Pit Lane F1
1956 Season - Round 8 - 1956-09-02
Stirling Moss won the 1956 Italian Grand Prix for Maserati, with Juan Fangio (Ferrari) second and Ron Flockhart (Connaught) third. The win came from P6 on the grid.
Ron Flockhart (Connaught) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 23-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
29 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1956 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 8 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 | 6 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 3 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 3 | |
| 3 |
| Ron Flockhart |
| Connaught |
| 26 |
| +1 Lap |
| 4 |
| 4 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 18 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 16 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 19 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | André Simon | Gordini | 25 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 17 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 14 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 3 | Steering | 0 |
| 13 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 13 | Steering | 0 |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | Steering | 0 |
| 14 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | Magneto | 0 |
| 16 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 11 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 4 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 19 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | Tyre | 0 |
| 20 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 23 | Chassis | 0 |
| 22 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | Tyre | 0 |
| 23 | Les Leston | Connaught | 20 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
