Le Mans 1956

Race date

28 July 1956

Entries

Drivers

Teams

Cars	38
Classes	7
Engines	26
Tyre manufacturers	7
Classified	14
Retirements	35
Total laps	6.274

Results (80)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
4	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	Finished	300	Ron Flockhart / Ninian Sanderson
4	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	Finished	300	Ron Flockhart / Ninian Sanderson
4	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	Finished	300	Ron Flockhart / Ninian Sanderson
8	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	2.	1.	Finished	299	Stirling Moss / Peter Collins
12	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 LM Touring	Ferrari	Ferrari 2498 S4	2001-3000	Englebert	3.	2.	Finished	293	Olivier Gendebien / Maurice Trintignant
5	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	4.	2.	Finished	284	Jacques Swaters / Freddy Rousselle
5	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	4.	2.	Finished	284	Jacques Swaters / Freddy Rousselle
5	Equipe Nationale Belge	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	4.	2.	Finished	284	Jacques Swaters / Freddy Rousselle
25	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche RS 550 A/4 Coupe	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Continental	5.	1.	Finished	282	Richard Von Frankenberg / Wolfgang Von Trips
1	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	6.	3.	Finished	279	Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb / Desmond Titterington
1	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	6.	3.	Finished	279	Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb / Desmond Titterington
1	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	6.	3.	Finished	279	Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb / Desmond Titterington
36	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	7.	1.	Finished	252	Reg Bicknell / Peter Jopp
36	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	7.	1.	Finished	252	Reg Bicknell / Peter Jopp
36	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	7.	1.	Finished	252	Reg Bicknell / Peter Jopp
33	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper	Coventry Climax 1098 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	8.	2.	Finished	251	Ed Hugus / John Bentley
30	Claude Bourillot	Maserati 150 S	Maserati	Maserati 1497 S4	1101-1500	Pirelli	9.	2.	Finished	245	Claude Bourillot / Henri Perroud
40	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR 5	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	10.	1.	Finished	231	Gérard Laureau / Paul Armagnac
40	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR 5	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	10.	1.	Finished	231	Gérard Laureau / Paul Armagnac
40	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR 5	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	10.	1.	Finished	231	Gérard Laureau / Paul Armagnac
45	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR Coupé	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	11.	2.	Finished	224	Jean-Claude Vidilles / Jean Thépenier / René Bonnet
46	André Héchard	D.B HBR	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	12.	3.	Finished	220	André Héchard / Roger Masson
46	André Héchard	D.B HBR	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	12.	3.	Finished	220	André Héchard / Roger Masson
34	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 356 A/4	Porsche	Porsche 1290 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	13.	3.	Finished	212	Roland Bourel / Maurice Slotine
41	Just-Emile Vernet	VP 166 Renault	VP	Renault 845 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	14.	3.	Finished	210	Jean-Marie Dumazer / Francis Campion
10	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 LM Touring	Ferrari	Ferrari 2498 S4	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	107	André Simon / Phil Hill
11	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 LM Touring	Ferrari	Ferrari 2498 S4	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	2	Alfonso de Portago / Duncan Hamilton
14	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin Dbr1/250	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2493 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	Retired	246	Tony Brooks / Reg Parnell
15	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2474 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	80	Robert Manzon / Jean Guichet
15	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2474 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	80	Robert Manzon / Jean Guichet
15	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2474 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	80	Robert Manzon / Jean Guichet
15	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2474 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	80	Robert Manzon / Jean Guichet
16	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T31s	Gordini	Gordini 2474 S8	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	90	Hermano Nano da Silva Ramos / André Guelfi
17	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot Maserati	Talbot	Maserati 2461 S6	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	220	Louis Rosier / Jean Behra
18	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot Maserati Lago Sport 2500	Talbot	Maserati 2461 S6	2001-3000	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	32	Freddie (Goffredo) Zehender / Jean Lucas
19	Jean-Paul Colas	Salmson 2300s	Salmson	Salmson 2328 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	80	Serge Nersessian / Georges Monneret
2	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	1	Paul Frère / Desmond Titterington
2	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	1	Paul Frère / Desmond Titterington
