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1956 Belgian Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Grand Prix | Belgian |
| Image | Spa 1947.png |
| Caption | Spa-Francorchamps layout |
| Official name | XVIII Grand Prix de Belgique |
| Date | June 3 |
| Year | 1956 |
| Previous_round | 1956 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship |
| Next_round | 1956 French Grand Prix |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 8.774 |
| Course_km | 14.120 |
| Distance_laps | 36 |
| Distance_mi | 315.855 |
| Distance_km | 508.320 |
| Weather | Wet and overcast, later drying |
| Pole_Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 4:09.8 |
| Pole_Country | Argentina |
| Fast_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| Fast_Team | Maserati |
| Fast_Time | 4:14.7 |
| Fast_Country | United Kingdom |
| First_Driver | Peter Collins |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| First_Country | United Kingdom |
| Second_Driver | Paul Frère |
| Second_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Country | Belgium |
| Third_Driver | Cesare Perdisa |
| United Kingdom Stirling Moss | |
| Third_Team | Maserati |
| Third_Country | Italy |
| Lapchart |
United Kingdom Stirling Moss
The 1956 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 June 1956 at Spa-Francorchamps. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.
After the first day of practice on Thursday, Fangio was on pole with a time almost 5 sec faster than second place Moss. These times would not be touched with wet conditions on Friday and windy conditions on Saturday.
It was raining when the race began and Fangio made a poor start and settled in fifth with Moss well in the lead. But by lap 3 Fangio would be in second having passed Behra, Collins, and then Castellotti. By the fifth lap he was in the lead and had opened up an 8-second lead on Moss by lap 10 with Collins third on a drying track. Collins took second when Moss lost a back wheel on the climb after the Eau Rouge bridge. He was able to safely stop and sprint back to the pits and take over Perdisa's car. He resumed in sixth but a lap down to the leaders. Collins took the lead for good when Fangio lost his transmission on lap 24. A tight battle for second between Behra and Frere ended when Behra's engine began to misfire. This allowed Moss to move to third as he had passed Schell earlier. Moss ended the race on a furious pace but the two leaders were too far ahead to make up the gap.
This was the first Formula One podium for a Belgian driver.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 4:09.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK Stirling Moss | Maserati | 4:14.7 | +4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UK Peter Collins | Ferrari | 4:15.3 | +5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | France Jean Behra | Maserati | 4:16.7 | +6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 4:16.7 | +6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | United States Harry Schell | Vanwall | 4:19.0 | +9.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | France Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 4:22.8 | +13.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Belgium Paul Frère | Ferrari | 4:23.8 | +14.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Italy Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 4:35.7 | +25.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | France Louis Rosier | Maserati | 4:35.9 | +26.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Italy Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 4:37.7 | +27.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Italy Piero Scotti | Connaught-Alta | 4:41.9 | +32.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | UK Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | 4:48.9 | +39.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Spain Paco Godia | Maserati | 4:49.8 | +40.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK Horace Gould | Maserati | 4:50.4 | +40.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Belgium André Pilette | Ferrari | 4:51.9 | +42.1 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | UK **Peter Collins** | **Ferrari** | 36 | 2:40:00.3 | 3 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Belgium **Paul Frère** | **Ferrari** | 36 | +1:51.3 | 8 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Italy **Cesare Perdisa** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK **Stirling Moss** | **Maserati** | 36 | +3:16.6 | 9 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||
| **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | United States **Harry Schell** | **Vanwall** | 35 | +1 Lap | 6 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Italy **Luigi Villoresi** | **Maserati** | 34 | +2 Laps | 11 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Belgium André Pilette | Ferrari | 33 | +3 Laps | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | France Jean Behra | Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | France Louis Rosier | Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 23 | Transmission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | France Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 11 | Fuel system | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK Stirling Moss | Maserati | 10 | Wheel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 10 | Transmission | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Italy Piero Scotti | Connaught-Alta | 10 | Engine | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK Horace Gould | Maserati | 2 | Gearbox | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Spain Paco Godia | Maserati | 0 | Accident | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | UK Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | 0 |
;Notes
- – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Notes
- For the first time in 21 races, Fangio ended the race pointless. Since the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix, Fangio had ended his Formula One World Championship races with at least one point.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 8 | 1 | UK Peter Collins | 11 |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 1 | 2 | UK Stirling Moss | 11 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 2 | 3 | France Jean Behra | 10 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 2 | 4 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 1 | 5 | USA Pat Flaherty | 8 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
Year_of_race = 1956 | Previous_year's_race = 1955 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1958 Belgian Grand Prix}}
References
- "1956 Belgian GP Qualification".
- "1956 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "Belgium 1956 - Championship • STATS F1".
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