French Grand Prix
Round 5 · 1 July 1956 ·Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
Castellotti
Ferrari
2
Collins
Ferrari
1
Behra
Maserati
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins |  British | Ferrari | 61 | 2:34:23.4 | 8 |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti |  Italian | Ferrari | 61 | +0.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Behra |  French | Maserati | 61 | +1:29.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Juan Fangio |  Argentine | Ferrari | 61 | +1:35.1 | 4 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss | British | Maserati | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 5 | Cesare Perdisa | Italian | Maserati | 59 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | French | Maserati | 58 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Paco Godia |  Spanish | Maserati | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Hernando da Silva Ramos |  Brazilian | Gordini | 57 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | French | Gordini | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Harry Schell |  American | Vanwall | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | British | Vanwall | 56 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | André Pilette |  Belgian | Gordini | 55 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| R | André Simon | French | Maserati | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Brazilian | Maserati | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Olivier Gendebien | Belgian | Ferrari | 38 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Luigi Villoresi | Italian | Maserati | 23 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Alfonso de Portago | Spanish | Ferrari | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Maurice Trintignant | French | Bugatti | 18 | Throttle | 0 |
| R | Stirling Moss | British | Maserati | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Harry Schell | American | Vanwall | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| W | Colin Chapman | British | Vanwall | 0 | Accident | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew