Date | Sunday 3 June 1956 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Belgian GP |
Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps |
Event Format | Race of 36 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #4 of 8 in 1956 #52 (of all time) |
Laps | 36 |
Circuit Perimeter | 14120 m |
Race Distance | 14120 × 36 = 508.320 km |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Left |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Overcast, Wet |
Entries | 17 |
Qualifiers | 16 |
Finishers | 9 |
Debutants | Piero Scotti (Entrant) |
Milestones | Car 2 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 8 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Englebert – 50th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Peter Collins – 1st Win (Driver)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 6th Place Finishes – Ferrari (15)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (79),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (109),
3. Most Retirements – Maserati (130),
4. Most Retirements – Maurice Trintignant (21),
5. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (23),
6. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (33),
7. Most 5th Place Finishes – Maserati (16),
8. Most 7th Place Finishes – Maserati (16),
9. Most 8th Place Finishes – Louis Rosier (6),
10. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (14.67%),
11. Most Races Led – Ferrari (42),
12. Most Races Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (30),
13. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (1381),
14. Most Laps Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (970),
15. Most Race Entries – Maserati (241),
16. Most Race Entries – Juan Manuel Fangio (38),
17. Most Poles – Ferrari (22),
18. Most Poles – Juan Manuel Fangio (21),
19. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (22),
20. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (19),
21. Most 9th Place Qualifications – Maserati (12),
22. Most 10th Place Qualifications – Maserati (12),
23. Most 11th Place Qualifications – Maserati (14),
24. Most 13th Place Qualifications – Maserati (14),
25. Most 16th Place Qualifications – Maserati (16)
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