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1956 RAC British Grand Prix

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Race 6 of 8

Silverstone
101 laps
Time of race: 2:59:47.0
Average speed of winner: 158.778 kph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Stirling Moss 1:43.2
Lap leaders: Moss pole, Hawthorn 1-15, Moss 16-68, Fangio 69-101

Race notes: Debut for Tony Brooks, Ron Flockhart, and Bruce Halford. Only start for Archie Scott Brown, Paul Emery, and Desmond Titterington.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	1	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	Englebert	Ferrari	1:41	101	1	33	2:59:47.0	8
2	12	Alfonso de Portago	4	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	Englebert	Ferrari	1:47	70	0	0	+1 lap	3
		Peter Collins								0.0000	0	0		3
3	13	Jean Behra	8	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:47	99	0	0	+2 laps	4
4	21	Jack Fairman	21	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5		Connaught	1:51	98	0	0	+3 laps	3
5	14	Horace Gould	31	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Gould	1:48	97	0	0	+4 laps	2
6	19	Luigi Villoresi	11	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Piotti	1:50	96	0	0	+5 laps	0
7	15	Cesare Perdisa	9	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:49	95	0	0	+6 laps	0
8	25	Paco Godia	10	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:55	94	0	0	+7 laps	0
9	18	Robert Manzon	15	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32	Gordini 2.5 L8		Gordini	1:49	94	0	0	+7 laps	0
10	8	Eugenio Castellotti	3	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	Englebert	Ferrari	1:44	80	0	0	+9 laps	0
		Alfonso de Portago								0.0000	0	0		0
11	22	Bob Gerard	26	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 LG		Gerard	1:53	88	0	0	+13 laps	0
12	1	Stirling Moss	7	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:41	94	1	53	axle	1
13	5	Harry Schell	16	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4		Vanwall	1:44	87	0	0	fuel system	0
14	11	Desmond Titterington	20	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5		Connaught	1:46	74	0	0	engine	0
15	16	Maurice Trintignant	17	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4		Vanwall	1:49	74	0	0	fuel system	0
16	26	Hermano da Silva Ramos	14	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32	Gordini 2.5 L8		Gordini	1:56	71	0	0	axle	0
17	4	Peter Collins	2	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8	Englebert	Ferrari	1:43	64	0	0	oil pressure	0
18	7	Roy Salvadori	28	Gilby Engineering Ltd.	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Gilby	1:44	59	0	0	fuel system	0
19	9	Tony Brooks	24	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4		BRM	1:45	39	0	0	accident	0
20	3	Mike Hawthorn	23	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4		BRM	1:43	24	1	15	transmission	0
21	27	Louis Rosier	27	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Rosier	1:59	23	0	0	electrical	0
22	20	Bruce Halford	29	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Halford	1:51	22	0	0	engine	0
23	24	Umberto Maglioli	12	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Guastalla	1:54	21	0	0	gearbox	0
24	10	Archie Scott Brown	19	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5		Connaught	1:45	16	0	0	transmission	0
25	23	Paul Emery	32	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson	Alta 1.5		Emeryson	1:54	12	0	0	ignition	0
26	28	Jack Brabham	30	Jack Brabham	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6	Pirelli	Brabham	2:01	3	0	0	engine	0
27	17	Ron Flockhart	25	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4		BRM	1:49	2	0	0	engine	0
28	6	José Froilán González	18	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4		Vanwall	1:44	0	0	0	transmission	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Peter Collins	19	5	0	2	3
2	Jean Behra	18	5	0	0	4
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	12	5	4	1	1
4	Stirling Moss	9	5	1	1	1
5	Pat Flaherty	8	1	1	1	1
6	Eugenio Castellotti	6	5	0	0	1
7	Sam Hanks	6	1	0	0	1
8	Paul Frère	6	1	0	0	1
9	Luigi Musso	4	2	0	1	1
10	Mike Hawthorn	4	3	0	0	1
11	Don Freeland	4	1	0	0	1
12	Alfonso de Portago	3	2	0	0	1
13	Cesare Perdisa	3	4	0	0	1
14	Harry Schell	3	4	0	0	0
15	Johnnie Parsons	3	1	0	0	0
16	Jack Fairman	3	1	0	0	0
17	Olivier Gendebien	2	2	0	0	0
18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	2	3	0	0	0
19	Horace Gould	2	3	0	0	0
20	Dick Rathman	2	1	0	0	0
21	Luigi Villoresi	2	3	0	0	0
22	Chico Landi	1.5	1	0	0	0
23	Paul Russo	1	1	0	0	0
24	Alberto Uria	0	1	0	0	0
25	Élie Bayol	0	1	0	0	0

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