The 12 Hours of Reims were a sports car endurance racing series held from 1953 to 1967 at the circuit Reims-Gueux.
The race was notable for the death of Annie Bousquet, who broke her neck after her Porsche 550 flipped at the Virage de la Hovette. The corner was later renamed in her memory.
Race report 42nd Grand Prix de l'ACF - 12 heures internationales Reims June 30, 1956, Circuit Reims (France), 8.302 km, non-championship race Classes: engines up to 750 cc (S750), 1500 cc (S1.5), 2000 cc (S2.0), 3500 cc (S3.5) Pole Position overall: #26 Jaguar D-type, Desmond Titterington / Jack Fairman, 2:35.30 - 192.45 km/h (119.58 mph) Fastest Lap overall: #25 Jaguar D-type, Duncan Hamilton, 2:37.20 - 190.12 km/h (118.14 mph)
Overall results Pos No Drivers Team Constructor Class Laps Distance km/h - mph av. 1 25 Duncan Hamilton Ivor Bueb Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-type S3.5 267 2143.735 km 178.644 km/h (111.004 mph) 2 24 Mike Hawthorn Paul Frère Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-type S3.5 266 2135.395 km 177.949 km/h (110.572 mph) 3 26 Desmond Titterington Jack Fairman Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-type S3.5 265 2127.059 km 177.254 km/h (110.140 mph) 4 23 Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-type S3.5 265 2127.059 km 177.254 km/h (110.140 mph) 5 30 Richard von Frankenberg Claude Storez Auguste Veuillet Porsche 550 RS S1.5 246 1974.870 km 164,572 km/h (102.260 mph) 6 6 François Picard Robert Manzon Cercle Los Amigos Ferrari 500 TR S2.0 245 1971.044 km 164.253 km/h (102.062 mph) 7 12 Élie Bayol Hermano da Silva Ramos H. da Silva Ramos Gordini T15S 2.0 S2.0 244 1959.721 km 163.310 km/h (101.476 mph) 8 26 Christian Goethals P. Goethals N/A Porsche 550 S1.5 229 1837.608 km 153.134 km/h (95.153 mph) 9 19 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Jean Ampoulié N/A Ferrari 225 Sport S3.5 215 1731.417 km 144.284 km/h (89.653 mph) 10 - Jacques Blaché Louis Pons Pierre Ferry Ferry F750 Renault S750 211 1690.302 km 140.658 km/h (87.400 mph) 11 - Raymond Flower Colin Davis N/A Austin-Healey 100S S3.5 210 1683.454 km 140.287 km/h (87.170 mph) 12 17 Jean Guichet Jean-Claude Vidilles N/A Ferrari 500 Mondial S2.0 209 1677.248 km 139.770 km/h (86.849 mph) 13 - Georges Harris Georges Hacquin N/A Porsche S1.5 207 1665.028 km 138.752 km/h (86.216 mph) 14 - Roger Castelain Pierre Ros N/A Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce S1.5 206 1659.514 km 138.292 km/h (85.930 mph) 15 - Philippe Faure Gilbert Foury Roger Faure Stanguellini S750 S750 200 1609.530 km 134.127 km/h (83.342 mph) 16 - Pierre Chancel René Chancel N/A Monopole Panhard S750 197 1582.310 km 131.859 km/h (81.933 mph) 17 18 Fernand Carpentier Marcel Picart Deutsch-Bonnet D.B. - Panhard S750 193 1554.148 km 129.512 km/h (80.475 mph) 18 - Joseph Hubert Göttgens Herman Van Den Driesche N/A Triumph S2.0 192 1545.383 km 128.781 km/h (80.020 mph) 19 17 Robert Mougin Louis Cornet Deutsch-Bonnet D.B. HBR4 Panhard S750 191 1540.455 km 128.371 km/h (79.766 mph) 20 - Jean-Marie Dumazer Lucien Campion N/A VP 166R, Renault S750 185 1488.660 km 124.055 km/h (77.084 mph) 21 - Lucien Bianchi Christian Poirot N/A VP 166R, Renault S750 183 1474.181 km 122.848 km/h (76.334 mph) 22 - Louis van Steen Guy Sourzat N/A Panhard S750 183 1473.625 km 122.602 km/h (76.181 mph) 23 - Michel Ringoir Scheid N/A AC - Bristol S2.0 135 1091.444 km 90.953 km/h (56.515 mph)
Podium by class
Class Pos Drivers Team Constructor Laps Distance km/h - mph av. S3.5 1 Duncan Hamilton Ivor Bueb Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-type 267 2143.735 km 178.644 km/h (111.004 mph) 2 Mike Hawthorn Paul Frère Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-type 266 2135.395 km 177.949 km/h (110.572 mph) 3 Desmond Titterington Jack Fairman Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-type 265 2127.059 km 177.254 km/h (110.140 mph) S2.0 1 François Picard Robert Manzon Cercle Los Amigos Ferrari 500 TR 245 1971.044 km 164.253 km/h (102.062 mph) 2 Élie Bayol Hermano da Silva Ramos H. da Silva Ramos Gordini T15S 2.0 244 1959.721 km 163.310 km/h (101.476 mph) 3 Jean Guichet Jean-Claude Vidilles N/A Ferrari 500 Mondial 209 1677.248 km 139.770 km/h (86.849 mph) S1.5 1 Richard von Frankenberg Claude Storez Auguste Veuillet Porsche 550 RS 246 1974.870 km 164,572 km/h (102.260 mph) 2 Christian Goethals P. Goethals N/A Porsche 550 229 1837.608 km 153.134 km/h (95.153 mph) 3 Georges Harris Georges Hacquin N/A Porsche 207 1665.028 km 138.752 km/h (86.216 mph) S750 1 Jacques Blaché Louis Pons Pierre Ferry Ferry F750 Renault 211 1690.302 km 140.658 km/h (87.400 mph) 2 Philippe Faure Gilbert Foury Roger Faure Stanguellini S750 200 1609.530 km 134.127 km/h (83.342 mph) 3 Pierre Chancel René Chancel N/A Monopole Panhard 197 1582.310 km 131.859 km/h (81.933 mph) Sources:
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