| «1956-05» | France Grand Prix - XLII Grand Prix de l'ACF |
| 1956-07-01 | Reims - Circuit de Reims-Gueux - 61 laps × 8.302 km : 506.422 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 02:23.300 | 208.564 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 02:24.600 | +01.300 (+0.907%) | +01.300 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 02:24.900 | +01.600 (+1.117%) | +00.300 |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 02:26.100 | +02.800 (+1.954%) | +01.200 |
| 5 | 5 | 26 | Colin Chapman | Vanwall | 02:26.800 | +03.500 (+2.442%) | +00.700 |
| 6 | 6 | 24 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 02:27.000 | +03.700 (+2.582%) | +00.200 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 02:27.800 | +04.500 (+3.140%) | +00.800 |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 02:29.900 | +06.600 (+4.606%) | +02.100 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 02:32.800 | +09.500 (+6.629%) | +02.900 |
| 10 | 10 | 38 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 02:33.300 | +10.000 (+6.978%) | +00.500 |
| 11 | 11 | 44 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 02:34.500 | +11.200 (+7.816%) | +01.200 |
| 12 | 12 | 36 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 02:34.500 | +11.200 (+7.816%) | +00.000 |
| 13 | 13 | 8 | Piero Taruffi | Maserati | 02:35.300 | +12.000 (+8.374%) | +00.800 |
| 14 | 14 | 32 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 02:35.900 | +12.600 (+8.793%) | +00.600 |
| 15 | 15 | 30 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 02:36.000 | +12.700 (+8.863%) | +00.100 |
| 16 | 16 | 6 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 02:36.400 | +13.100 (+9.142%) | +00.400 |
| 17 | 17 | 40 | Francisco Godia-Sales | Maserati | 02:40.400 | +17.100 (+11.933%) | +04.000 |
| 18 | 18 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 02:41.900 | +18.600 (+12.980%) | +01.500 |
| 19 | 19 | 34 | André Pilette | Gordini | 02:46.800 | +23.500 (+16.399%) | +04.900 |
| 20 | 20 | 42 | André Simon | Maserati | 02:57.900 | +34.600 (+24.145%) | +11.100 |