Round 6 · 14 July 1956
1956 British Grand Prix: results
Juan Fangio (Ferrari) won the 1956 British Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 14 July 1956 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 2. Jean Behra (Maserati) and Jack Fairman (Connaught) completed the podium. Pole position went to Stirling Moss.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2 | 2:59:47.000 | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | +2 Laps | 4 | +2 Laps |
| 4 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | +3 Laps | 3 | +3 Laps |
| 5 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 14 | +4 Laps | 2 | +4 Laps |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 19 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 15 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 8 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 25 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 18 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 10 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 8 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 8 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 11 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 22 | +13 Laps | — | +13 Laps |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | — | 1 | Axle |
| 13 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 14 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 16 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 16 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | — | — | Axle |
| 17 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 18 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 7 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 19 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 3 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 27 | — | — | Electrical |
| 22 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 24 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 24 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 25 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | 23 | — | — | Ignition |
| 26 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 28 | — | — | Engine |
| 27 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 28 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | 6 | — | — | Transmission |