Italian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 2nd September 1956 (UTC)
Sun 2nd September 1956 (Local)

Timestamp
1956-09-02T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1956

Round
8

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no fanart thumb Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

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The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 September 1956 at Monza. It was the eighth and final race of the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. Coming into the race, Juan Manuel Fangio had an eight-point lead over Ferrari teammate Peter Collins and Jean Behra, driving for Maserati.
Fangio retired with a broken steering arm, while Behra also had to pull out. Luigi Musso, also driving for Ferrari, was told to hand his car over to Fangio to ensure the Argentine's third consecutive title but he refused. Brit Collins, with the opportunity for his first world championship, sportingly handed his car over to Fangio during a routine pit-stop. Fangio finished second, behind Stirling Moss, giving himself and Collins a share of the points for second place and ensuring his fourth title.
With Collins having a share of second place, this was the first World Championship Grand Prix in which British drivers finished one-two-three.[1

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Result List

Result Description
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 2:23:41.3
2 Peter Collins - Juan Manuel Fangio (shared car) Ferrari +5.7 secs
3 Ron Flockhart Connaught-Alta +1 Lap
4 Paco Godia Maserati +1 Lap
5 Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta +3 Laps
6 Luigi Piotti Maserati +3 Laps
7 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati +4 Laps
8 Juan Manuel Fangio - Eugenio Castellotti (shared car) Ferrari +4 Laps
9 André Simon Gordini +5 Laps
10 Gerino Gerini Maserati +8 Laps

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