Tour de France for automobiles 1956

The 1956 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 16 to 23 in France .

The race

After a one-year break, the Tour Auto was held again in autumn 1956. In 1955, the stage race was canceled after the catastrophe at the Le Mans 24-hour race . In the meantime, the race had achieved a popularity that brought many well-known drivers to the start. The two Ferraris of Alfonso de Portago and Olivier Gendebien and the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL , driven by Stirling Moss and local hero Jacques Pollet, were big attractions . As always, 103 vehicles started in Nice , the new destination Paris reached only 37 participants. De Portago won the overall standings ahead of Moss. As in the previous year, Gilberte Thirion and Ingeborg Polensky secured the women's standings in a Porsche 356 , finishing eleventh in the overall standings.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	T / GT	73	Alfonso de Portago	Alfonso de Portago Edmont Nelson	Ferrari 250 GT
2	T / GT	149		Stirling Moss Georges Houel	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
3	T / GT	74	Ecurie Francorchamps	Olivier Gendebien Michel Ringoir	Ferrari 250 GT
4th	ser.T / GT			René Cotton Jacques Leclere	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
5		59		Jean Behra José Behra	Porsche 356 Carrera
6th	GT 1.3	43		Harry Schell Jean-Claude Vidilles	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
7th		52		Paul Brother Scheld	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
8th		75	Jacques Péron	Jacques Péron R. Bertramnier	Ferrari 250 GT
9		143		Jack Renel Bessey	Porsche 356 Carrera
10				Michel Nicol Jean Maurin	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
11		142		Gilberte Thirion Ingeborg Polensky	Porsche 356 Carrera
12				Amy "Fredmesch"	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
13		39		Mme. Blanchoud Mme. Chanal	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
14th		37		Léon Couliboeuf Bernard Aumaitre	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
15th		136		Marie Honoré Robert Dutoit	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
16		82		Michel Parsy Georges Guyot	Jaguar XK 140
17th	T / GT	135		Paul Armagnac Rougier	DB
18th				Marcel Picart Girier	DB
19th				Peingeon Garry	Porsche 356 1500
20th		33		Gérard Laureau Fernand Carpentier	DB
21st				René Ghesquière Louis Cornet	DB
22nd				Pierre Marx Jesson	DB
23				Defrasne Pillet	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
24		111		Maurice Michy Rambaud	Renault Dauphine
25th		112		Jean Lucas Maurice Foulgoc	Renault Dauphine
26th		110		Paul Condrillier J. Cazon	Renault Dauphine
27				J. Houdusse P. Houdusse	Simca Aronde
28				Delbet Marzac	Citroën DS19
29				Jean-Georges Branche Lambeaux	Jaguar Mk.I
30th		26th		Henri Marang Pierre Rozé	Citroën DS19
31				Mme. Cherret Menneron	DB
32				Roger Masson Roger Laurent	DB
33		19th		Yves Auriacombe Bene	Panhard Dyna X86
34				Jacques Spiers Annie Spiers	MG
35				B. Meneau E. Meneau	Panhard Z1
36				Jagny Russel	Panhard Z1
37				Gapaillard Gallas	Renault Dauphine
Disqualified
38				Leblanc Just-Émile Vernet	Renault Dauphine
Failed
39				Roger Loyer Vidy	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
40				René Bourrely Bourrely	Aston Martin
41	T / GT			Willy Mairesse Genin	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
42	T / GT			Lee Gilbert Charles Ravan	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
43		44		Jacques Jauson Bolla	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
44		57		Desmazes Brunet	Porsche 356
45		71	Jean Estager	Jean Estager Louis Rosier	Ferrari 250 GT
46		72		Maurice Trintignant François Picard	Ferrari 250 GT
47		76	Paolo Lena	Paolo Lena O. Palanga	Ferrari 250 GT
48		79		Robert La Caze Jacques Osstyn	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
49		81		Jacques Pollet Edouard Monnoyeur	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
50	T / GT	120		Pierre Hémard Pierre Flahault	Monopoly Panhard X86
51				Max Mme. Carmel	Alfa Romeo 1900 SS
52				Bruno Martignoni	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI
53				R. Dubois Mme. Meunier	DB
54				André Guelfi Théobald	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV
55				Fernand Tavano	Alpine A106
56				J. Ortéga	Citroën 15/6
57				Jean Rédélé Louis Pons	Alpine A106
58		27		Georges Harris Emile Holvoet	Fiat-Abarth Zagato
58		62		Robert Buchet Claude Storez	Porsche 356 Carrera
59		64		Capdeville Laugier	Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
60		119		M. Parucci Marcel Martin	Panhard
61		127		Guy Monraisse Jacques Féret	Renault Pichon-Parat
62		132		Jean Vinatier	Alpine A106
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XXX in the table stands for participant unknown

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
104		58		Pierre Marx Jesson	Porsche 356 Carrera

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
T / GT	Alfonso de Portago	Edmont Nelson	Ferrari 250 GT	Overall victory
ser.T / GT	René Cotton	Leclere	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Rank 4
GT 1.3	Harry Schell	Jean-Claude Vidilles	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Rank 6

Racing data

• Registered: 104
• Started: 103
• Rated: 38
• Race classes: 3
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: unknown
• Overall laps of the winning team: none
• Total distance of the winning team: unknown
• Winner's average: unknown
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

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