1956 Grand Prix of Italy
2 September - Monza: 500.0 km (10 km x 50 Laps)



Pole position:  Juan Manuel Fangio, Lancia-Ferrari, 2:42.6
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, Maserati, 2:45.5 = 217.917 km/h

Results:

1  Stirling Moss             Maserati                2:23:41.3 = 208.787 km/h
2  Peter Collins/
   Juan Manuel Fangio        Lancia-Ferrari          - 00:05.7 
3  Ron Flockhart             Connaught               - 1 lap  
4  Chico Godia-Sales         Maserati                - 1 lap   
5  Jack Fairman              Connaught               - 3 lap
6  Luigi Piotti              Maserati                - 3 lap
7  Emmanuel de Graffenried   Maserati                - 4 laps
8  Juan Manuel Fangio/
   Eugenio Castellotti       Lancia-Ferrari          - 4 laps
9  André Simon               Gordini                 - 5 laps
10 Gerino Gerini             Maserati                - 8 laps
11 Roy Salvadori             Maserati                - 9 laps

Retirements:

   Liugi Musso               Lancia-Ferrari          47 laps    Broken Steering
   Umberto Maglioli/
   Jean Behra                Maserati                42 laps    Steering
   Harry Schell              Vanwall                 32 laps    Transmission
   Jean Behra                Maserati                23 laps    Ignition
   Bruce Halford             Maserati                16 laps    Engine
   Maurice Trintignant       Vanwall                 13 laps    Suspension
   Piero Taruffi             Vanwall                 12 laps    Oil leak
   Eugenio Castellotti       Lancia-Ferrari           9 laps    Tire Failure
   Luigi Villoresi/
   Jo Bonnier                Maserati                 7 laps    Valve Trouble
   Robert Manzon             Gordini                  7 laps    Broken Chassis
   Les Leston                Connaught                6 laps    Suspension
   Alfonso de Portago        Lancia-Ferrari           6 laps    Tire Failure
   Hermanos da Silva Ramos   Gordini                  3 laps    Engine   

Did Not Start:

   Wolfgang von Trips        Lancia-Ferrari                     Accident in Practice
   Archie Scott-Brown        Connaught-Alta                     Refused Race Entry

Qualifying Times:

1 22   J.M.Fangio       Ferrari        2'42.6  - 
2 24   E.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   A.de Portago     Ferrari        2'47.8   5.2 
10 18  Harry Schell     Vanwall        2'50.1   7.5 
11 20  M.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     Connaught/Alta 2'59.2   16.6 
16 42  Gerino Gerini    Maserati       3'02.6   20.0 
17 38  Chico Godia      Maserati       3'02.9   20.3 
18 14  T.de Graffenried Maserati       3'03.3   20.7 
19 2   Les Leston       Connaught/Alta 3'04.3   21.7 
20 8   H.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    Connaught/Alta 3'08.1   25.5 
24 12  Andre Simon      Gordini        3'13.3   30.7
 Not present 
25 50  W.von Trips      Ferrari        no time