1956 Italian Grand Prix
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The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 September 1956 at Monza.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 |  Stirling Moss |
Maserati | 50 | 2:23:41.3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio |
Ferrari | 50 | +5.7 secs | 7 | 3 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Ron Flockhart |
Connaught-Alta | 49 | +1 Lap | 26 | 4 |
| 4 | 38 |  Paco Godia |
Maserati | 49 | +1 Lap | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jack Fairman |
Connaught-Alta | 47 | +3 Laps | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 40 |  Luigi Piotti |
Maserati | 47 | +3 Laps | 15 | |
| 7 | 14 |  Toulo de Graffenried |
Maserati | 46 | +4 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 46 | +4 Laps | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 |  André Simon |
Gordini | 45 | +5 Laps | 25 | |
| 10 | 42 | Gerino Gerini |
Maserati | 42 | +8 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 44 | Roy Salvadori |
Maserati | 41 | +9 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 28 | Luigi Musso |
Ferrari | 47 | Steering | 3 | |
| Ret | 46 | Umberto Maglioli Jean Behra |
Maserati | 42 | Steering | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Harry Schell |
Vanwall | 32 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 32 | Jean Behra |
Maserati | 23 | Magneto | 5 | |
| Ret | 48 | Bruce Halford |
Maserati | 16 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 20 | Maurice Trintignant |
Vanwall | 13 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Piero Taruffi |
Vanwall | 12 | Oil Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 24 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 9 | Tyre | 2 | |
| Ret | 34 | Luigi Villoresi Jo Bonnier |
Maserati | 7 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 10 | Robert Manzon |
Gordini | 7 | Chassis | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Alfonso de Portago |
Ferrari | 6 | Tyre | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 | Les Leston |
Connaught-Alta | 6 | Suspension | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Hernando da Silva Ramos |
Gordini | 3 | Engine | 21 | |
| DNS | 50 |  Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | Practice Accident |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2:42.6
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 2:45.5
- Lap Leaders: Eugenio Castellotti 4 laps (1-4); Stirling Moss 43 laps (5-10, 12-45, 48-50); Harry Schell 1 lap (11); Luigi Musso 2 laps (46-47).
- Shared Drives:
- Car #26: Peter Collins (35 laps) and Juan Manuel Fangio (15 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #22: Juan Manuel Fangio (30 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (16 laps).
- Car #46: Umberto Maglioli (31 laps) and Jean Behra (11 laps).
- Car #34: Luigi Villoresi (4 laps) and Jo Bonnier (3 laps).
- Grand Prix debut for: Jo Bonnier, Les Leston, & Wolfgang von Trips.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Hernando da Silva Ramos, Toulo de Graffenried, Robert Manzon, Piero Taruffi, & Luigi Villoresi.
- Career Firsts: Ron Flockhart (points & podium); Luigi Musso (race led).
- Collins and Fangio came into this race with a chance of winning championship (Collins's 22pts to Fangio's 30)
- Fangio needed either
- 2nd
- Collins 2nd or lower
- Collins needed
- 1st with Fangio 3rd or lower
- Fangio needed either
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