1956 Italian Grand Prix
56th World Championship race, 7th World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 7th World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 2 September 1956 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Stirling Moss  Maserati |
| Pole position: |  Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Stirling Moss Maserati |
| Circuit: | Monza, 50 laps |
| Round: | 8 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 50 | 2hr 23m 41.300s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +5 | Peter Collins & Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 50 | +5.700s | 3 3 |
| 3 | +20 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Alta | 49 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +13 |  Francisco Godia | Maserati | 49 | +1 lap | 3 |
| R | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 46 | DNF | ||
| 5 | +10 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 47 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +8 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati (P) | 47 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +11 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | 46 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | -7 | Juan
Manuel Fangio & Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 46 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +15 |  Andre Simon | Gordini | 45 | +5 laps | |
| R | Umberto Maglioli & Jean Behra | Maserati | 42 | DNF | ||
| 10 | +6 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati (P) | 42 | +8 laps | |
| 11 | +2 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (P) | 41 | +9 laps | |
| R |  Harry Schell | Vanwall | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Maserati | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruce Halford | Maserati (P) | 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 | Luigi Villoresi &  Jo Bonnier | 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 | |||||
- Wolfgang von Trips withdrew from the grand prix after an accident in practice.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2:42.600 |
| 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 (P) | |
| 14 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati (P) | |
| 15 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | |
| 16 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati (P) | |
| 17 | Francisco Godia | Maserati | |
| 18 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | |
| 19 | Les Leston | Connaught-Alta | |
| 20 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | |
| 21 | Bruce Halford | Maserati (P) | |
| 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | |
| 23 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Alta | |
| 24 | Andre Simon | Gordini |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1956
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 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jo Bonnier, Les Leston
- Last start
- Driver: Hermano da Silva Ramos, Emmanuel de Graffenried, Umberto Maglioli, Robert Manzon, Piero Taruffi, Luigi Villoresi
- Constructor: Gordini
- World Champion
- Driver: 4th World Championship for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Wins
- Driver: 3rd for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 5th for Maserati
- Podiums
- Driver: 29th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 8th for Stirling Moss, 5th for Peter Collins, 1st and only for Ron Flockhart (50th different podium finisher, 6th British driver)
- Constructor: 75th for Ferrari, 27th for Maserati, 1st and only for Connaught (14th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- Driver: 24th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 25th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 13th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 6th for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 11th for Maserati
- Front row starts
- Driver: 41st for Juan Manuel Fangio, 6th for Eugenio Castellotti, 2nd for Luigi Musso
- Points finishes
- Driver: 2nd and last for Francisco Godia & Jack Fairman, 1st for Ron Flockhart (85th different point scorer, 12th British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 2nd for Stirling Moss