1956 New Zealand GP
7 January - Ardmore: 378.115 km (3.781 km x 100 Laps)


Fastest Lap: S Moss Maserati 250F 1m 28s
Pole Position: N/A

Results:

1  Stirling Moss    Maserati 250F 2500cc               100 2h 32m 23.1s
2  Tony Gaze        Ferrari 500/750S 3000cc            100 2h 33m 06.7s
3  Peter Whitehead  Ferrari 500/750S 3000cc             99
4  Leslie Marr      Connaught-Jaguar B Type 3500cc      99
5  Reg Parnell      Cooper-Jaguar T38 3500cc            98
6  Ron Roycroft     Bugatti-Jaguar 35A 3500cc
7  Syd Jensen       Cooper-Norton T36 500cc
8  Tom Clark        Maserati 8CM 2992cc
9  Frank Kleinig    Porsche Spyder 550 1500cc
10 Reg McCutcheon   Normac-Chevrolet Special 3870cc
11 Frank Shuter     Edelbrock-Cadillac Special 5200cc
12 Fred Zambucka    Maserati 8CLT 3000cc
13 Arnold Stafford  Cooper-Norton T36 500cc
14 John McMillan    Alfa-Romeo Type B 2900cc
15 Des McDonagh     Thomas-Mercury 4100cc

 Did Not Finish:

   Rob Hugill       Cooper-Norton T31 500cc
   Ron Frost        Cooper-Norton T36 500cc
   David McKay      Aston-Martin DB3S 3000cc
   Tom Sulman       Aston-Martin DB3S 3000cc
   Morrie Stanton   Stanton-DeHavilland Special 6200cc
   Ross Jensen      Austin-Healey 100S 2660 cc         15 Crankshaft
   Roly Crowther    Alfa-Romeo 6CM 1500cc               7
   Lionel Bulcraig  Jackson-Mercury Northland 4100cc    5 Engine
   Alec Mildren     Cooper-Bristol T23 1971cc           0 Head Gasket

 Did Not Start:

   Jack Brabham     Cooper-Bristol T40 1971cc           0 Gearbox

 Did Not Attend:

   Stan Jones       Maybach Special 4640cc

 Did Not Qualify:

   George Smith     Gee Cee Ess Mercury 4071cc
   Harley Beckett   Maserati 8CLT 3000cc
   Alan Freeman     Lago-Talbot 4485cc
   Doug Caldwell    Alfa-Romeo Type B 2900cc
   Len Gilbert      Cooper-Norton T18 500cc
   Gordon Brown     Buckler-Ford Mk VI 1172cc
   Ronnie Moore     Cooper-Vincent T16 1000cc
   Les Moore        Keift-Vincent 1000cc
   J ‘Snow’ Petersen Cooper-Jap T11 500cc
   Bruce Wood        Staride-Jap 500cc
   Terry Nixon       Cooper-Norton T31 500cc
   Ted Bristed       Triumph-Vanguard TR2 2088cc
   Bruce Webster     Cooper-Jap T26 500cc
   Ray Drew          Cooper-Norton T36 500cc