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1956 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans
300 laps
Average speed of winner: 168.122 kph
Fastest lap: Mike Hawthorn 4:20.0
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| Finish | Class | Class Rank | Drivers | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Owner | Laps |
| 1 | S 5.0 | 1 | Ninian Sanderson | 4 | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Ecosse | 300 |
| Ron Flockhart | |||||||||
| 2 | S 3.0 | 1 | Stirling Moss | 008 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | Aston Martin | 299 |
| Peter Collins | |||||||||
| 3 | S 3.0 | 2 | Olivier Gendebien | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625LM Touring | Ferrari 2.5L I4 | Ferrari | 293 |
| Maurice Trintignant | |||||||||
| 4 | S 5.0 | 2 | Jacques Swaters | 5 | Equipe Nationale Belge | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Belge | 284 |
| Freddy Rousselle | |||||||||
| 5 | S 1.5 | 1 | Richard von Frankenberg | 25 | Porsche KG | Porsche 550A/4 RS Coupe | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Porsche | 282 |
| Wolfgang von Trips | |||||||||
| 6 | S 5.0 | 3 | Mike Hawthorn | 1 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Jaguar D-Type FI | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Jaguar | 280 |
| Ivor Bueb | |||||||||
| 7 | S 1.1 | 1 | Reg Bicknell | 36 | Lotus Engineering | Lotus 11 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | Lotus | 253 |
| Peter Jopp | |||||||||
| 8 | S 1.1 | 2 | Ed Hugus | 33 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T39 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | Cooper | 252 |
| John Bentley | |||||||||
| 9 | S 1.5 | 2 | Claude Bourillot | 30 | Claude Bourillot | Maserati 150S | Maserati 1.5L I4 | Bourillot | 245 |
| Henri Perroud | |||||||||
| 10 | S 750 | 1 | Gérard Laureau | 40 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 231 |
| Paul Armagnac | |||||||||
| 11 | S 750 | 2 | Jean-Claude Vidilles | 45 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 225 |
| Jean Thépenier | |||||||||
| 12 | S 750 | 3 | André Héchard | 46 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 220 |
| Roger Masson | |||||||||
| 13 | S 1.5 | 3 | Roland Bourel | 34 | Porsche KG | Porsche 356A/4 | Porsche 1.3L Flat-4 | Porsche | 212 |
| Maurice Slotine | |||||||||
| 14 | S 1.1 | 3 | Jean-Marie Dumazer | 41 | Just-Emile Vernet | VP 166R | Renault 0.8L I4 | Vernet | 210 |
| Lucien Campion | |||||||||
| 15 | S 3.0 | 3 | Tony Brooks | 14 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DBR1/250 | Aston Martin 2.5L I6 | Aston Martin | 246 |
| Reg Parnell | |||||||||
| 16 | S 3.0 | 4 | Louis Rosier | 17 | Automobiles Talbot | Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 | Maserati 2.5L I6 | Talbot | 220 |
| Jean Behra | |||||||||
| 17 | S 5.0 | 4 | Robert Walshaw | 6 | Robert Walshaw | Jaguar XK140 | Jaguar 3.5L I6 | Walshaw | 209 |
| Peter Bolton | |||||||||
| 18 | S 3.0 | 5 | Peter Walker | 009 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | Aston Martin | 173 |
| Roy Salvadori | |||||||||
| 19 | S 1.5 | 4 | Colin Chapman | 32 | Lotus Engineering | Lotus 11 | Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | Lotus | 172 |
| Herbert MacKay-Fraser | |||||||||
| 20 | S 1.5 | 5 | Umberto Maglioli | 24 | Porsche KG | Porsche 550A/4 RS | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Porsche | 136 |
| Hans Herrmann | |||||||||
| 21 | S 2.0 | 1 | François Picard | 22 | Jean Lucas | Ferrari 500 TR | Ferrari 2.0L I4 | Jean Lucas | 135 |
| Robert Tappan | |||||||||
| 22 | S 1.1 | 4 | Jean Py | 37 | René Breuil | RB | Fiat-OSCA 1.1L I4 | Breuil | 116 |
| Yves Dommée | |||||||||
| 23 | S 3.0 | 6 | André Simon | 10 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625LM Touring | Ferrari 2.5L I4 | Ferrari | 107 |
| Phil Hill | |||||||||
| 24 | S 2.0 | 2 | Richard Stoop | 23 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Frazer Nash Sebring | Bristol 2.0L I6 | Frazer Nash | 100 |
