1956 season/Round 4
Belgian Grand Prix 1956
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 3 June 1956
- 36 laps
- 508.3 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Peter CollinsFerrari2:40:00.300
- P2Paul FrèreFerrari+1:51.300
- P3Cesare PerdisaMaserati+3:16.600
- Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioFerrari · 4:09.800
- Fastest lapStirling Moss4:14.700 · lap 30
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins | 8 | Ferrari | 3 | 36 | 2:40:00.300 | 8 |
| 2 | Paul Frère | 6 | Ferrari | 8 | 36 | +1:51.300 | 6 |
| 3 | Cesare Perdisa | 34 | Maserati | 9 | 36 | +3:16.600 | 2 |
| 3 | Stirling Mosssharedfastest lap | 34 | Maserati | – | 3 | ||
| 4 | Harry Schell | 10 | Vanwall | 6 | 35 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 22 | Maserati | 11 | 34 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | André Pilette | 20 | Ferrari | 15 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | Jean Behra | 32 | Maserati | 4 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | 24 | Maserati | 10 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| DNF | Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 23 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | 12 | Vanwall | 7 | 11 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Piero Scotti | 28 | Connaught · Alta | 12 | 10 | Engine | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | 30 | Maserati | 2 | 10 | Wheel | |
| DNF | Eugenio Castellotti | 4 | Ferrari | 5 | 10 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Horace Gould | 26 | Maserati | 14 | 2 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Paco Godia | 36 | Maserati | 13 | 0 | Accident | |
| DNS | Mike Hawthorn | 38 | Maserati | – | Illness |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 4:09.800 | |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 4:14.700 | +4.900 |
| 3 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 4:15.300 | +5.500 |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 4:16.000 | +6.200 |
| 5 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 4:16.000 | +6.200 |
| 6 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 4:19.000 | +9.200 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 4:22.200 | +12.400 |
| 8 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 4:23.200 | +13.400 |
| 9 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 4:35.700 | +25.900 |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 4:35.900 | +26.100 |
| 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 4:37.200 | +27.400 |
| 12 | Piero Scotti | Connaught | 4:41.900 | +32.100 |
| 13 | Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | 4:48.900 | +39.100 |
| 14 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 4:49.800 | +40.000 |
| 15 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 4:50.400 | +40.600 |
| 16 | André Pilette | Ferrari | 4:51.900 | +42.100 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | 30 | 4:14.700 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Collins | 11 | ▲8 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 11 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | 10 | ▼2 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 | ▼2 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Paul Frère | 6 | |
| 6 | Sam Hanks | 6 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Luigi Musso | 4 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Don Freeland | 4 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Mike Hawthorn | 4 | ▼2 |