Overview - 1956 British Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1956 British Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

9th RAC British Grand Prix

Season1956
Round
6
Race Number by F1 Championship
54
Grand PrixBritish Grand Prix
Race Number by Grand Prix
7
CircuitSilverstone Circuit
Race Number by Circuit
6
Laps
101
Race Length
475.766km

Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

First Race1950
Last Race1955

Circuit

Silverstone Circuit

Circuit Type
Permanent Circuit
Length
4.71km
Turns
7
Elevation
?m
Direction
Clockwise
Track Record
Ronnie Peterson1:16.3001973 British Grand Prix (Qualifying 2)
Lap Record
James Hunt1:18.6001973 British Grand Prix (Race, Lap 50)

Schedule

?
- Qualifying?
July 14 (Sat)
- Race?

Entries

No.	Driver	Team	Entrant	Constructor	Car	Engine	Note
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8
2	Peter Collins	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8
3	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Share Driving
3	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Share Driving
4	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Share Driving
4	Peter Collins	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Share Driving
5	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari D50	Ferrari DS50 2.5L V8	Non-Entry (Car unavailable)
6	Ottorino Volonterio	Centro Sud	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati	Maserati A6GCM/250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6	Non-Entry (Not present)
7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
8	Jean Behra	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
9	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
10	Francisco Godia-Sales	Maserati	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
11	Luigi Villoresi	Luigi Piotti	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
12	Umberto Maglioli	Scuderia Guastalla	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
14	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	Gordini 32	Gordini 25 2.5L L8
15	Robert Manzon	Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	Gordini 32	Gordini 25 2.5L L8
16	Harry Schell	Vanwall	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Vanwall VW2	Vanwall 254 2.5L L4
17	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Vanwall VW2	Vanwall 254 2.5L L4
18	José Froilán González	Vanwall	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Vanwall VW2	Vanwall 254 2.5L L4
19	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught	Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Alta	Connaught Type B	Alta GP 2.5L L4
20	Desmond Titterington	Connaught	Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Alta	Connaught Type B	Alta GP 2.5L L4
21	Jack Fairman	Connaught	Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Alta	Connaught Type B	Alta GP 2.5L L4
22	Mike Oliver	Connaught	Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Alta	Connaught Type B	Alta GP 2.5L L4	Non-Entry (Not present)
23	Mike Hawthorn	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	BRM P25	BRM 255 2.5L L4
24	Tony Brooks	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	BRM P25	BRM 255 2.5L L4
25	Ron Flockhart	BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	BRM P25	BRM 255 2.5L L4
26	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0L L6
27	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
28	Roy Salvadori	Gilby	Gilby Engineering	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
29	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
30	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
31	Horace Gould	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5L L6
32	Paul Emery	Emeryson	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Alta	Emeryson 56	Alta GP 2.5L L4