1956 British Grand Prix
14 July - Silverstone: 475.76 km (4.7105 km x 101 Laps)



Pole position: Stirling Moss, Maserati, 1:41
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, Maserati, 1:43.2 = 164.32  km/h

Results:

1  Juan Manuel Fangio        Lancia-Ferrari          2:59:47.0 = 158.76 km/h
2  Alfonso de Portago/
   Peter Colins              Lancia-Ferrari          - 1 lap
3  Jean Behra                Maserati                - 2 laps 
4  Jack Fairman              Connaught               - 3 lap
5  Horace Gould              Maserati                - 4 lap
6  Luigi Villoresi           Maserati                - 5 laps
7  Cesare Perdisa            Maserati                - 6 laps
8  Chico Godia-Sales         Maserati                - 7 laps
9  Robert Manzon             Gordini                 - 7 laps
10 Eugenio Castellotti/
   Alfonso de Portago        Lancia-Ferrari          - 9 laps
11 Bob Gerard                Cooper-Bristol          -13 laps

Retirements:

   Stirling Moss             Maserati                 94 laps    Broken Rear Axle
   Harry Schell              Vanwall                  87 laps    Fuel Line
   Desmond Titterington      Connaught                75 laps    Engine
   Hermanos da Silva Ramos   Gordini                  72 laps    Rear Axle   
   Maurice Trintignant       Vanwall                  70 laps    Fuel Line
   Peter Collins             Lancia-Ferrari           64 laps    Oil Pressure
   Roy Salvadori             Maserati                 59 laps    Fuel System
   Tony Brooks               B.R.M.                   41 laps    Accident
   Loius Rosier              Maserati                 24 laps    Magneto
   Mike Hawthorn             B.R.M.                   24 laps    Universal Joint
   Bruce Halford             Maserati                 23 laps    Piston
   Umberto Maglioli          Maserati                 22 laps    Gearbox
   Archie Scott-Brown        Connaught                17 laps    Stub Axle
   Paul Emery                Emeryson                 13 laps    Ignition
   Jack Brabham              Maserati                  4 laps    Engine
   Ron Flockhart             B.R.M.                    2 laps    Engine
   José Froilan Gonzalez     Vanwall                   1 lap     Broken Driveshaft

Qualifying Times:

1 7  Stirling Moss      Maserati       1'41.
2 1  J.M.Fangio         Ferrari        1'41.
3 23  Mike Hawthorn     BRM            1'43.
4 2  Peter Collins      Ferrari        1'43.
5 16  Harry Schell      Vanwall        1'44.
6 18  J.F.Gonzalez      Vanwall        1'44.
7 28  Roy Salvadori     Maserati       1'44.
8 3  E.Castellotti      Ferrari        1'44.
9 24  Tony Brooks       BRM            1'45.
10 19  A.Scott-Brown    Connaught/Alta 1'45.
11 20  D.Titterington   Connaught/Alta 1'46.
12 4  A.de Portago      Ferrari        1'47.
13 8  Jean Behra        Maserati       1'47.
14 31  Horace Gould     Maserati       1'48.
15 9  Cesare Perdisa    Maserati       1'49.
16 17  M.Trintignant    Vanwall        1'49.
17 25  Ron Flockhart    BRM            1'49.
18 15  Robert Manzon    Gordini        1'49.
19 11  Luigi Villoresi  Maserati       1'50.
20 29  Bruce Halford    Maserati       1'51.
21 21  Jack Fairman     Connaught/Alta 1'51.
22 26  Bob Gerard       Cooper/Bristol 1'53.
23 32  Paul Emery       Emeryson/Alta  1'54.
24 12  Umberto Maglioli Maserati       1'54.
25 10  Chico Godia      Maserati       1'55.
26 14  H.da Silva-Ramos Gordini        1'56.
27 27  Louis Rosier     Maserati       1'59.
28 30  Jack Brabham     Maserati       2'01.