Pit Lane F1
1956 Season - Round 2 - 1956-05-13
Stirling Moss won the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix for Maserati, with Juan Fangio (Ferrari) second and Jean Behra (Maserati) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Hernando da Silva Ramos (Gordini) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 2 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 3 | |
| 3 |
| Jean Behra |
| Maserati |
| 4 |
| +1 Lap |
| 4 |
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | 1.5 |
| 4 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | 1.5 |
| 5 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 14 | +7 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 11 | +12 Laps | 0 |
| 6 | André Pilette | Gordini | 11 | +12 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 7 | +14 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 16 | +15 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 3 | Clutch | 0 |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 6 | Overheating | 0 |
| 13 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 0 | Engine | 0 |
