1956 Italian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 2 September 1956 |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Monza, 50 laps |
| Round | 8 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was the:
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| More 1956 season | |
| More Italian Grands Prix | |
| Next race | 1957 Argentine Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5 |  Stirling Moss | Maserati | 50 | 2hr 23m 41.300s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +5 | Ferrari | 50 | +5.700s |
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| 3 | +20 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Alta | 49 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +13 |  Francisco Godia | Maserati | 49 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +10 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 47 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +8 |  Luigi Piotti | Maserati (privateer) | 47 | +3 laps | |
| R | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 46 | DNF | ||
| 7 | +11 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 46 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | -7 | Ferrari | 46 | +4 laps | ||
| 9 | +15 |  Andre Simon | Gordini | 45 | +5 laps | |
| R | Maserati | 42 | DNF | |||
| 10 | +6 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati (privateer) | 42 | +8 laps | |
| 11 | +2 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) | 41 | +9 laps | |
| R |  Harry Schell | Vanwall | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Maserati | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruce Halford | Maserati (privateer) | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Maserati | 7 | DNF | |||
| R | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Les Leston | Connaught-Alta | 6 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 3 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
 Wolfgang von Trips | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
| 2 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 3 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari |
| 4 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 6 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 7 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 9 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Vanwall |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall |
| 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati |
| 13 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) |
| 14 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati (privateer) |
| 15 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta |
| 16 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | Francisco Godia | Maserati |
| 18 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
| 19 | Les Leston | Connaught-Alta |
| 20 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 21 | Bruce Halford | Maserati (privateer) |
| 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 23 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Alta |
| 24 | Andre Simon | Gordini |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 30 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 27 |
| 3 | Peter Collins | 25 |
| 4 | Jean Behra | 22 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | 7.5 |
| 7 | Sam Hanks | 6 |
| = |  Paul Frere | 6 |
| 9 | Francisco Godia | 6 |
| 10 | Jack Fairman | 5 |
| 11 | Luigi Musso | 4 |
| 12 | Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
| = | Don Freeland | 4 |
| = | Ron Flockhart | 4 |
| 15 | Alfonso de Portago | 3 |
| 16 | Cesare Perdisa | 3 |
| 17 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 |
| = | Harry Schell | 3 |
| 19 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| = | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 |
| = | Dick Rathmann | 2 |
| = | Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| = | Horace Gould | 2 |
| = | Louis Rosier | 2 |
| 25 | Gerino Gerini | 1.5 |
| = | Chico Landi | 1.5 |
| 27 | 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
- 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)