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Italian Grand Prix

Gran Premio d'Italia 1956

Round 8 of 8Autodromo Nazionale Monza, MonzaSep 2 195650 laps

Podium

COLFerrari

MOSMaserati

FANFerrari

Key facts

WinnerMOS2:23:41.300 from P6

PoleFAN2:42.600

Fastest lapMOS2:45.500 on lap 47

Finishers13 / 29classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	MOSStirling Moss	Maserati	6	▲5	50	2:23:41.300	9	2:45.500
2	COLPeter Collins	Ferrari	7	▲5	50	+5.700s	3	–
3	FANJuan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	–		0	+50 laps	3	–
4	FLORon Flockhart	Connaught	23	▲19	49	+1 lap	4	–
5	GODPaco Godia	Maserati	17	▲12	49	+1 lap	3	–
6	FAIJack Fairman	Connaught	15	▲9	47	+3 laps	2	–
7	PIOLuigi Piotti	Maserati	14	▲7	47	+3 laps		–
8	DEGEmmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati	18	▲10	46	+4 laps		–
9	FANJuan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	1	▼8	46	+4 laps		–
10	CASEugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	–		0	+50 laps		–
11	SIMAndré Simon	Gordini	24	▲13	45	+5 laps		–
12	GERGerino Gerini	Maserati	16	▲4	42	+8 laps		–
13	SALRoy Salvadori	Maserati	13	–	41	+9 laps		–
DNF	MUSLuigi Musso	Ferrari	3		47	Steering		–
DNF	MAGUmberto Maglioli	Maserati	12		42	Steering		–
DNF	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	SCHHarry Schell	Vanwall	10		32	Transmission		–
DNF	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	5		23	Magneto		–
DNF	HALBruce Halford	Maserati	21		16	Engine		–
DNF	TRIMaurice Trintignant	Vanwall	11		13	Transmission		–
DNF	TARPiero Taruffi	Vanwall	4		12	Oil leak		–
DNF	CASEugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2		9	Tyre		–
DNF	MANRobert Manzon	Gordini	22		7	Chassis		–
DNF	VILLuigi Villoresi	Maserati	8		7	Engine		–
DNF	BONJo Bonnier	Maserati	–		0	Retired		–
DNF	DEPAlfonso De Portago	Ferrari	9		6	Tyre		–
DNF	LESLes Leston	Connaught	19		6	Suspension		–
DNF	DASHermano Da Silva Ramos	Gordini	20		3	Engine		–
DNS	VONWolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari	–		0	Did not start		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	FANJuan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	2:42.600
2	CASEugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:43.400	+0.800s
3	MUSLuigi Musso	Ferrari	2:43.700	+1.100s
4	TARPiero Taruffi	Vanwall	2:45.400	+2.800s
5	BEHJean Behra	Maserati	2:45.600	+3.000s
6	MOSStirling Moss	Maserati	2:45.900	+3.300s
7	COLPeter Collins	Ferrari	2:46.000	+3.400s
8	VILLuigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:47.700	+5.100s
9	DEPAlfonso De Portago	Ferrari	2:47.800	+5.200s
10	SCHHarry Schell	Vanwall	2:50.100	+7.500s
11	TRIMaurice Trintignant	Vanwall	2:51.600	+9.000s
12	VONWolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari	2:51.600	+9.000s
13	MAGUmberto Maglioli	Maserati	2:52.700	+10.100s
14	SALRoy Salvadori	Maserati	2:54.600	+12.000s
15	PIOLuigi Piotti	Maserati	2:58.400	+15.800s
16	FAIJack Fairman	Connaught	2:59.200	+16.600s
17	GERGerino Gerini	Maserati	3:02.600	+20.000s
18	GODPaco Godia	Maserati	3:02.900	+20.300s
19	DEGEmmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati	3:03.300	+20.700s
20	LESLes Leston	Connaught	3:04.300	+21.700s
21	DASHermano Da Silva Ramos	Gordini	3:04.800	+22.200s
22	HALBruce Halford	Maserati	3:05.000	+22.400s
23	MANRobert Manzon	Gordini	3:06.600	+24.000s
24	FLORon Flockhart	Connaught	3:08.100	+25.500s
25	SIMAndré Simon	Gordini	3:13.300	+30.700s

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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

Previous winners here

1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
1953	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
1952	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1951	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1950	Nino Farina	Alfa Romeo

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