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1956 Naples GP
1956 Argentine GP
1955 Monaco GP

1956 Monaco GP

1956 Indianapolis 500
1957 Monaco GP
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Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 13 May 1956
Start time14:00
EventMonaco GP
CircuitMonte Carlo
Race8 of 24
Championship race50
Circuit
Laps100
Circuit Perimeter3145 m
Race Distance3145 × 100 = 314.500 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries18
Qualifiers17
Finishers8
Championship DebutantsNone
MilestonesNone
Records Broken 1. Most Podium Finishes - Juan Manuel Fangio (26),
2. Most Top Six Finishes - Juan Manuel Fangio (29),
3. Most Races Contested - Juan Manuel Fangio (43),
4. Most Fastest Laps - Juan Manuel Fangio (24),
5. Most Pole Positions - Juan Manuel Fangio (20),
6. Most 11th Place Qualifications - Robert Manzon (4),
7. Most 13th Place Qualifications - Louis Rosier (7)

Championships
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 10.5 
up
2 Jean Behra 10 
down
3 Stirling Moss 8 
up
4 Luigi Musso 5 
down
5 Mike Hawthorn 4 
down
 Peter Collins 4 
up
7 Hermano da Silva Ramos 2 
up
 Olivier Gendebien 2 
down
9 Eugenio Castellotti 1.5 
down
10 Chico Landi 1.5 
down
 Gerino Gerini 1.5 
down

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 28Car 20Car 26
EntrantOfficine Alfieri MaseratiScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari
DriverStirling MossJuan Manuel FangioJuan Manuel Fangio
CarMaserati 250FFerrari D50Ferrari D50
EngineMaserati 2.5 L6Ferrari 2.5 V8Ferrari 2.5 V8
Time3:00'32.91'44.01'44.4
Speed104.515 km/h108.865 km/h108.448 km/h


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led