Argentine Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 22nd January 1956 Local
Sun 22nd January 1956 5:00pm UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1956

Round
Round 1

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Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

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The 1956 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 22 January 1956 at Buenos Aires. It was race 1 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. With the withdrawal of Mercedes from Formula One, Fangio and Moss would begin the season with new teams. Fangio would join Ferrari while Moss would lead the Maserati team. The grid in Argentina was composed entirely of Italian cars. Ferrari and Maserati showed up with five cars each. The other three cars were also Maseratis: two private entries and Hawthorn for the B.R.M. team.

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1 Luigi Musso - Juan Manuel Fangio(shared car) Ferrari 3:00:03.7
2 Jean Behra Maserati +24.4
3 Mike Hawthorn Maserati +2 laps
4 Chico Landi - Gerino Gerini (shared car) Maserati +6 laps
5 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari +7 laps 10
6 Alberto Uría - Óscar González (shared car) Maserati +10 laps