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Argentine Grand Prix

Gran Premio de Argentina 1956

Round 1 of 8Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos AiresJan 22 195698 laps

Podium

FANFerrari
2
MUSFerrari
1
BEHMaserati
3

Key facts

WinnerMUS3:00:03.700 from P3
PoleFAN1:42.500
Fastest lapFAN1:45.300 on lap 42
Finishers9 / 16classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1MUSLuigi MussoFerrari3▲2983:00:03.7004–
2FANJuan Manuel FangioFerrari–0+98 laps51:45.300
3BEHJean BehraMaserati4▲198+24.400s6–
4HAWMike HawthornMaserati8▲496+2 laps4–
5LANChico LandiMaserati11▲692+6 laps1.5–
6GERGerino GeriniMaserati–0+98 laps1.5–
7GENOlivier GendebienFerrari10▲391+7 laps2–
8URIAlberto UriaMaserati13▲588+10 laps–
9GONÓscar GonzálezMaserati–0+98 laps–
DNFMOSStirling MossMaserati781Engine–
DNFCOLPeter CollinsFerrari958Accident–
DNFPIOLuigi PiottiMaserati1257Accident–
DNFMENCarlos MenditéguyMaserati642Halfshaft–
DNFCASEugenio CastellottiFerrari240Gearbox–
DNFJGOJosé Froilán GonzálezMaserati524Engine–
DNFFANJuan Manuel FangioFerrari122Fuel pump1:45.300

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1FANJuan Manuel FangioFerrari1:42.500
2CASEugenio CastellottiFerrari1:44.700+2.200s
3MUSLuigi MussoFerrari1:44.700+2.200s
4BEHJean BehraMaserati1:45.100+2.600s
5JGOJosé Froilán GonzálezMaserati1:45.400+2.900s
6MENCarlos MenditéguyMaserati1:45.600+3.100s
7MOSStirling MossMaserati1:45.900+3.400s
8HAWMike HawthornMaserati1:47.400+4.900s
9COLPeter CollinsFerrari1:47.700+5.200s
10GENOlivier GendebienFerrari1:50.400+7.900s
11LANChico LandiMaserati1:57.900+15.400s
12PIOLuigi PiottiMaserati1:57.900+15.400s
13URIAlberto UriaMaserati–

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1956. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1955Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
1954Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
1953Alberto AscariFerrari

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