1956 Italian Grand Prix
1956 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() 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 |
![]() | Maserati | |||
Time | 2:45.5 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Maserati | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Connaught-Alta | ||||
Lap leaders |
The1956 Italian Grand Prixwas aFormula Onemotor race held on 2 September 1956 atMonza.It was the eighth and final race of the1956 World Championship of Drivers.Coming into the race,Juan Manuel Fangiohad an eight-point lead overFerrariteammatePeter CollinsandJean Behra,driving forMaserati.
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, behindStirling 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 ofJo Bonnier(the first Swede to do so),Les Leston,andWolfgang von Trips,and the final World Championship appearances forHermano da Silva Ramos,Toulo de Graffenried,Robert Manzon,Piero Taruffi,andLuigi Villoresi.Ron Flockhartscored 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[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
Race[edit]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 36 | ![]() |
Maserati | 50 | 2:23:41.3 | 6 | 91 |
2 | 26 | ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari | 50 | +5.7 secs | 7 | 3 3 |
3 | 4 | ![]() |
Connaught-Alta | 49 | +1 Lap | 23 | 4 |
4 | 38 | ![]() |
Maserati | 49 | +1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Connaught-Alta | 47 | +3 Laps | 15 | 2 |
6 | 40 | ![]() |
Maserati | 47 | +3 Laps | 14 | |
7 | 14 | ![]() |
Maserati | 46 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
8 | 22 | ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari | 46 | +4 Laps | 1 | |
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Gordini | 45 | +5 Laps | 24 | |
10 | 42 | ![]() |
Maserati | 42 | +8 Laps | 16 | |
11 | 44 | ![]() |
Maserati | 41 | +9 Laps | 13 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 47 | Steering | 3 | |
Ret | 46 | ![]() ![]() |
Maserati | 42 | Steering | 12 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 32 | Transmission | 10 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Maserati | 23 | Magneto | 5 | |
Ret | 48 | ![]() |
Maserati | 16 | Engine | 21 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 13 | Transmission | 11 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 12 | Oil Leak | 4 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 9 | Tyre | 2 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() ![]() |
Maserati | 7 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Gordini | 7 | Chassis | 22 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 6 | Tyre | 9 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Connaught-Alta | 6 | Suspension | 19 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Gordini | 3 | Engine | 20 | |
DNS | 50 | ![]() |
Ferrari | Practice Accident | |||
Source:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1– Includes 1 point for fastest lap
[edit]
- Shared Drives:
- Car #26:Peter Collins(35 laps) andJuan Manuel Fangio(15 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #22:Juan Manuel Fangio(30 laps) andEugenio Castellotti(16 laps).
- Car #46:Umberto Maglioli(31 laps) andJean Behra(11 laps).
- Car #34:Luigi Villoresi(4 laps) andJo Bonnier(3 laps).
- 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
- Fangio would finish ahead of Collins in the Championship if:
Championship standings after the race[edit]
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
30 (33) |
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2 | ![]() |
27 (28) |
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3 | ![]() |
25 |
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4 | ![]() |
22 |
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5 | ![]() |
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[edit]
- ^"Podiums - By one-two-three - United Kingdom".StatsF1.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-01-28.RetrievedApril 25,2021.
- ^"1956 Italian GP Qualification".www.chicanef1.com.Retrieved22 July2020.
- ^"1956 Italian Grand Prix".formula1.com.Retrieved27 August2018.
- ^"Italy 1956 - Championship • STATS F1".www.statsf1.com.Retrieved1 March2019.