Round 6 of 8 · Silverstone · 14 July 1956, Saturday
British Grand Prix
Key highlights
Moss
pole position
101
laps
13
finishers out of 30
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 2:59:47.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 2 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Horace Gould | Maserati | +4 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | +5 Laps | |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | +6 Laps | |
| 8 | Paco Godia | Maserati | +7 Laps | |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | +7 Laps | |
| 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | +9 Laps | |
| 10 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | +9 Laps | |
| 11 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | +13 Laps | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Axle | 1 |
| DNF | Harry Schell | Vanwall | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | Engine | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | Axle | |
| DNF | Peter Collins | Ferrari | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Tony Brooks | BRM | Accident | |
| DNF | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | Transmission | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | Maserati | Electrical | |
| DNF | Bruce Halford | Maserati | Engine | |
| DNF | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | Transmission | |
| DNF | Paul Emery | Emeryson | Ignition | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | Maserati | Engine | |
| DNF | Ron Flockhart | BRM | Engine | |
| DNF | José Froilán González | Vanwall | Transmission |
- DNF
- Did not finish