1956 Italian Grand Prix
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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
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 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
2 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
3 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | Ferrari |
4 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Vanwall |
5 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Maserati |
6 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Maserati |
7 | (GBR) Peter Collins | Ferrari |
8 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
9 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
10 | (USA) Harry Schell | Vanwall |
11 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall |
12 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli | Maserati |
13 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) |
14 | (ITA) Luigi Piotti | Maserati (privateer) |
15 | (GBR) Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta |
16 | (ITA) Gerino Gerini | Maserati (privateer) |
17 | (ESP) Francisco Godia | Maserati |
18 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
19 | (GBR) Les Leston | Connaught-Alta |
20 | (BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
21 | (GBR) Bruce Halford | Maserati (privateer) |
22 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini |
23 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Alta |
24 | (FRA) Andre Simon | Gordini |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 30 |
2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 27 |
3 | (GBR) Peter Collins | 25 |
4 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 22 |
5 | (USA) Pat Flaherty | 8 |
6 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 7.5 |
7 | (USA) Sam Hanks | 6 |
= | (BEL) Paul Frere | 6 |
9 | (ESP) Francisco Godia | 6 |
10 | (GBR) Jack Fairman | 5 |
11 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | 4 |
12 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
= | (USA) Don Freeland | 4 |
= | (GBR) Ron Flockhart | 4 |
15 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago | 3 |
16 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | 3 |
17 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | 3 |
= | (USA) Harry Schell | 3 |
19 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
= | (BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 |
= | (USA) Dick Rathmann | 2 |
= | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
= | (GBR) Horace Gould | 2 |
= | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 2 |
25 | (ITA) Gerino Gerini | 1.5 |
= | (BRA) Chico Landi | 1.5 |
27 | (USA) Paul Russo | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
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
- 1-2 start
- 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)