The 1956 British Grand Prix started July 14th, 1956 at 01:00 on Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, UK. Stirling Moss started from pole position with Juan Fangio next to him. Mike Hawthorn started from third place.
After 2 hour, 59 minutes and 47 seconds Juan Fangio finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alfonso de Portago in second and Jean Behra in third place.
After the 1956 British Grand Prix, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 22.5 points. Fangio is 0.5 points ahead of Peter Collins.
After 2 hour, 59 minutes and 47 seconds Juan Fangio finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alfonso de Portago in second and Jean Behra in third place.
After the 1956 British Grand Prix, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 22.5 points. Fangio is 0.5 points ahead of Peter Collins.
Circuit
Location
Silverstone, UK
Date
July 14th, 1956 at 01:00
Round
6/8
Winner
Juan Fangio
Winning time
2:59:47.0
Pole position
Stirling Moss
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #1 Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2:59:47.0 | 2 | 101 | 8 |
| 2 10 | #4 Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 12 | 100 | 3 |
| 2 10 | #4 Peter Collins | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 12 | 100 | 3 |
| 3 10 | #8 Jean Behra | Maserati | +2 Laps | 13 | 99 | 4 |
| 4 17 | #21 Jack Fairman | Connaught | +3 Laps | 21 | 98 | 3 |
| 5 9 | #31 Horace Gould | Maserati | +4 Laps | 14 | 97 | 2 |
| 6 13 | #11 Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | +5 Laps | 19 | 96 | 0 |
| 7 8 | #9 Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | +6 Laps | 15 | 95 | 0 |
| 8 17 | #10 Paco Godia | Maserati | +7 Laps | 25 | 94 | 0 |
| 9 9 | #15 Robert Manzon | Gordini | +7 Laps | 18 | 94 | 0 |
| 10 2 | #3 Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | +9 Laps | 8 | 92 | 0 |
| 10 2 | #3 Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | +9 Laps | 8 | 92 | 0 |
| 11 11 | #26 Bob Gerard | Cooper | +13 Laps | 22 | 88 | 0 |
| - | #7 Stirling Moss | Maserati | DNF (Axle) | 1 | 94 | 1 |
| - | #16 Harry Schell | Vanwall | DNF (Fuel system) | 5 | 87 | 0 |
| - | #20 Desmond Titterington | Connaught | DNF (Engine) | 11 | 74 | 0 |
| - | #17 Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | DNF (Fuel system) | 16 | 74 | 0 |
| - | #14 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | DNF (Axle) | 26 | 71 | 0 |
| - | #2 Peter Collins | Ferrari | DNF (Oil pressure) | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| - | #28 Roy Salvadori | Maserati | DNF (Fuel system) | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| - | #24 Tony Brooks | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 9 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #23 Mike Hawthorn | BRM | DNF (Transmission) | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #27 Louis Rosier | Maserati | DNF (Electrical) | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #29 Bruce Halford | Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #12 Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | DNF (Gearbox) | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #19 Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | DNF (Transmission) | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #32 Paul Emery | Emeryson | DNF (Ignition) | 23 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #30 Jack Brabham | Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #25 Ron Flockhart | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #18 José Froilán González | Vanwall | DNF (Transmission) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22.5 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 22 | -0.5 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 4 | 18 | -4.5 | |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | 2 | 13 | -9.5 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 1 | 1 | 8 | -14.5 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | 7.5 | -15 | |
| 7 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | -16.5 | |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 6 | -16.5 | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 4 | -18.5 |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 1 | 4 | -18.5 | |
| 11 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 1 | 4 | -18.5 | |
| 12 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | -19.5 | |
| 13 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 1 | 3 | -19.5 | |
| 14 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 3 | -19.5 | ||
| 15 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 3 | -19.5 | ||
| 16 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -19.5 | ||
| 17 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2 | -20.5 | ||
| 18 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati | 2 | -20.5 | ||
| 19 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2 | -20.5 | ||
| 20 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 2 | -20.5 | ||
| 21 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -20.5 | ||
| 22 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 1.5 | -21 | ||
| 23 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 1.5 | -21 | ||
| 24 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -21.5 | ||
| 25 | André Pilette | Gordini | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 26 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 27 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 28 | Óscar González | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 29 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 30 | Alberto Uria | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 31 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 32 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 33 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 34 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 35 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 36 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 37 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 38 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 39 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 40 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 41 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 42 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 43 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 44 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 45 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 46 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 47 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 48 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 49 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 50 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 51 | André Simon | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 52 | Piero Scotti | Connaught | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 53 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 54 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 55 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 56 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 57 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 58 | Colin Chapman | Vanwall | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 59 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 60 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 61 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 62 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 63 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 64 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 65 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 66 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 67 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 68 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 69 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 70 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 71 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 72 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 73 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 74 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 75 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 76 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 77 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -22.5 | ||
| 78 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 0 | -22.5 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.275 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Sergio Pérez | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.510 - Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | 1:28.617 - Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:27.097 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:27.369 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:30.696 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:30.621 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Nico Rosberg | 1:35.548 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:37.093 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:37.176 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #9 Nico Rosberg | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.401 - Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #2 Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.661 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2011 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:34.908 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #6 Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:30.874 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Rubens Barrichello | 1:20.735 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nick Heidfeld | Rubens Barrichello | 1:32.150 - Kimi Räikkönen | Heikki Kovalainen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:20.638 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:21.599 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:20.502 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:18.739 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Alexander Wurz | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #6 Jacques Villeneuve | Gerhard Berger | Mika Häkkinen | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #2 Johnny Herbert | Jean Alesi | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Jacques Laffite | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | |
| 1982 | #8 Niki Lauda | Didier Pironi | Patrick Tambay | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1981 | #7 John Watson | Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | |
| 1979 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Alan Jones | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | John Watson | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Gunnar Nilsson | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | John Watson | Niki Lauda | |
| 1975 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | Carlos Pace | Jody Scheckter | Tom Pryce | |
| 1974 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jacky Ickx | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #8 Peter Revson | Ronnie Peterson | Denny Hulme | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #8 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #12 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 1970 | #5 Jochen Rindt | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1969 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Bruce McLaren | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #22 Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | Jacky Ickx | Graham Hill | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Denny Hulme | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #5 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #4 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #20 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #4 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #1 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Innes Ireland | Jack Brabham | |
| 1959 | #12 Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1958 | #1 Peter Collins | Mike Hawthorn | Roy Salvadori | Stirling Moss | |
| 1957 | #20 Tony Brooks | Luigi Musso | Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | |
| 1955 | #12 Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Stirling Moss | |
| 1954 | #9 José Froilán González | Mike Hawthorn | Onofre Marimón | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #5 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #15 Alberto Ascari | Piero Taruffi | Mike Hawthorn | Nino Farina | |
| 1951 | #12 José Froilán González | Juan Fangio | Luigi Villoresi | José Froilán González | |
| 1950 | #2 Nino Farina | Luigi Fagioli | Reg Parnell | Nino Farina |