1956 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24th 24 -hour Le Mans race, the Grand Prix d' Endurance les 24e 24 Heures du Mans, was held from July 28 to 29 in 1956 performed at the Circuit des 24 Heures.

  • 3.1 pilots after Nations
  • 3.2 Final ranking
  • 3.3 Only in the message list
  • 3.4 Class Winner
  • 3.5 racing data

Before the race

Changes to the track

As a result of the fatal accident at the race the year before the circuit was completely rebuilt in some places. The pit area was renovated and widened the distance between the pits and the grandstands. Although still separated only a white line on the road, the stopping racing car racing, but the track was so wide that several cars were able to drive side by side without any problems. The spectators on the grandstands were now protected by a security fence. The radius of the first curve before the Esses was changed, as has the entrance to the Tertre Rouge and the infamous Maison- Blanche- curve. Through these alterations, the track length shortened from 13,492 to 13.461 km.

Since the renovations were not timely completed, the race had to be postponed by one month and found for the first time since 1923 back in July.

Changes to the regulations

Also, the regulations have been adjusted. The capacity of the prototypes - had to be of which at least 50 units built - was reduced to 2500 cc. The capacity of the tanks was limited to 130 liters, and between two refueling stops had a racing car driven at least 34 rounds. The windshields have been enlarged and now had a height of 20 cm.

No driver was allowed more than 72 rounds without interruption behind the wheel and drive a total of no more than 14 hours. The workouts were moved into the evening, so the driver had to go on Wednesday and Thursday before the race even in the dark. The race director Charles Faroux was made a deputy to the side with Charles de Cortanze.

The race

The race was no two laps old when triggered the message via a renewed serious accident horror in the pit lane. The first time was Charles Faroux with the idea to cancel the event immediately. When the information arrived, neither drivers nor spectators had come to grief, made ​​himself generally wide relief. The Belgian Jaguar works driver Paul Frère had mentioned the Esses lost control of his Jaguar D -Type and right touched the limit. Its just following teammate Jack Fairman had nowhere to go and crashed into the rear of the Jaguar. The Chaos FULL Alfonso de Portago who fully met with his factory Ferrari 625LM Spyder Touring Fairmam and both Jaguar and himself pushed to the sidelines. Within seconds, two Jaguar factory and a factory Ferrari were thus eliminated.

As soon as the excitement had settled over this incident as another accident news reached the pit facilities. This accident ended but fatal. Louis Hery had in the Maison Blanche with his little Panhard a rollover and died of his injuries in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Overall, there were 13 accidents in the race.

After an early long pit stop of last year's winner Mike Hawthorn in the third factory Jaguar Ninian Sanderson and Ron Flockhart took the lead in the Ecurie Ecosse D - Type. The Scottish Jaguar delivered himself a fierce duel with the factory Aston Martin Stirling Moss and Peter Collins. The race was only decided just before the end, as the DB3S broke the second gear. This handicap that manifested itself especially in the slow passage between the Indianapolis and Arnage curve, the Aston Martin team cost a round. Third place was reached Maurice Trintignant and Olivier Gendebien in a Ferrari; so they saved the honor of the Scuderia. The main index of performance gained Gérard Laureau and Paul Armagnac for German & Bonnet.

Results

Pilot after Nations

Final ranking

Ill 1 driver

Only in the message list

Here are the teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the competition, but it did not participate for various reasons.

Class winner

Race data

  • Reported: 60
  • Starter: 49
  • Weather during the race weekend: warm, in between some rain showers
  • Distance: 13.461 km
  • Honorary starter of the race: Simon de Peyerimoff, President of the Automobile Club de France
  • Distance of the winning team: 4034.929 km
  • Winners section: 168.122 km / h
  • Fastest race lap: Mike Hawthorn - Jaguar D -Type ( # 1) - 4.20.000 = 186.383 km / h
Circuit de la Sarthe 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans Sports prototype Jaguar Cars Jaguar D-Type Peter Collins (racing driver) Aston Martin DB3 Australia Brazil Englebert (tyre manufacturer) Jacques Swaters Richard von Frankenberg Porsche 550 Ivor Bueb Lotus Eleven Maserati Renault Tony Brooks Reg Parnell Aston Martin DBR1 Louis Rosier Jean Behra Jaguar XK 140 Peter Walker (racing driver) Roy Salvadori Herbert MacKay-Fraser Jean Lucas Ferrari Monza Hans Herrmann Tony Gaze Bristol Cars Gordini Hermano da Silva Ramos Alain de Changy Wolfgang Seidel Carel Godin de Beaufort Automobili Stanguellini Moretti Motor Company O.S.C.A. Ken Wharton Desmond Titterington Duncan Hamilton (racing driver) Argentina Giulio Cabianca Luigi Villoresi Jacques Pollet Jack Brabham Mike Taylor (racing driver) MG MGA French Automobile Club 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
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