1956 French Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 8 in the 1956 Formula One season | |||
Reims-Gueux layout
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| Date | 1 July 1956 | ||
| Official name | XLII Grand Prix de l'ACF | ||
| Location | Reims Circuit, Reims, France | ||
| Course | Temporary road course | ||
| Course length | 8.302 km (5.159 mi) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 506.422 km (314.676 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 2:23.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:25.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
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The 1956 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1956 at Reims. It was the fifth round of the 1956 World Drivers' Championship.
Bugatti made a one-off appearance in this race with their Type 251 driven by Maurice Trintignant. The car proved to be uncompetitive and eventually retired after 18 laps.
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