The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 8

Italian Grand Prix

1956  ·  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  ·  2 September 1956  ·  50 laps

  1. 1st Stirling Moss Maserati · 02:23:41.3
  2. 2nd Juan Fangio Ferrari · +5.7
  3. 3rd Peter Collins Ferrari · +5.7
  4. Ron Flockhart Connaught

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 9

Eugenio Castellotti

Retirement Ferrari  —  Tyre

03 Lap 12

Piero Taruffi

Retirement Vanwall  —  Oil leak

04 Lap 23

Jean Behra

Retirement Maserati  —  Magneto

05 Lap 42

Umberto Maglioli

Retirement Maserati  —  Steering

06 Lap 42

Jean Behra

Retirement Maserati  —  Steering

07 Lap 47

Luigi Musso

Retirement Ferrari  —  Steering

08 On the Charge

Ron Flockhart

Connaught  —  P26 → P3

09 Victory

Stirling Moss

Maserati  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 6 50 02:23:41.3 9
2 Juan Fangio Ferrari 7 50 +5.7 3
2 Peter Collins Ferrari 7 50 +5.7 3
3 Ron Flockhart Connaught 26 49 +1 Lap 4
4 Paco Godia Maserati 18 49 +1 Lap 3
5 Jack Fairman Connaught 16 47 +3 Laps 2
6 Luigi Piotti Maserati 15 47 +3 Laps
7 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 19 46 +4 Laps
8 Juan Fangio Ferrari 1 46 +4 Laps
8 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 1 46 +4 Laps
9 André Simon Gordini 25 45 +5 Laps
10 Gerino Gerini Maserati 17 42 +8 Laps
11 Roy Salvadori Maserati 14 41 +9 Laps
12 Luigi Musso Ferrari 3 47 Steering
13 Umberto Maglioli Maserati 13 42 Steering
13 Jean Behra Maserati 13 42 Steering
14 Harry Schell Vanwall 10 32 Transmission
15 Jean Behra Maserati 5 23 Magneto
16 Bruce Halford Maserati 22 16 Engine
17 Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 11 13 Transmission
18 Piero Taruffi Vanwall 4 12 Oil leak
19 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2 9 Tyre
20 Jo Bonnier Maserati 8 7 Engine
20 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 8 7 Engine
21 Robert Manzon Gordini 23 7 Chassis
22 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 9 6 Tyre
23 Les Leston Connaught 20 6 Suspension
24 Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini 21 3 Engine
25 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 0 Withdrew

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