1956 Monaco Grand Prix
50th World Championship race, 3rd World Championship Monaco Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Monte Carlo
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 13 May 1956 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Stirling Moss  Maserati |
| Pole position: |  Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
| Round: | 2 of 8 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 100 | 3hr 00m 32.900s | 8 |
| 2 | +7 | Peter Collins & Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 100 | +6.100s | 3 4 FL |
| 3 | +1 |  Jean Behra | Maserati | 99 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | -3 | Juan
Manuel Fangio & Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 94 | +6 laps | 1.5 |
| 5 | +9 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 93 | +7 laps | 2 |
| R | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 90 | DNF | ||
| 6 | +5 | Elie Bayol &  Andre Pilette | Gordini | 88 | +12 laps | |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 86 | +14 laps | ||
| 8 | +8 | Horace Gould | Maserati (P) | 85 | +15 laps | |
| R | Louis Rosier | Maserati (P) | 72 | DNF | ||
| R | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 13 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Vanwall | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Mike Hawthorn | BRM | |||||
| Tony Brooks | BRM | |||||
 Louis Chiron | Maserati (P) | |||||
- BRM withdrew their cars from the grand prix due to engine issues.
- Louis Chiron withdrew from the grand prix due to a blown engine 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 | 1:44.000 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 5 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | |
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | |
| 8 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| 10 | |||
| 11 | Elie Bayol | Gordini | |
| 12 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | |
| 13 | |||
| 14 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | |
| 15 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (P) | |
| 16 | Horace Gould | Maserati (P) |
Non-qualifiers
- (P): privateer entry
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Behra | 10 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 8 |
| 4 | Luigi Musso | 4 |
| 5 | Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
| 6 | Peter Collins | 3 |
| 7 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| = | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 |
| 9 | Gerino Gerini | 1.5 |
| = | Chico Landi | 1.5 |
| = | Eugenio Castellotti | 1.5 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Elie Bayol
- Wins
- Driver: 2nd for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 4th for Maserati
- Podiums
- Driver: 26th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 5th for Stirling Moss, 4th for Jean Behra, 1st for Peter Collins (45th different podium finisher, 5th British driver)
- Constructor: 67th for Ferrari, 20th & 21st for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 20th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 21st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 18th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 17th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 36th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 10th for Stirling Moss, 3rd for Eugenio Castellotti
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Peter Collins (75th different point scorer, 9th British driver), 1st and only for Hermano da Silva Ramos (76th different point scorer, 2nd Brazilian driver)