Race Result
| GP n. 53 - 01/07/1956 - Grand Prix of France Reims-Gueux |
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| Winner: | Peter Collins / Ferrari - 2:34'23.4 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Juan Manuel Fangio / Ferrari - 2:23.3 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Juan Manuel Fangio / Ferrari - 2:25.8 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Ferrari | 61 | 2:34'23.4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | 12 | Ferrari | 61 | + 0.3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Maserati | 61 | + 1'29.9 | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Ferrari | 61 | +1'35.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 6* | Maserati | 39 | + 2 laps | 13 | 1 | |
| 5 | 6* | Maserati | 20 | + 2 laps | 13 | 1 | |
| 6 | 36 | Maserati | 58 | + 3 laps | 12 | 0 | |
| 7 | 40 | Maserati | 57 | + 4 laps | 17 | 0 | |
| 8 | 32 | Gordini | 57 | + 4 laps | 14 | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Gordini | 56 | + 5 laps | 15 | 0 | |
| 10 | 24* | Vanwall | 46 | + 5 laps | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | 24* | Vanwall | 10 | + 5 laps | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | 34 | Gordini | 55 | + 6 laps | 19 | 0 | |
| Ret | 42 | Maserati | 41 | engine | 20 | 0 | |
| Ret | 8 | Maserati | 40 | engine | 16 | 0 | |
| Ret | 44 | Ferrari | 38 | clutch | 11 | 0 | |
| Ret | 38 | Maserati | 23 | brakes | 10 | 0 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ferrari | 20 | gearbox | 9 | 0 | |
| Ret | 28 | Bugatti | 18 | throttle | 18 | 0 | |
| Ret | 2 | Maserati | 12 | gearbox | 8 | 0 | |
| Ret | 22 | Vanwall | 5 | engine | 4 | 0 | |
| Dns | 26 | Vanwall | did not start | 5 | 0 | ||
| * Shared driver | |||||||