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1956 Monaco Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
Official nameXIV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
ImageMonte Carlo Formula 1 track map (1955-1962).svg
Date13 May
Year1956
Previous_round1956 Argentine Grand Prix
Next_round1956 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship
LocationCircuit de Monaco
CourseStreet Circuit
Course_mi1.954
Course_km3.145
Distance_laps100
Distance_mi195.421
Distance_km314.500
WeatherWarm, dry, sunny
Pole_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:44.0
Pole_CountryArgentina
Fast_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:44.4
Fast_CountryArgentina
First_DriverStirling Moss
First_TeamMaserati
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverPeter Collins
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverJean Behra
Third_TeamMaserati
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio

The 1956 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1956 at Monaco. It was race 2 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.

The Owen's BRM made their first appearance but after qualifying both cars were withdrawn due to engine valve problems. The other two non-starters were the too-slow Scarlatti and Chiron due to his engine blowing up in practice.

Moss, starting from the middle of the front row, took the lead at Gasworks on the first lap and led every lap. Fangio was not having a good day. He hit the straw bales on lap 2, causing Schell and Musso to retire when trying to avoid him, and on lap 32 he hit the harbour wall, bending a rear wheel. He turned the car over to Castellotti after the pit stop to fix the wheel. On lap 54 while second, Collins came in the pit and turned his car over to Fangio. He resumed in third and passed Behra for second on lap 70, but he was 47 seconds behind Moss. On lap 86 Perdisa's brakes locked when being lapped by Moss, the resulting contact caused Moss's bonnet to lift allowing Fangio to close the gap by two seconds each lap but Moss won with a 6-second cushion.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516DNQWDSource:
20Argentina Juan Manuel FangioFerrari1:44.0—
28UK Stirling MossMaserati1:44.6+0.6
22Italy Eugenio CastellottiFerrari1:44.9+0.9
30France Jean BehraMaserati1:45.3+1.3
16United States Harry SchellVanwall1:45.6+1.6
14France Maurice TrintignantVanwall1:45.6+1.6
32Italy Cesare PerdisaMaserati1:46.0+2.0
24Italy Luigi MussoFerrari1:46.8+2.8
26UK Peter CollinsFerrari1:47.0+3.0
10UK Mike HawthornBRM1:49.3+5.3
4France Élie BayolGordini1:50.0+6.0
2France Robert ManzonGordini1:50.3+6.3
12UK Tony BrooksBRM1:50.4+6.4
6Brazil Hermano da Silva RamosGordini1:50.6+6.6
8France Louis RosierMaserati1:51.6+7.6
18UK Horace GouldMaserati1:51.7+7.7
36Italy Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari2:09.1+25.1
34Monaco Louis ChironMaserati

Note: Both BRM cars (Mike Hawthorn and Tony Brooks) withdrew after qualifying due to engine issues.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678RetRetRetRetRetRetDNQWDWDWD
28UK **Stirling Moss****Maserati**1003:00:32.92**8**
26UK **Peter Collins**
Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio****Ferrari**100+6.1 sec9**3**
**4**
30France **Jean Behra****Maserati**99+1 Lap4**4**
20Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy **Eugenio Castellotti****Ferrari**94+6 Laps10
**1.5**
6Brazil **Hermano da Silva Ramos****Gordini**93+7 Laps14**2**
4France Élie Bayol
Belgium André PiletteGordini88+12 Laps11
32Italy Cesare PerdisaMaserati86+14 Laps7
18UK Horace GouldMaserati85+15 Laps16
2France Robert ManzonGordini90Accident12
8France Louis RosierMaserati72Engine15
22Italy Eugenio CastellottiFerrari14Clutch3
14France Maurice TrintignantVanwall13Overheating6
16United States Harry SchellVanwall2Accident5
24Italy Luigi MussoFerrari2Accident8
36Italy Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari
10UK Mike HawthornBRMEngine Valve10
12UK Tony BrooksBRMEngine Valve13
34Monaco Louis ChironMaseratiBlown Engine

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
  • – Fangio scored no points for fourth place as he had already scored points for finishing second

Shared drives

  • Car #26: Peter Collins (54 laps) and Juan Manuel Fangio (46 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place (Fangio also scored an extra point for achieving fastest lap).
  • Car #20: Juan Manuel Fangio (40 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (54 laps). Since Fangio received points for second, only Castellotti received the 1.5 points for the shared fourth.
  • Car #4: Élie Bayol (44 laps) and André Pilette (44 laps).

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1France Jean Behra10
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio9
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 73UK Stirling Moss8
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14Italy Luigi Musso4
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15UK Mike Hawthorn4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

|Previous_year's_race = 1955 Monaco Grand Prix |Next_year's_race = 1957 Monaco Grand Prix

References

  1. "1956 Monaco Grand Prix".
  2. "1956 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Monaco 1956 - Championship • STATS F1".
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