1956 Grand Prix of Argentina
22 January - Buenos Aires: 383.38 km (3.912 km x 98 Laps)



Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Lancia-Ferrari, 1:42.5
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Lancia-Ferrari, 1:45.3 = 133.744 km/h

Results:

1  Luigi Musso/
   Juan Manuel Fangio        Lancia-Ferrari          3:00:03.7 = 127.795 km/h
2  Jean Behra                Maserati                - 00:24.4
3  Mike Hawthorn             Maserati                - 2 laps
4  Francesco Landi/
   Gerino Gerini             Maserati                - 6 laps
5  Olivier Gendebien         Lancia-Ferrari          - 7 laps
6  Alberto Uria/
   Oscar Gonzalez            Maserati                -10 laps

Retirements:

   Stirling Moss             Maserati                82 laps     Engine
   Peter Collins             Ferrari                 59 laps     Accident
   Luigi Piotti              Maserati                58 laps     Accident
   Carlos Menditéguy         Maserati                43 laps     Broken Half Shaft
   Eugenio Castellotti       Lancia-Ferrari          41 laps     Gearbox
   José Froilan Gonzalez     Maserati                25 laps     Broken Valve
   Juan Manuel Fangio        Lancia-Ferrari          23 laps     Fuel Pump

Qualifying Times:

1 30  J.M.Fangio    Ferrari   1'42.5
2 32  E.Castellotti Ferrari   1'44.7
3 34  Luigi Musso   Ferrari   1'44.7
4 4   Jean Behra    Maserati  1'45.1
5 12  J.F.Gonzalez  Maserati  1'45.2
6 6   C.Menditeguy  Maserati  1'45.6
7 2   Stirling Moss Maserati  1'45.9
8 14  Mike Hawthorn Maserati  1'47.4
9 36  Peter Collins Ferrari   1'47.7
10 38 O.Gendebien   Ferrari   1'50.4
11 10 Chico Landi   Maserati  1'52.1
12 8  Luigi Piotti  Maserati  1'57.9
13 16 Alberto Uria  Maserati  no time