
7.5
pts
7
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
6
pts
8
Paul Frère
Ferrari
6
pts
9
Luigi Musso
Ferrari
4
pts
10
Mike Hawthorn
Vanwall
4
pts
11
Don Freeland
Phillips
4
pts
12
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
3
pts
13
Harry Schell
Vanwall
3
pts
14
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
3
pts
15
Hernando da Silva Ramos
Maserati
2
pts
16
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
2
pts
17
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
2
pts
18
Dick Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
2
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
-
Louis Rosier
Maserati
0
pts
-
Óscar González
Maserati
0
pts
-
Alberto Uria
Maserati
0
pts
-
Élie Bayol
Gordini
0
pts
-
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Paco Godia
Maserati
0
pts
-
Bob Veith
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Horace Gould
Maserati
0
pts
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Robert Manzon
Gordini
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
-
Maurice Trintignant
Bugatti
0
pts
-
Carlos Menditeguy
Maserati
0
pts
-
José Froilán González
Maserati
0
pts
-
André Simon
Maserati
0
pts
-
Piero Scotti
Connaught
0
pts
-
Alfonso de Portago
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Tony Brooks
BRM
0
pts
-
Louis Chiron
Maserati
0
pts
-
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Colin Chapman
Vanwall
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
77 drivers
After Round 6
1
Peter Collins
Ferrari
—
22
+3
2
Juan Fangio
Ferrari
↑1
21
+8
3
Jean Behra
Maserati
↓1
18
+4
4
Stirling Moss
Maserati
—
13
+1
5
Pat Flaherty
Watson
—
8
+0
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6
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
—
7.5
+0
7
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
—
6
+0
8
Paul Frère
Ferrari
—
6
+0
9
Luigi Musso
Ferrari
—
4
+0
10
Mike Hawthorn
Vanwall
—
4
+0
11
Don Freeland
Phillips
—
4
+0
12
Alfonso de Portago
Ferrari
↑987
3
+3
13
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
↓1
3
+0
14
Harry Schell
Vanwall
↓1
3
+0
15
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
3
+0
16
Jack Fairman
Connaught
NEW
3
+3
17
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
—
2
+0
18
Horace Gould
Maserati
↑981
2
+2
19
Hernando da Silva Ramos
Maserati
↓4
2
+0
20
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
↓4
2
+0
21
Dick Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
↓3
2
+0
22
Gerino Gerini
Maserati
↓3
1.5
+0
23
Chico Landi
Maserati
↓3
1.5
+0
24
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
↓3
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
-
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
-
Bob Gerard
Cooper
NEW
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
Vanwall
—
0
+0
-
André Simon
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Piero Scotti
Connaught
—
0
+0
-
Desmond Titterington
Connaught
NEW
0
+0
-
Tony Brooks
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Louis Chiron
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Roy Salvadori
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Colin Chapman
Vanwall
—
0
+0
-
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Bruce Halford
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Ed Elisian
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Umberto Maglioli
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Archie Scott Brown
Connaught
NEW
0
+0
-
Jack Turner
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Paul Emery
Emeryson
NEW
0
+0
-
Keith Andrews
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jack Brabham
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Ron Flockhart
BRM
NEW
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
30 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAN Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | 2:59 | 8 |
| 2 | COL Peter Collins | Ferrari | 12 | 1L | 3 |
| 2 | DE Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 12 | 1L | 3 |
| 3 | BEH Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | 2L | 4 |
| 4 | FAI Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | 3L | 3 |
| 5 | GOU Horace Gould | Maserati | 14 | 4L | 2 |
| 6 | VIL Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 19 | 5L | 0 |
| 7 | PER Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 15 | 6L | 0 |
| 8 | GOD Paco Godia | Maserati | 25 | 7L | 0 |
| 9 | MAN Robert Manzon | Gordini | 18 | 7L | 0 |
| 10 | DE Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 8 | 9L | 0 |
| 10 | CAS Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 8 | 9L | 0 |
| 11 | GER Bob Gerard | Cooper | 22 | 13L | 0 |
| R | MOS Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | — | 1 |
| R | SCH Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | TIT Desmond Titterington | Connaught | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | TRI Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | DA Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | COL Peter Collins | Ferrari | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | BRO Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | HAW Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Louis Rosier | Maserati | 27 | — | 0 |
| R | HAL Bruce Halford | Maserati | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | SCO Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | EME Paul Emery | Emeryson | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Jack Brabham | Maserati | 28 | — | 0 |
| R | FLO Ron Flockhart | BRM | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | GON José Froilán González | Vanwall | 6 | — | 0 |