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1956 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 36 laps
Round4 of 8
Race numbers

The 1956 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 52nd World Championship race
  • 7th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari362hr 40m 00.300s8
2+6(BEL) Paul FrereFerrari36+1m 51.300s6
3+6Maserati36+3m 16.600s
  • 2
  • 3 FL
4+2(USA) Harry SchellVanwall35+1 lap3
5+6(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)34+2 laps2
6+9(BEL) Andre PiletteFerrari33+3 laps 
7-3(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati33+3 laps 
8+2(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)33+3 laps 
R (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioFerrari23DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantVanwall11DNF 
R (ITA) Piero ScottiConnaught-Alta (privateer)10DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossMaserati10DNF 
R (ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari10DNF 
R (GBR) Horace GouldMaserati (privateer)2DNF 
R (ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati0DNF 

Notes

  • Juan Manuel Fangio ended lap 23 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 4:09.800

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioFerrari
2(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati
3(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari
4(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
5(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
6(USA) Harry SchellVanwall
7(FRA) Maurice TrintignantVanwall
8(BEL) Paul FrereFerrari
9(ITA) Cesare PerdisaMaserati
10(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)
11(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)
12(ITA) Piero ScottiConnaught-Alta (privateer)
13(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati
14(GBR) Horace GouldMaserati (privateer)
15(BEL) Andre PiletteFerrari

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Peter Collins11
2(GBR) Stirling Moss11
3(FRA) Jean Behra10
4(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio9
5(USA) Pat Flaherty8
6(USA) Sam Hanks6
=(BEL) Paul Frere6
8(ITA) Luigi Musso4
9(GBR) Mike Hawthorn4
=(USA) Don Freeland4
11(USA) Johnnie Parsons3
=(USA) Harry Schell3
13(ITA) Cesare Perdisa2
14(BEL) Olivier Gendebien2
=(BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos2
=(USA) Dick Rathmann2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
18(BRA) Chico Landi1.5
=(ITA) Gerino Gerini1.5
=(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti1.5
21(USA) Paul Russo1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Piero Scotti (only start)
Last start
Paul Frere
Wins
1st for Peter Collins (17th different winner, 3rd British driver)
22nd for Ferrari
Race 1-2
13th for Ferrari
Podiums
6th for Stirling Moss
2nd for Peter Collins
2nd and last for Cesare Perdisa
1st and only for Paul Frere (48th different podium finisher, 1st Belgian driver)
68th & 69th for Ferrari
22nd for Maserati
Poles
21st for Juan Manuel Fangio
22nd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
4th for Stirling Moss
9th for Maserati
Front row starts
37th for Juan Manuel Fangio
11th for Stirling Moss
1st for Peter Collins (35th different front row starter, 4th British driver)
Points finishes
14th and last for Luigi Villoresi
3rd and last for Paul Frere
1st for Harry Schell (80th different point scorer, 30th American driver)