The 1956 Italian Grand Prix, officialy known as the 16° Gran Premio d'Europa, was held on September 2. It was the final race of the 1956 Formula One Season. The race was held for the second time on the combined oval and road course of Monza.
The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati, but in an incredible display of sportsmanship, Peter Collins turned his Lancia-Ferrari over to Juan Manuel Fangio, allowing Fangio to share second place with Collins, and clinching Fangio's fourth World Championship. Third place went to Ron Flockhart in a Connaught, the only podium finish ever for that marque.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1956 Italian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1956 Italian Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
 Lancia-Ferrari
|
2:42.6 | — |
| 2 | 24 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
2:43.4 | + 0.8 |
| 3 | 28 | Luigi Musso
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
2:43.7 | + 1.1 |
| 4 | 16 | Piero Taruffi
|
 Vanwall
|
2:45.4 | + 2.8 |
| 5 | 32 |  Jean Behra
|
Maserati
|
2:45.6 | + 3.0 |
| 6 | 36 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati
|
2:45.9 | + 3.3 |
| 7 | 26 | Peter Collins
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
2:46.0 | + 3.4 |
| 8 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati
|
2:47.7 | + 5.1 |
| 9 | 30 |  Alfonso de Portago
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
2:47.8 | + 5.2 |
| 10 | 18 |  Harry Schell
|
Vanwall
|
2:50.1 | + 7.5 |
| 11 | 20 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Vanwall
|
2:51.6 | + 9.0 |
| 12 | 46 | Umberto Maglioli
|
Maserati
|
2:52.7 | + 10.1 |
| 13 | 44 | Roy Salvadori
|
Maserati
|
2:54.6 | + 12.0 |
| 14 | 40 | Luigi Piotti
|
Maserati
|
2:58.6 | + 16.0 |
| 15 | 6 | Jack Fairman
|
Connaught-Alta
|
2:59.2 | + 16.6 |
| 16 | 42 | Gerino Gerini
|
Maserati
|
3:02.6 | + 20.0 |
| 17 | 38 | Paco Godia
|
Maserati
|
3:02.9 | + 20.3 |
| 18 | 14 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Maserati
|
3:03.3 | + 20.7 |
| 19 | 2 | Les Leston
|
Connaught-Alta
|
3:04.3 | + 21.7 |
Grid[]
Race[]
Results[]
Milestones[]
- Juan Manuel Fangio clinched his fourth World Championship.
- Only podium for Connaught.
- First races for Wolfgang von Trips, Jo Bonnier and Les Leston.
Standings after race[]
Notes[]
- ↑ "1956 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/149/italy/race-result.html. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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