2	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	1	Paul Frère / Desmond Titterington
20	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 500 TR	Ferrari	Ferrari 1985 S4	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	76	Alain de Changy / Lucien Bianchi
21	Pierre Meyrat	Ferrari 500 TR	Ferrari	Ferrari 1985 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	61	Pierre Meyrat / Fernand Tavano
22	Jean Lucas	Ferrari 500 TR	Ferrari	Ferrari 1985 S4	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	137	François Picard / Bob Tappan
23	Automobiles Frazer-Nash Ltd	Frazer Nash Sebring	Frazer Nash	Bristol 1977 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	100	Dickie Stoop / Tony Gaze
24	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche RS 550 A/4	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	Retired	136	Umberto Maglioli / Hans Herrmann
25R	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche RS 550	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
25T	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche RS 550 A/4	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
26	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 356 Carrera 1500	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	Retired	61	Max Nathan / Helm Glöckler
27	Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche 550/4 RS	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	Retired	48	Mathieu Hezemans / Carel Godin de Beaufort
28	Gustave Olivier	Porsche 550/4 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	45	Claude Storez / Helmut Polensky
28	Gustave Olivier	Porsche 550/4 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	45	Claude Storez / Helmut Polensky
29	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T17s	Gordini	Gordini 1495 S4	1101-1500	Englebert	—	—	Retired	67	André Milhoux / Charles Rinen (de Clarens)
29	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T17s	Gordini	Gordini 1495 S4	1101-1500	Englebert	—	—	Retired	67	André Milhoux / Charles Rinen (de Clarens)
2T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Did not start	0	Desmond Titterington
2T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Did not start	0	Desmond Titterington
2T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Did not start	0	Desmond Titterington
3	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	2	Jack Fairman / Ken Wharton
3	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	2	Jack Fairman / Ken Wharton
3	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	2	Jack Fairman / Ken Wharton
31	Louis Cornet	Maserati 200 S	Maserati	Maserati 1487 S4	1101-1500	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	35	Louis Cornet / Robert Mougin
31	Louis Cornet	Maserati 200 S	Maserati	Maserati 1487 S4	1101-1500	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	35	Louis Cornet / Robert Mougin
32	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWB 1459 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	172	Colin Chapman / Herbert MacKay-Fraser
32	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWB 1459 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	172	Colin Chapman / Herbert MacKay-Fraser
32	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWB 1459 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	172	Colin Chapman / Herbert MacKay-Fraser
35	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	89	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
35	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	89	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
35	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	89	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
37	René Breuil	R.b. Fiat OSCA	R.b.	Osca 1093 S4	1001-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	116	Jean Py / Yves Dommée
42	Automobili OSCA	OSCA Sport 750	OSCA	Osca 749 S4	501-750	Michelin	—	—	Retired	4	Jean Laroche / Rémy Radix
42	Automobili OSCA	OSCA Sport 750	OSCA	Osca 749 S4	501-750	Michelin	—	—	Retired	4	Jean Laroche / Rémy Radix
44	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR 5 Coupé	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	1	Fernand Carpentier / Pierre Savary
47	Moretti Automobili	Moretti 750 Gran Sport	Moretti	Moretti 746 S4	501-750	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	22	Marceau Escubes / Lino Branca
48	Moretti Automobili	Moretti 750 Gran Sport Zagato	Moretti	Moretti 746 S4	501-750	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	62	Marcel Lauga / Francis Guillaud
49	Automobiles Panhard	Panhard Monopole X89	Panhard	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	50	Pierre Hémard / Pierre Flahault
50	Automobiles Panhard	Panhard Monopole X88	Panhard	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	46	Pierre Chancel / André Beaulieu
51	Louis Héry	Panhard Monopole X86	Panhard	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Michelin	—	—	Retired	5	Louis Héry / Lucien Pailler
52	Automobili Stanguellini	Stanguellini Stanguellini 750 Sport	Stanguellini	Stanguellini 741 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	36	Roger Philippe Faure / Gilbert Foury
53	Automobili Stanguellini	Stanguellini Stanguellini 750 Sport	Stanguellini	Stanguellini 741 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	23	Pierre Duval / Georges Guyot
6	Robert Walshaw	Jaguar XK 140	Jaguar	Jaguar 3451 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	209	Bob Walshaw / Peter Bolton
7	Prince Metternich	Mercedes Benz 300 SL	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2996 S8	2001-3000	Continental	—	—	Retired	58	Paul Von Metternich / Wittigo Von Einsiedel
9	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	Retired	173	Peter Walker / Roy Salvadori

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified