The 1956 Belgian Grand Prix was the fourth race of the season. The race was won by Peter Collins in a Ferrari, his first victory. Second was local hero Paul Frère in another Ferrari, with a shared drive of Cesare Perdisa and Stirling Moss in a Maserati taking third.
Polesitter Juan Manuel Fangio retired while leading on lap 23, when the gearbox on his Lancia-Ferrari broke.
Background[]
Entry list[]
The full entry list for the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
The full qualifying results for the 1956 Belgian Grand Prix are outline below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
 Lancia-Ferrari
|
4:09.8 | — |
| 2 | 30 |  Stirling Moss
|
Maserati
|
4:14.7 | + 4.9 |
| 3 | 8 | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari
|
4:15.3 | + 5.5 |
| 4 | 32 |  Jean Behra
|
Maserati
|
4:16.0 | + 6.2 |
| 5 | 4 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Ferrari
|
4:16.0 | + 6.2 |
| 6 | 10 |  Harry Schell
|
Vanwall
|
4:19.0 | + 9.2 |
| 7 | 12 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Vanwall
|
4:22.2 | + 12.4 |
| 8 | 6 |  Paul Frère
|
Ferrari
|
4:23.2 | + 13.4 |
| 9 | 34 | Cesare Perdisa
|
Maserati
|
4:35.7 | + 25.9 |
| 10 | 24 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati
|
4:35.9 | + 26.1 |
| 11 | 22 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati
|
4:37.2 | + 27.4 |
| 12 | 28 | Piero Scotti
|
Connaught-Alta
|
4:41.9 | + 32.1 |
| 13 | 38 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Maserati
|
4:48.9 | + 39.1 |
| 14 | 36 |  Paco Godia
|
Maserati
|
4:49.8 | + 40.0 |
| 15 | 26 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati
|
4:50.4 | + 40.6 |
| 16 | 20 | André Pilette
|
Ferrari
|
4:51.9 | + 42.1 |
Qualifying Results[]
Grid[]
Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari
|
36 | 2:40:00.3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Paul Frère
|
Ferrari
|
36 | +1:51.3 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 34 | Cesare Perdisa Stirling Moss
|
Maserati
|
36 | +3:16.6 | 9 | 2 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Harry Schell
|
Vanwall
|
35 | +1 Lap | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati
|
34 | +2 Laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | André Pilette
|
Ferrari
|
33 | +3 Laps | 16 | |
| 7 | 32 | Jean Behra
|
Maserati
|
33 | +3 Laps | 4 | |
| 8 | 24 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati
|
33 | +3 Laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
23 | Transmission | 1 | |
| Ret | 12 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Vanwall
|
11 | Fuel system | 7 | |
| Ret | 30 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati
|
10 | Wheel | 2 | |
| Ret | 4 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Ferrari
|
10 | Transmission | 5 | |
| Ret | 28 | Piero Scotti
|
Connaught-Alta
|
10 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati
|
2 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 36 | Paco Godia
|
Maserati
|
0 | Accident | 13 | |
| DNS | 38 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Maserati
|
— | — | — | |
| Source: [1] | |||||||
Milestones[]
- First win for Peter Collins
Standings after race[]
References[]
- ↑ "1956 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/145/belgium.html. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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