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1956 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 50 laps
Round8 of 8
Race numbers

The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 56th World Championship race
  • 7th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Monza
  • 1956 Drivers’ title decider
More 1956 season
More Italian Grands Prix
Next race1957 Argentine Grand Prix

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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati502hr 23m 41.300s9 FL
2+5Ferrari50+5.700s
  • 3
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3+20(GBR) Ron FlockhartConnaught-Alta49+1 lap4
4+13(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati49+1 lap3
5+10(GBR) Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta47+3 laps2
6+8(ITA) Luigi PiottiMaserati (privateer)47+3 laps 
R (ITA) Luigi MussoFerrari46DNF 
7+11(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)46+4 laps 
8-7Ferrari46+4 laps 
9+15(FRA) Andre SimonGordini45+5 laps 
R Maserati42DNF 
10+6(ITA) Gerino GeriniMaserati (privateer)42+8 laps 
11+2(GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)41+9 laps 
R (USA) Harry SchellVanwall32DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraMaserati23DNF 
R (GBR) Bruce HalfordMaserati (privateer)16DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantVanwall13DNF 
R (ITA) Piero TaruffiVanwall12DNF 
R (ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari9DNF 
R (FRA) Robert ManzonGordini7DNF 
R Maserati7DNF 
R (ESP) Alfonso de PortagoFerrari6DNF 
R (GBR) Les LestonConnaught-Alta6DNF 
R (BRA) Hermano da Silva RamosGordini3DNF 
Did not start
  (DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari   

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioFerrari
2(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
3(ITA) Luigi MussoFerrari
4(ITA) Piero TaruffiVanwall
5(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
6(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati
7(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari
8(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati
9(ESP) Alfonso de PortagoFerrari
10(USA) Harry SchellVanwall
11(FRA) Maurice TrintignantVanwall
12(ITA) Umberto MaglioliMaserati
13(GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)
14(ITA) Luigi PiottiMaserati (privateer)
15(GBR) Jack FairmanConnaught-Alta
16(ITA) Gerino GeriniMaserati (privateer)
17(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati
18(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
19(GBR) Les LestonConnaught-Alta
20(BRA) Hermano da Silva RamosGordini
21(GBR) Bruce HalfordMaserati (privateer)
22(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
23(GBR) Ron FlockhartConnaught-Alta
24(FRA) Andre SimonGordini

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio30
2(GBR) Stirling Moss27
3(GBR) Peter Collins25
4(FRA) Jean Behra22
5(USA) Pat Flaherty8
6(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti7.5
7(USA) Sam Hanks6
=(BEL) Paul Frere6
9(ESP) Francisco Godia6
10(GBR) Jack Fairman5
11(ITA) Luigi Musso4
12(GBR) Mike Hawthorn4
=(USA) Don Freeland4
=(GBR) Ron Flockhart4
15(ESP) Alfonso de Portago3
16(ITA) Cesare Perdisa3
17(USA) Johnnie Parsons3
=(USA) Harry Schell3
19(BEL) Olivier Gendebien2
=(BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos2
=(USA) Dick Rathmann2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
=(GBR) Horace Gould2
=(FRA) Louis Rosier2
25(ITA) Gerino Gerini1.5
=(BRA) Chico Landi1.5
27(USA) Paul Russo1

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)