1956 Italian Grand Prix
- Date
- 2 Sept 1956
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 8 of 8
- Winner
- Stirling Moss (Maserati)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 6 | 50 | 2:23:41.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +5.7 | 3 | |
| 2 | 26 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +5.7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught | 26 | 49 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 38 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 18 | 49 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 16 | 47 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 40 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 15 | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 14 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 19 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | André Simon | Gordini | 25 | 45 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 42 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 17 | 42 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 14 | 41 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 3 | 47 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 46 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 13 | 42 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 46 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | 42 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 10 | 32 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | 23 | Magneto | 0 | |
| R | 48 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 11 | 13 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 4 | 12 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | 9 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 8 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 8 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 23 | 7 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Les Leston | Connaught | 20 | 6 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 21 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 50 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 0 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Paul Frère | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 0 | 5 |