| 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 mi) | |
| Distance | 50 laps, 500.023 km (310.700 mi) | |
| Weather | Cloudy, warm, alternating light rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
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Ferrari |
| Time | 2:42:6 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| Time | 2:45.5 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
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Maserati |
| Second |
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Ferrari |
| Third |
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ConnaughtAlta |
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Lap leaders
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 2:42.6 | — |
| 2 | 24 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2:43.4 | +0.8 |
| 3 | 28 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:43.7 | +1.1 |
| 4 | 16 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 2:45.4 | +2.8 |
| 5 | 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 2:45.6 | +3.0 |
| 6 | 36 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 2:45.9 | +3.3 |
| 7 | 26 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:46.0 | +3.4 |
| 8 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:47.7 | +5.1 |
| 9 | 30 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 2:47.8 | +5.2 |
| 10 | 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 2:50.1 | +7.5 |
| 11 | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 2:51.6 | +9.0 |
| 12 | 46 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 2:52.7 | +10.1 |
| 13 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2:54.6 | +12.0 |
| 14 | 40 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 2:58.6 | +16.0 |
| 15 | 6 | Jack Fairman | ConnaughtAlta | 2:59.2 | +16.6 |
| 16 | 42 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 3:02.6 | +20.0 |
| 17 | 38 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 3:02.9 | +20.3 |
| 18 | 14 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 3:03.3 | +20.7 |
| 19 | 2 | Les Leston | ConnaughtAlta | 3:04.3 | +21.7 |
| 20 | 8 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 3:04.8 | +22.2 |
| 21 | 48 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 3:05.0 | +22.4 |
| 22 | 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 3:06.6 | +24.0 |
| 23 | 4 | Ron Flockhart | ConnaughtAlta | 3:08.1 | +25.5 |
| 24 | 12 | André Simon | Gordini | 3:13.3 | +30.7 |
| DNS | 50 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | ||
| Source: |
| 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 | ConnaughtAlta | 49 | +1 Lap | 23 | 4 |
| 4 | 38 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 49 | +1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jack Fairman | ConnaughtAlta | 47 | +3 Laps | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 40 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 47 | +3 Laps | 14 | |
| 7 | 14 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 46 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
| 8 | 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 46 | +4 Laps | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | André Simon | Gordini | 45 | +5 Laps | 24 | |
| 10 | 42 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 42 | +8 Laps | 16 | |
| 11 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 41 | +9 Laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 28 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 47 | Steering | 3 | |
| Ret | 46 | Umberto Maglioli Jean Behra |
Maserati | 42 | Steering | 12 | |
| Ret | 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 32 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 23 | Magneto | 5 | |
| Ret | 48 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 16 | Engine | 21 | |
| 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 | 22 | |
| Ret | 30 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 6 | Tyre | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 | Les Leston | ConnaughtAlta | 6 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 3 | Engine | 20 | |
| DNS | 50 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Practice Accident | |||
| Source: |
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 30 (33) | |
| 2 | 2 | Stirling Moss | 27 (28) |
| 1 | 3 | Peter Collins | 25 |
| 1 | 4 | Jean Behra | 22 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | |
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