| Tony Gaze | |||||||||
| 25 | S 3.0 | 7 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 16 | Automobiles Gordini | Gordini T23S | Gordini 2.5L I6 | Gordini | 90 |
| André Guelfi | |||||||||
| 26 | S 1.1 | 5 | Cliff Allison | 35 | Lotus Engineering | Lotus 11 | Coventry Climax 1.1L I4 | Lotus | 89 |
| Keith Hall | |||||||||
| 27 | S 3.0 | 8 | Serge Nersessian | 15 | Automobiles Gordini | Gordini T15S | Gordini 2.5L I8 | Gordini | 80 |
| Georges Monneret | |||||||||
| 28 | S 3.0 | 9 | Robert Manzon | 19 | Jean-Paul Colas | Salmson 2300S | Salmson 2.3L I4 | Colas | 80 |
| Jean Guichet | |||||||||
| 29 | S 2.0 | 3 | Alain de Changy | 20 | Equipe Nationale Belge | Ferrari 500 TR | Ferrari 2.0L I4 | Belge | 76 |
| Lucien Bianchi | |||||||||
| 30 | S 1.5 | 6 | Andrè Milhoux | 29 | Automobiles Gordini | Gordini T17S | Gordini 1.5L I6 | Gordini | 67 |
| Charles de Clareur | |||||||||
| 31 | S 750 | 4 | Marcel Lauga | 48 | Moretti Automobili | Moretti 750 Gran Sport Zagato | Moretti 0.7L I4 | Moretti | 62 |
| Jean-Michel Durif | |||||||||
| 32 | S 1.5 | 7 | Max Nathan | 26 | Porsche KG | Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Porsche | 61 |
| Helm Glöckler | |||||||||
| 33 | S 2.0 | 4 | Pierre Meyrat | 21 | Pierre Meyrat | Ferrari 500 TR | Ferrari 2.0L I4 | Meyrat | 61 |
| Fernand Tavano | |||||||||
| 34 | S 3.0 | 10 | Paul Metternich | 7 | Prince Paul Metternich | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | Mercedes-Benz 3.0L I6 | Metternich | 58 |
| Wittigo von Einsiedel | |||||||||
| 35 | S 750 | 5 | Jean Hémard | 49 | Automobiles Panhard | Monopole X88 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | Panhard | 50 |
| Pierre Flahault | |||||||||
| 36 | S 1.5 | 8 | Mathieu Hezemans | 27 | Wolfgang Seidel | Porsche 550A/4 RS | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Seidel | 48 |
| Carel Godin de Beaufort | |||||||||
| 37 | S 750 | 6 | Pierre Chancel | 50 | Automobiles Panhard | Monopole X88 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | Panhard | 46 |
| André Beaulieux | |||||||||
| 38 | S 1.5 | 9 | Claude Storez | 28 | Gustave Olivier | Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | Olivier | 45 |
| Helmut Polensky | |||||||||
| 39 | S 750 | 7 | René Philippe Faure | 52 | Automobili Stanguellini | Stanguellini 750 Sport | Fiat 0.7L I4 | Stanguellini | 36 |
| Gilbert Foury | |||||||||
| 40 | S 1.5 | 10 | Louis Cornet | 31 | Louis Cornet | Maserati 150S | Maserati 1.5L I4 | Cornet | 35 |
| Robert Mougin | |||||||||
| 41 | S 3.0 | 11 | Goffredo Zehender | 18 | Automobiles Talbot | Talbot-Lago Sport 2500 | Maserati 2.5L I6 | Talbot | 32 |
| Jean Lucas | |||||||||
| 42 | S 750 | 8 | Pierre Duval | 53 | Automobili Stanguellini | Stanguellini 750 Sport | Fiat 0.7L I4 | Stanguellini | 23 |
| Georges Guyot | |||||||||
| 43 | S 750 | 9 | Marceau Esculus | 47 | Moretti Automobili | Moretti 750 Gran Sport | Moretti 0.7L I4 | Moretti | 22 |
| François Guillaud | |||||||||
| 44 | S 750 | 10 | Louis Héry | 51 | Louis Héry | Monopole X86 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | Hery | 5 |
| Lucien Pailler | |||||||||
| 45 | S 750 | 11 | Jean Laroche | 42 | Automobili OSCA | OSCA Sport 750 | OSCA 0.7L I4 | OSCA | 4 |
| Rémy Radix | |||||||||
| 46 | S 5.0 | 5 | Jack Fairman | 3 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Jaguar | 3 |
| Ken Wharton | |||||||||
| 47 | S 5.0 | 6 | Paul Frère | 2 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Jaguar D-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | Jaguar | 2 |
| Desmond Titterington | |||||||||
| 48 | S 3.0 | 12 | Alfonso de Portago | 11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625LM Touring | Ferrari 2.5L I4 | Ferrari | 2 |
| Duncan Hamilton | |||||||||
| 49 | S 750 | 12 | Fernand Carpentier | 44 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | DB HBR5 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | DB | 2 |
| Pierre Savary |
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