The 1956 Argentine Grand Prix was the opening round of the season. It was held at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires on January 22. The race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, in a shared drive with Ferrari teammate Luigi Musso. The Maseratis of Jean Behra and Mike Hawthorn were second and third.
Background[]
Entry List[]
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix are outline below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
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Ferrari | 1:42.5 | — |
| 2 | 32 |  Eugenio Castellotti
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Ferrari | 1:44.7 | + 2.2 |
| 3 | 34 | Luigi Musso
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Ferrari | 1:44.7 | + 2.2 |
| 4 | 4 |  Jean Behra
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Maserati | 1:45.1 | + 2.6 |
| 5 | 12 | José Froilán González
|
Maserati | 1:45.4 | + 2.9 |
| 6 | 6 | Carlos Menditeguy
|
Maserati | 1:45.6 | + 3.1 |
| 7 | 2 |  Stirling Moss
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Maserati | 1:46.9 | + 4.4 |
| 8 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Maserati | 1:47.4 | + 4.9 |
| 9 | 36 | Peter Collins
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Ferrari | 1:47.7 | + 5.2 |
| 10 | 38 |  Olivier Gendebien
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Ferrari | 1:50.4 | + 7.9 |
| 11 | 10 |  Chico Landi
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Maserati | 1:57.9 | + 15.4 |
| 12 | 8 | Luigi Piotti
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Maserati | 1:57.9 | + 15.4 |
| DNQ* | 16 |  Alberto Uria
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Maserati | No time | — |
| WD | 10 | Gerino Gerini
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Maserati | Appeared in race | |
| WD | 16 | Óscar González
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Maserati | Appeared in race | |
| WD | 18 | Robert Manzon
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Gordini | Withdrew | |
| WD | 20 | Élie Bayol
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Gordini | Withdrew | |
- *Uria did not qualify, but was allowed to start at the back of the grid.
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | Driver | ||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 1 | ||||||
| ______________ | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | |||||
| ______________ | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | |||||
| 4 | Luigi Musso | ||||||
| Jean Behra | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 5 | ||||||
| ______________ | 6 | José Froilán González | |||||
| 7 | Carlos Menditeguy | ||||||
| Stirling Moss | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 8 | ||||||
| ______________ | 9 | Mike Hawthorn | |||||
| ______________ | 10 | Peter Collins | |||||
| 11 | Olivier Gendebien | ||||||
| Chico Landi | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 12 | ||||||
| ______________ | 13 | Luigi Piotti | |||||
| 14 | Alberto Uria | ||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 15 | ||||||
| ______________ | 16 | ||||||
| ______________ | 17 | ||||||
| 18 | |||||||
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Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix are outline below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Luigi Musso
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Ferrari | 30 | 3:00:03.7 | 3 | 4 |
| Juan Manuel Fangio
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68 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | Jean Behra
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Maserati | 98 | +24.3s | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn
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Maserati | 96 | +2 laps | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Chico Landi
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Maserati | 46 | +6 laps | 11 | 1.5 |
| Gerino Gerini
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46 | 1.5 | |||||
| 5 | 38 | Olivier Gendebien
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Ferrari | 91 | +7 laps | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Alberto Uria
|
Maserati | 44 | +10 laps | 13 | |
| Óscar González
|
44 | ||||||
| Ret | 2 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati | 81 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari | 58 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Luigi Piotti
|
Maserati | 57 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Carlos Menditeguy
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Maserati | 42 | Drive shaft | 6 | |
| Ret | 32 | Eugenio Castellotti
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Ferrari | 40 | Gearbox | 2 | |
| Ret | 12 | José Froilán González
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Maserati | 24 | Valve | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Ferrari | 22 | Fuel pump | 1 | |
| WD | 18 | Robert Manzon
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Gordini | ||||
| WD | 20 | Élie Bayol
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Gordini | ||||
Milestones[]
- Luigi Musso's only Formula 1 victory.
Trivia[]
- This race was the first victory for a V8 engine in Formula One.
Standings[]
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| V T E | Argentine Grand Prix
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| Circuits | Buenos Aires (1953 - 1958, 1960, 1971 - 1975, 1977 - 1981, 1995 - 1998) |  |
| Races | 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961–1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982–1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 | |
| Non-Championship Race | 1971 |