Italian Grand Prix
1956 · Round 8 · Monza, Italy · Sep 2, 1956Race summary
Moss won the race from 6th on the grid, 5.700s ahead of Fangio. Flockhart was the standout mover, climbing from 26th to 3rd. Fangio lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 8th (down 7 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 6 | 50 | 2:23:41.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +5.700 | 3 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +5.700 | 3 |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught | 26 | 49 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 18 | 49 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 16 | 47 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 15 | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 19 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | 46 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | André Simon | Gordini | 25 | 45 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 17 | 42 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 14 | 41 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| – | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 3 | 47 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 13 | 42 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | 42 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 10 | 32 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | 23 | Magneto | 0 |
| – | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 11 | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 4 | 12 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | 9 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 8 | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 8 | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 23 | 7 | Chassis | 0 |
| – | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Les Leston | Connaught | 20 | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 21 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |