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1956 Caen Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Race details
Date 26 August 1956
Official name IV Grand Prix de Caen
Location La Prairie, Caen, France
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 3.52 km (2.19 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 244.98 km (153.11 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati
Time 1:26.2
Podium
First Maserati
Second Gordini
Third Maserati

The 1956 Caen Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 26 August 1956 at the Circuit de la Prairie, Caen. The race was run in very wet conditions over 70 laps of the circuit, and was won by over a minute by American driver Harry Schell in a Maserati 250F. British driver Roy Salvadori set pole and fastest lap.

Classification

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 16 United States Harry Schell Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 1:54:19.4, 128.18 km/h 5
2 6 France André Simon Équipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +79.7s 7
3 8 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Ltd. Maserati 250F 69 laps 1
4 20 France Georges Burggraff Équipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 68 laps 9
5 14 France Jean Lucas Circle Los Amigos Ferrari 500 65 laps 8
6 26 New Zealand W.F. Morice W.F. Morice Cooper T23-Bristol 61 laps 12
7 44 Italy Aldo Pedini Scuderia Centro Sud Ferrari 500 55 laps 13
Ret 2 France Louis Rosier Écurie Rosier Maserati 250F 35 laps - accident 2
Ret 4 France Robert Manzon Équipe Gordini Gordini Type 32 31 laps - accident 4
Ret 22 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Bruce Halford Maserati 250F 21 laps - accident 3
Ret 20 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage Bristol Maserati 250F 11 laps - accident 6
Ret 24 United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta 6 laps - engine 11
Ret 10 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos Équipe Gordini Gordini Type 32 1 lap - clutch 10

References


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