1956 Italian Grand Prix

1956 Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Race details
Date 2 September 1956
Official name XXVII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent road course
Course length 10.000 km (6.214 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 500.023 km (310.700 miles)
Weather Cloudy, warm, alternating light rain
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 2:42:6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati
Time 2:45.5
Podium
First Maserati
Second Ferrari
Third Connaught-Alta
Lap leaders

The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 September 1956 at Monza. It was the eighth and final race of the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. Coming into the race, Juan Manuel Fangio had an eight-point lead over Ferrari teammate Peter Collins and Jean Behra, driving for Maserati.

Fangio retired with a broken steering arm, while Behra also had to pull out. Luigi Musso, also driving for Ferrari, was told to hand his car over to Fangio to ensure the Argentine's third consecutive title but he refused. Brit Collins, with the opportunity for his first world championship, sportingly handed his car over to Fangio during a routine pit-stop. Fangio finished second, behind Stirling Moss, giving himself and Collins a share of the points for second place and ensuring his fourth title.

The race saw the World Championship debuts of Jo Bonnier (the first Swede to do so), Les Leston, and Wolfgang von Trips, and the final World Championship appearances for Hermano da Silva Ramos, Toulo de Graffenried, Robert Manzon, Piero Taruffi, and Luigi Villoresi. Ron Flockhart scored his first World Championship points and podium finish, and it was the first World Championship race led by Musso. With Collins having a share of second place, this was the first World Championship Grand Prix in which British drivers finished one-two-three.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 22 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 2:42.6
2 24 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:43.4 +0.8
3 28 Italy Luigi Musso Ferrari 2:43.7 +1.1
4 16 Italy Piero Taruffi Vanwall 2:45.4 +2.8
5 32 France Jean Behra Maserati 2:45.6 +3.0
6 36 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 2:45.9 +3.3
7 26 United Kingdom Peter Collins Ferrari 2:46.0 +3.4
8 34 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:47.7 +5.1
9 30 Spain Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 2:47.8 +5.2
10 18 United States Harry Schell Vanwall 2:50.1 +7.5
11 20 France Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 2:51.6 +9.0
12 46 Italy Umberto Maglioli Maserati 2:52.7 +10.1
13 44 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati 2:54.6 +12.0
14 40 Italy Luigi Piotti Maserati 2:58.6 +16.0
15 6 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 2:59.2 +16.6
16 42 Italy Gerino Gerini Maserati 3:02.6 +20.0
17 38 Spain Paco Godia Maserati 3:02.9 +20.3
18 14 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 3:03.3 +20.7
19 2 United Kingdom Les Leston Connaught-Alta 3:04.3 +21.7
20 8 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 3:04.8 +22.2
21 48 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Maserati 3:05.0 +22.4
22 10 France Robert Manzon Gordini 3:06.6 +24.0
23 4 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Connaught-Alta 3:08.1 +25.5
24 12 France André Simon Gordini 3:13.3 +30.7
DNS 50 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari
Source:[2]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 36 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 50 2:23:41.3 6 91
2 26 United Kingdom Peter Collins
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Ferrari 50 +5.7 secs 7 3
3
3 4 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Connaught-Alta 49 +1 Lap 23 4
4 38 Spain Paco Godia Maserati 49 +1 Lap 17 3
5 6 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 47 +3 Laps 15 2
6 40 Italy Luigi Piotti Maserati 47 +3 Laps 14
7 14 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 46 +4 Laps 18
8 22 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari 46 +4 Laps 1
9 12 France André Simon Gordini 45 +5 Laps 24
10 42 Italy Gerino Gerini Maserati 42 +8 Laps 16
11 44 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati 41 +9 Laps 13
Ret 28 Italy Luigi Musso Ferrari 47 Steering 3
Ret 46 Italy Umberto Maglioli
France Jean Behra
Maserati 42 Steering 12
Ret 18 United States Harry Schell Vanwall 32 Transmission 10
Ret 32 France Jean Behra Maserati 23 Magneto 5
Ret 48 United Kingdom Bruce Halford Maserati 16 Engine 21
Ret 20 France Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 13 Transmission 11
Ret 16 Italy Piero Taruffi Vanwall 12 Oil Leak 4
Ret 24 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 9 Tyre 2
Ret 34 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Sweden Jo Bonnier
Maserati 7 Engine 8
Ret 10 France Robert Manzon Gordini 7 Chassis 22
Ret 30 Spain Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 6 Tyre 9
Ret 2 United Kingdom Les Leston Connaught-Alta 6 Suspension 19
Ret 8 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 3 Engine 20
DNS 50 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari Practice Accident
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives and championship permutations

  • Shared Drives:
  • Two drivers were fighting for the championship going into the race: Fangio on 30 points and Collins on 22 points
    • Fangio would finish ahead of Collins in the Championship if:
      • Collins doesn't win the race or
      • Collins wins the race without fast lap and Fangio finished at least 3rd with fastest lap or
      • Fangio finished at least 2nd
    • Collins would finish ahead of Fangio in the Championship if:
      • Collins wins the race with fastest lap and Fangio finished 3rd or lower or
      • Collins wins the race without fastest lap and Fangio finished 3rd or lower without fastest lap as well

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 30 (33)
2 2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 27 (28)
1 3 United Kingdom Peter Collins 25
1 4 France Jean Behra 22
5 United States Pat Flaherty 8
Source: [4]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

  1. ^ "Podiums - By one-two-three - United Kingdom". StatsF1. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "1956 Italian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "1956 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Italy 1956 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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