The 1956 French Grand Prix started July 1st, 1956 at 01:00 on Reims-Gueux in Reims, France. Juan Fangio started from pole position with Eugenio Castellotti next to him. Peter Collins started from third place.
After 2 hour, 34 minutes and 23 seconds Peter Collins finished the race first. The podium was completed with Eugenio Castellotti in second and Jean Behra in third place.
After the 1956 French Grand Prix, Peter Collins is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 19 points. Collins is 4.5 points ahead of Juan Fangio.
After 2 hour, 34 minutes and 23 seconds Peter Collins finished the race first. The podium was completed with Eugenio Castellotti in second and Jean Behra in third place.
After the 1956 French Grand Prix, Peter Collins is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 19 points. Collins is 4.5 points ahead of Juan Fangio.
Circuit
Location
Reims, France
Date
July 1st, 1956 at 01:00
Round
5/8
Winner
Peter Collins
Winning time
2:34:23.4
Pole position
Juan Fangio
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | #14 Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:34:23.4 | 3 | 61 | 8 |
| 2 | #12 Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | +0.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 |
| 3 4 | #4 Jean Behra | Maserati | +1:29.9 | 7 | 61 | 4 |
| 4 3 | #10 Juan Fangio | Ferrari | +1:35.1 | 1 | 61 | 4 |
| 5 8 | #6 Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | +2 Laps | 13 | 59 | 1 |
| 5 8 | #6 Stirling Moss | Maserati | +2 Laps | 13 | 59 | 1 |
| 6 6 | #36 Louis Rosier | Maserati | +3 Laps | 12 | 58 | 0 |
| 7 10 | #40 Paco Godia | Maserati | +4 Laps | 17 | 57 | 0 |
| 8 6 | #32 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | +4 Laps | 14 | 57 | 0 |
| 9 6 | #30 Robert Manzon | Gordini | +5 Laps | 15 | 56 | 0 |
| 10 4 | #24 Harry Schell | Vanwall | +5 Laps | 6 | 56 | 0 |
| 10 4 | #24 Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | +5 Laps | 6 | 56 | 0 |
| 11 8 | #34 André Pilette | Gordini | +6 Laps | 19 | 55 | 0 |
| - | #42 André Simon | Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #8 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #44 Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | DNF (Clutch) | 11 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #38 Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | DNF (Brakes) | 10 | 23 | 0 |
| - | #16 Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | DNF (Gearbox) | 9 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #28 Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | DNF (Throttle) | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #2 Stirling Moss | Maserati | DNF (Gearbox) | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #22 Harry Schell | Vanwall | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #26 Colin Chapman | Vanwall | Accident | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 14.5 | -4.5 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 3 | 14 | -5 | |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | 2 | 12 | -7 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 1 | 1 | 8 | -11 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | 7.5 | -11.5 | |
| 7 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | -13 | |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 6 | -13 | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 4 | -15 |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 1 | 4 | -15 | |
| 11 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 1 | 4 | -15 | |
| 12 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 1 | 3 | -16 | |
| 13 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 3 | -16 | ||
| 14 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -16 | ||
| 15 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati | 2 | -17 | ||
| 16 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 2 | -17 | ||
| 17 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2 | -17 | ||
| 18 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -17 | ||
| 19 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 1.5 | -17.5 | ||
| 20 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 1.5 | -17.5 | ||
| 21 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -18 | ||
| 22 | André Pilette | Gordini | 0 | -19 | ||
| 23 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 24 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 0 | -19 | ||
| 25 | Óscar González | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 27 | Alberto Uria | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 28 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 29 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 30 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 31 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 32 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | -19 | ||
| 33 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 0 | -19 | ||
| 34 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 0 | -19 | ||
| 35 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 36 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 37 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 38 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 39 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 40 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 41 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 42 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 43 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 0 | -19 | ||
| 44 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 45 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 0 | -19 | ||
| 46 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 47 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 48 | André Simon | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 49 | Piero Scotti | Connaught | 0 | -19 | ||
| 50 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 0 | -19 | ||
| 51 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 0 | -19 | ||
| 52 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 0 | -19 | ||
| 53 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 0 | -19 | ||
| 54 | Colin Chapman | Vanwall | 0 | -19 | ||
| 55 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 56 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 57 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 58 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 59 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 60 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 61 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 62 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 63 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 64 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 65 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 66 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 67 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -19 | ||
| 68 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 0 | -19 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Alain Prost | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | René Arnoux | |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | John Watson | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Lorenzo Bandini | |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #8 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | Juan Fangio |