1956 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

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1956 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

Race Name - R.A.C. British Grand Prix
Date - 7/14/1956
Race Track - Silverstone Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 101
Pole Winner Stirling Moss
Average Race Speed - 158.778 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Stirling Moss
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
2	12	Alfonso de Portago	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
3	13	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
4	21	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5
5	14	Horace Gould	Goulds Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
6	19	Luigi Villoresi	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
7	15	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
8	25	Paco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
9	18	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32	Gordini 2.5 L8
10	8	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
11	22	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 LG
12	1	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
13	5	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
14	11	Desmond Titterington	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5
15	16	Maurice Trintignant	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
16	26	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32	Gordini 2.5 L8
17	4	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
18	7	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering Ltd	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
19	9	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
20	3	Mike Hawthorn	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
21	27	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
22	20	Bruce Halford	Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
23	24	Umberto Maglioli	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
24	10	Archie Scott Brown	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5
25	23	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson	Alta 1.5
26	28	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
27	17	Ron Flockhart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
28	6	Jos Froiln Gonzlez	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4