1956 Italian Grand Prix
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The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 September 1956 at Monza.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	36	Stirling Moss	Maserati	50	2:23:41.3	6	9
2	26	Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	50	+5.7 secs	7	3 3
3	4	Ron Flockhart	Connaught-Alta	49	+1 Lap	26	4
4	38	Paco Godia	Maserati	49	+1 Lap	18	3
5	6	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	47	+3 Laps	16	2
6	40	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	47	+3 Laps	15
7	14	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	46	+4 Laps	19
8	22	Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	46	+4 Laps	1
9	12	André Simon	Gordini	45	+5 Laps	25
10	42	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	42	+8 Laps	17
11	44	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	41	+9 Laps	14
Ret	28	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	47	Steering	3
Ret	46	Umberto Maglioli Jean Behra	Maserati	42	Steering	13
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Vanwall	32	Transmission	10
Ret	32	Jean Behra	Maserati	23	Magneto	5
Ret	48	Bruce Halford	Maserati	16	Engine	22
Ret	20	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	13	Transmission	11
Ret	16	Piero Taruffi	Vanwall	12	Oil Leak	4
Ret	24	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	9	Tyre	2
Ret	34	Luigi Villoresi Jo Bonnier	Maserati	7	Engine	8
Ret	10	Robert Manzon	Gordini	7	Chassis	23
Ret	30	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	6	Tyre	9
Ret	2	Les Leston	Connaught-Alta	6	Suspension	20
Ret	8	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Gordini	3	Engine	21
DNS	50	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari		Practice Accident

Notes

• Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2:42.6
• Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 2:45.5
• Lap Leaders: Eugenio Castellotti 4 laps (1-4); Stirling Moss 43 laps (5-10, 12-45, 48-50); Harry Schell 1 lap (11); Luigi Musso 2 laps (46-47).
• Shared Drives:
  • Car #26: Peter Collins (35 laps) and Juan Manuel Fangio (15 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
  • Car #22: Juan Manuel Fangio (30 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (16 laps).
  • Car #46: Umberto Maglioli (31 laps) and Jean Behra (11 laps).
  • Car #34: Luigi Villoresi (4 laps) and Jo Bonnier (3 laps).
• Grand Prix debut for: Jo Bonnier, Les Leston, & Wolfgang von Trips.
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Hernando da Silva Ramos, Toulo de Graffenried, Robert Manzon, Piero Taruffi, & Luigi Villoresi.
• Career Firsts: Ron Flockhart (points & podium); Luigi Musso (race led).
• Collins and Fangio came into this race with a chance of winning championship (Collins's 22pts to Fangio's 30)
  • Fangio needed either
    • 2nd
    • Collins 2nd or lower
  • Collins needed
    • 1st with Fangio 3rd or lower