Indianapolis 500 1956

Indianapolis
30 May 1956
200 laps
804.7 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

Pole positionPat FlahertyWatson · 4:07.260
Fastest lapPaul Russo1:02.320 · lap 19
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Pat Flaherty	8	Watson · Offenhauser	1	200	3:53:28.840	8
2	Sam Hanks	4	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	13	200	+20.450	6
3	Don Freeland	16	Phillips · Offenhauser	26	200	+1:30.230	4
4	Johnnie Parsons	98	Kuzma · Offenhauser	6	200	+3:25.690	3
5	Dick Rathmann	73	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	4	200	+4:21.810	2
6	Bob Sweikert	1	Kuzma · Offenhauser	10	200	+5:35.050
7	Bob Veith	14	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	23	200	+6:25.630
8	Rodger Ward	19	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	15	200	+6:32.310
9	Jimmy Reece	26	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	21	200	+6:38.310
10	Cliff Griffith	27	Stevens · Offenhauser	30	199	+1 lap
11	Gene Hartley	82	Kuzma · Offenhauser	22	196	+4 laps
12	Fred Agabashian	42	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	7	196	+4 laps
13	Bob Christie	57	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	25	196	+4 laps
14	Al Keller	55	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	28	195	+5 laps
15	Eddie Johnson	81	Kuzma · Offenhauser	32	195	+5 laps
16	Billy Garrett	41	Kuzma · Offenhauser	29	194	+6 laps
17	Duke Dinsmore	64	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	33	191	+9 laps
18	Pat O'Connor	7	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	3	187	+13 laps
19	Jimmy Bryan	2	Kuzma · Offenhauser	19	185	+15 laps
20	Jim Rathmann	24	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	2	175	Engine
21	Johnnie Tolan	34	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	31	173	Engine
22	Tony Bettenhausen	99	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	5	160	Accident
23	Ed Elisian	10	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	14	160	Brakes
23	Eddie Russoshared	10	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	–
24	Jimmy Daywalt	48	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	16	134	Accident
25	Jack Turner	54	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	24	131	Engine
26	Keith Andrews	89	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	20	94	Transmission
27	Andy Linden	5	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	9	90	Oil leak
28	Al Herman	12	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	27	74	Accident
29	Ray Crawford	49	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	17	49	Accident
30	Johnny Boyd	15	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	12	35	Oil leak
31	Troy Ruttman	53	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	11	22	Spun off
32	Johnny Thomson	88	Kuzma · Offenhauser	18	22	Spun off
33	Paul Russofastest lap	29	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	8	21	Accident	1

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	Pat Flaherty	Watson	4:07.260
2	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.070	+0.810
3	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.310	+1.050
4	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	4:09.180	+1.920
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	4:08.960	+1.700
6	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma	4:09.750	+2.490
7	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4:09.880	+2.620
8	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	4:10.790	+3.530
9	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	4:11.650	+4.390
10	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	4:11.690	+4.430
11	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.660	+5.400
12	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.920	+5.660
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.430	+6.170
14	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	4:14.630	+7.370
15	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.010	+7.750
16	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.360	+8.100
17	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.530	+8.270
18	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	4:07.340	+0.080
19	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	4:10.450	+3.190
20	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft	4:11.790	+4.530
21	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky	4:11.950	+4.690
22	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	4:12.020	+4.760
23	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.570	+5.310
24	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.820	+5.560
25	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.100	+5.840
26	Don Freeland	Phillips	4:14.060	+6.800
27	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	4:14.220	+6.960
28	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	4:14.970	+7.710
29	Billy Garrett	Kuzma	4:16.120	+8.860
30	Cliff Griffith	Stevens	4:14.470	+7.210
31	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.030	+9.770
32	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma	4:18.820	+11.560
33	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	4:19.870	+12.610

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Paul Russo	19	1:02.320

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jean Behra	10
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
3	Pat Flaherty	8
3	Stirling Moss	8
5	Sam Hanks	6
6	Luigi Musso	4	▼2
7	Don Freeland	4
7	Mike Hawthorn	4	▼2
9	Peter Collins	3	▼3
10	Johnnie Parsons	3