The 12 Hours of Reims were a sports car endurance racing series held from 1953 to 1967 at the circuit Reims-Gueux.

• 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)

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	N/A	Ferrari 500 TRC	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 S	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	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)

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	N/A	Ferrari 500 TRC	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	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)
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