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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 British Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Alfonso de Portago and Peter Collins at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Manuel FangioFerrari2:59:47.0008
2Alfonso de PortagoFerrari+1 lap3
2Peter CollinsFerrariFinished3
3Jean BehraMaserati+2 laps4
4Jack FairmanConnaught+3 laps3
5Horace GouldMaserati+4 laps2
6Luigi VilloresiMaserati+5 laps0
7Cesare PerdisaMaserati+6 laps0
8Paco GodiaMaserati+7 laps0
9Robert ManzonGordini+7 laps0
10Eugenio CastellottiFerrari+9 laps0
10Alfonso de PortagoFerrariFinished0
11Bob GerardCooper+13 laps0
DNFStirling MossMaseratiAxle1
DNFHarry SchellVanwallFuel system0
DNFDesmond TitteringtonConnaughtEngine0
DNFHermano da Silva RamosGordiniAxle0
DNFMaurice TrintignantVanwallFuel system0
DNFPeter CollinsFerrariOil pressure0
DNFRoy SalvadoriMaseratiFuel system0