- Winner
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfonso de Portago, and Peter Collins
- Race date
- July 14, 1956
- Pole
- Stirling Moss
- Fastest lap
- Stirling Moss
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit
The decisive result
Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Ferrari. Alfonso de Portago is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Peter Collins 2 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Jack Fairman from P21 to P4 (+17), Paco Godia from P25 to P8 (+17), and Luigi Villoresi from P19 to P6 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 4 Engine, 3 Finished, 3 Fuel system, 3 Transmission, and 2 +7 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.200 on lap 71. 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.