Italian Grand Prix 1956

Monza
2 September 1956
50 laps
500 km
10.000 km a lap
Title decided here

Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioFerrari · 2:42.600
Fastest lapStirling Moss2:45.500 · lap 47
Winner started fromP6on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Stirling Mossfastest lap	36	Maserati	6	50	2:23:41.300	9
2	Peter Collins	26	Ferrari	7	50	+5.700	3
2	Juan Manuel Fangioshared	26	Ferrari	–			3
3	Ron Flockhart	4	Connaught · Alta	23	49	+1 lap	4
4	Paco Godia	38	Maserati	17	49	+1 lap	3
5	Jack Fairman	6	Connaught · Alta	15	47	+3 laps	2
6	Luigi Piotti	40	Maserati	14	47	+3 laps
7	Emmanuel de Graffenried	14	Maserati	18	46	+4 laps
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	22	Ferrari	1	46	+4 laps
8	Eugenio Castellottishared	22	Ferrari	–
9	André Simon	12	Gordini	24	45	+5 laps
10	Gerino Gerini	42	Maserati	16	42	+8 laps
11	Roy Salvadori	44	Maserati	13	41	+9 laps
DNF	Luigi Musso	28	Ferrari	3	47	Steering
DNF	Umberto Maglioli	46	Maserati	12	42	Steering
DNF	Jean Behrashared	46	Maserati	–
DNF	Harry Schell	18	Vanwall	10	32	Transmission
DNF	Jean Behra	32	Maserati	5	23	Magneto
DNF	Bruce Halford	48	Maserati	21	16	Engine
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	20	Vanwall	11	13	Transmission
DNF	Piero Taruffi	16	Vanwall	4	12	Oil leak
DNF	Eugenio Castellotti	24	Ferrari	2	9	Tyre
DNF	Robert Manzon	10	Gordini	22	7	Chassis
DNF	Luigi Villoresi	34	Maserati	8	7	Engine
DNF	Jo Bonniershared	34	Maserati	–
DNF	Alfonso de Portago	30	Ferrari	9	6	Tyre
DNF	Les leston	2	Connaught · Alta	19	6	Suspension
DNF	Hermano da Silva Ramos	8	Gordini	20	3	Engine
DNS	Wolfgang von Trips	50	Ferrari	–

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	2:42.600
2	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:43.400	+0.800
3	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	2:43.700	+1.100
4	Piero Taruffi	Vanwall	2:45.400	+2.800
5	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:45.600	+3.000
6	Stirling Moss	Maserati	2:45.900	+3.300
7	Peter Collins	Ferrari	2:46.000	+3.400
8	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:47.700	+5.100
9	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	2:47.800	+5.200
10	Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:50.100	+7.500
11	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	2:51.600	+9.000
12	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:51.600	+9.000
13	Umberto Maglioli	Maserati	2:52.700	+10.100
14	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:54.600	+12.000
15	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	2:58.400	+15.800
16	Jack Fairman	Connaught	2:59.200	+16.600
17	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	3:02.600	+20.000
18	Paco Godia	Maserati	3:02.900	+20.300
19	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	3:03.300	+20.700
20	Les leston	Connaught	3:04.300	+21.700
21	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	3:04.800	+22.200
22	Bruce Halford	Maserati	3:05.000	+22.400
23	Robert Manzon	Gordini	3:06.600	+24.000
24	Ron Flockhart	Connaught	3:08.100	+25.500
25	André Simon	Gordini	3:13.300	+30.700

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Stirling Moss	47	2:45.500

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 8
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	30
2	Stirling Moss	27	▲2
3	Peter Collins	25	▼1
4	Jean Behra	22	▼2
5	Pat Flaherty	8
6	Eugenio Castellotti	7.5
7	Paul Frère	6
7	Sam Hanks	6
9	Paco Godia	6	▲5
10	Jack Fairman	5	▲4