1956 Italian Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 2 September 1956 |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Monza, 50 laps |
Round | 8 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was the
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Next race | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +5 | ![]() | Maserati | 50 | 2hr 23m 41.300s | 9 FL |
2 | +5 | Ferrari | 50 | +5.700s |
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3 | +20 | ![]() | Connaught-Alta | 49 | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | +13 | ![]() | Maserati | 49 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +10 | ![]() | Connaught-Alta | 47 | +3 laps | 2 |
6 | +8 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 47 | +3 laps | |
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 46 | DNF | ||
7 | +11 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 46 | +4 laps | |
8 | -7 | Ferrari | 46 | +4 laps | ||
9 | +15 | ![]() | Gordini | 45 | +5 laps | |
R | Maserati | 42 | DNF | |||
10 | +6 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 42 | +8 laps | |
11 | +2 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 41 | +9 laps | |
R | ![]() | Vanwall | 32 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 16 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Vanwall | 13 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Vanwall | 12 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 7 | DNF | ||
R | Maserati | 7 | DNF | |||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Connaught-Alta | 6 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 3 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
![]() | Ferrari |
Notes
- Luigi Musso ended lap 46 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
- Wolfgang von Trips withdrew from the Grand Prix after an accident in practice.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:42.600
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari |
4 | ![]() | Vanwall |
5 | ![]() | Maserati |
6 | ![]() | Maserati |
7 | ![]() | Ferrari |
8 | ![]() | Maserati |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | Vanwall |
11 | ![]() | Vanwall |
12 | ![]() | Maserati |
13 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
15 | ![]() | Connaught-Alta |
16 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
17 | ![]() | Maserati |
18 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
19 | ![]() | Connaught-Alta |
20 | ![]() | Gordini |
21 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
22 | ![]() | Gordini |
23 | ![]() | Connaught-Alta |
24 | ![]() | Gordini |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1956 Italian Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 30 |
2 | ![]() | 27 |
3 | ![]() | 25 |
4 | ![]() | 22 |
5 | ![]() | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 7.5 |
7 | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 6 |
10 | ![]() | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 3 |
16 | ![]() | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
25 | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
27 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jo Bonnier (first Swedish driver to start a race), Les Leston
- Last start
- Hermano da Silva Ramos (last Brazilian driver to start a race until 1959), Emmanuel de Graffenried, Umberto Maglioli, Robert Manzon, Piero Taruffi, Luigi Villoresi
- Gordini
- World Champion
- 4th title for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to win four championships, 1st Argentine driver)
- Wins
- 3rd for Stirling Moss (last for Maserati; 2nd driver to win the Italian Grand Prix for Maserati)
- 5th for Maserati
- Podiums
- 29th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Ferrari), 8th for Stirling Moss (last for Maserati), 5th for Peter Collins, 1st and only for Ron Flockhart (50th different podium finisher, 6th British driver)
- 75th for Ferrari, 27th for Maserati, 1st and only for Connaught (14th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 24th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Ferrari)
- 25th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 13th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Stirling Moss
- 11th for Maserati
- Front row starts
- 41st for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Ferrari), 6th for Eugenio Castellotti, 2nd for Luigi Musso
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Francisco Godia & Jack Fairman, 1st for Ron Flockhart (85th different point scorer, 12th British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Stirling Moss (only win and fastest lap for Maserati)