- Winner
- Peter Collins
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Peter Collins, Eugenio Castellotti, and Jean Behra
- Race date
- July 1, 1956
- Pole
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Fastest lap
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Reims-Gueux
The decisive result
Peter Collins finished first for Ferrari. Eugenio Castellotti is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jean Behra 3 for Maserati.
Grid to finish
Paco Godia from P17 to P7 (+10), Cesare Perdisa from P13 to P5 (+8), and André Pilette from P19 to P11 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +4 laps, 2 +5 laps, and 2 Gearbox. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:25.800 on lap 61. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.