The 1956 Monaco Grand Prix was held on May 13. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati, who led from flag to flag. Juan Manuel Fangio had problems with his original Lancia-Ferrari, but after letting Eugenio Castellotti drive his car, he took over the sister car of Peter Collins. Moss was just cruising at the end, and despite a furious comeback by Fangio, Moss was still over six seconds ahead at the flag. Jean Behra took advantage of atrition to take third in his Maserati.
Background[]
Entry list[]
The full entry list for the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix are outline below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | P2 | P3 | |||||
| 1 | 20 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
 Ferrari
|
1:44.2 | — | 1:44.0 | — |
| 2 | 28 |  Stirling Moss
|
Maserati
|
1:45.2 | — | 1:44.6 | +0.6s |
| 3 | 22 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Ferrari
|
1:57.4 | — | 1:44.9 | +0.9s |
| 4 | 30 |  Jean Behra
|
Maserati
|
1:46.8 | — | 1:45.3 | +1.3s |
| 5 | 16 |  Harry Schell
|
Vanwall
|
1:45.6 | — | 1:45.6 | +1.6s |
| 6 | 14 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Vanwall
|
1:50.0 | 1:47.2 | 1:45.6 | +1.6s |
| 7 | 32 | Cesare Perdisa
|
Maserati
|
1:49.2 | — | 1:46.0 | +2.0s |
| 8 | 24 | Luigi Musso
|
Ferrari
|
— | — | 1:46.8 | +2.8s |
| 9 | 26 | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari
|
1:51.3 | 1:47.0 | 1:47.7 | +3.0s |
| 10 | 10 | Mike Hawthorn
|
BRM
|
1:50.3 | 1:51.1 | 1:49.3 | +5.3s |
| 11 | 4 | Élie Bayol
|
Gordini
|
— | 1:52.3 | 1:50.0 | +6.0s |
| 12 | 2 | Robert Manzon
|
Gordini
|
1:50.9 | 1:51.7 | 1:50.3 | +6.3s |
| 13 | 12 | Tony Brooks
|
BRM
|
1:50.4 | 1:52.0 | — | +6.4s |
| 14 | 6 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos
|
Gordini
|
— | 1:50.6 | 1:52.7 | +6.6s |
| 15 | 8 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati
|
1:57.6 | 1:51.6 | — | +7.6s |
| 16 | 18 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati
|
1:57.6 | 1:51.7 | — | +7.7s |
| DNQ | 34 |  Louis Chiron
|
Maserati
|
— | 1:55.9 | 1:54.6 | +10.6s |
| DNQ | 36 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Ferrari
|
No Time | No Time | 2:09.1 | +25.1s |
Grid[]
Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati
|
100 | 3:00:32.9 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 26 | Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
100 | + 6.1 | 9 | 3 4* |
| 3 | 30 | Jean Behra
|
Maserati
|
99 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
94 | + 6 Laps | 1 | 0** 1.5 |
| 5 | 6 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos
|
Gordini
|
93 | + 7 Laps | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Élie Bayol André Pilette
|
Gordini
|
88 | + 12 Laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 32 | Cesare Perdisa
|
Maserati
|
86 | + 14 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 18 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati
|
85 | + 15 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | Robert Manzon
|
Gordini
|
90 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati
|
72 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
14 | Clutch | 3 | |
| Ret | 14 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Vanwall
|
13 | Overheating | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 | Harry Schell
|
Vanwall
|
2 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 24 | Luigi Musso
|
Lancia-Ferrari
|
2 | Accident | 8 | |
| DNQ | 36 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Ferrari
|
||||
| WD | 10 | Mike Hawthorn
|
BRM
|
Engine | |||
| WD | 12 | Tony Brooks
|
BRM
|
Engine | |||
| WD | 34 | Louis Chiron
|
Maserati
|
Engine | |||
| Source:[1] | |||||||
- Notes
- * – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
- ** – Fangio scored no points for fourth place as he had already scored points for finishing second
Milestones[]
- First podium for Peter Collins.
- First points for Collins and Hermano da Silva Ramos.
- First race for Tony Brooks and Giorgio Scarlatti.
- First time for two English drivers on the podium.
- Final race for Élie Bayol.
Standings after race[]
External links[]
- ↑ "1956 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/143/monaco.html. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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