52nd GP – Belgium 1956

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
4	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
6	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
8	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
10	Harry Schell	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli
12	Maurice Trintignant	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW2/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli
14	Mike Hawthorn	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
16	Tony Brooks	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop
20	André Pilette	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert
22	Luigi Villoresi	L. Villoresi	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
24	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
26	Horace Gould	H. H. Gould	Maserati 250F [2514]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop
28	Piero Scotti	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B [B6]	Alta GP L4 2.5	Pirelli
30	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
32	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
34	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
36	Francisco Godia	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
36	Francisco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
38	Mike Hawthorn	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
Hawthorn and Brooks did not have their BRMs available for the race. So, Hawthorn was free and was entered with #38 Maserati, but after a certain misunderstanding regarding a contract with Ferrari, Hawthorn did not participate in the race, withdrawing after practice. The Ferrari reserved for him was that of Paul Frère. Godia would participate with his new Maserati #2524, which broke down during practice, so he rented the factory team’s spare car #2507/23 to participate in the race. During practice the cars received letters, A for Fangio/Pilette, B Castellotti, C Frère, D Collins, F #2522 Perdisa/Moss/Hawthorn, G Behra, H #2507/23 Perdisa/Moss/Godia/Hawthorn, I # 2524 Godia, K #2501 Moss, O Schell, P Trintignant and Gould O in front and 0 in side.

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	A	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	04:09.800	0
2	K	Stirling Moss	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:14.700	0
3	D	Peter Collins	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	04:15.300	0
4	G	Jean Behra	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:16.700	0
5	B	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	04:16.700	0
6	O	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	04:19.000	0
7	P	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall VW [VW2/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	04:22.800	0
8	C	Paul Frère	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	04:23.800	0
9	F	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:35.700	0
10	24	Louis Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:35.900	0
11	22	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:37.700	0
12	28	Piero Scotti	Connaught B [B6]	Alta GP L4 2.5	Pirelli	04:41.900	0
13	38	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:48.900	0
14	I	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:49.800	0
15	0	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F [2514]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:50.400	0
16	A	André Pilette	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	04:51.900	0
To avoid the printing of pirated programs, a system was used in which the cars participated in practice using an alternative numbering, and the definitive numbering was done only on the eve of the race. Hawthorn qualified in 13th place but withdrew after practice.

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Official Name	Grand Prix de Belgique Automobile 1956
Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps
Date	June 3
Pole	Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest Lap	Stirling Moss 04:14.700
Podium	1st Peter Collins (13) , 2nd Paul Frère, 3rd Stirling Moss, 3rd Cesare Perdisa
GP Number	52
Round	4
Weather	Rain
Prev race	Indianapolis 500 May 30
Next race	Grand Prix de France July 1

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	8	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:40:00.300	36		13	3	8
2	6	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	02:41:51.600	36		0	8	6
3	34	Stirling Moss Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	02:43:16.900	24 12	04:14.700	0 0	9	3 2
4	10	Harry Schell	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	+1 lap	35		0	6	3
5	22	Luigi Villoresi	L. Villoresi	Maserati 250F [2519]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+2 laps	34		0	11	2
6	20	André Pilette	Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	+3 laps	33		0	16	0
7	32	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+3 laps	33		0	4	0
8	24	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+3 laps	33		0	10	0
DNF	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Transmission	23		19	1	0
DNF	12	Maurice Trintignant	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW2/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	Fuel system	11		0	7	0
DNF	30	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Wheel	10		4	2	0
DNF	4	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Transmission	10		0	5	0
DNF	28	Piero Scotti	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B [B6]	Alta GP L4 2.5	Pirelli	Engine	10		0	12	0
DNF	26	Horace Gould	H. H. Gould	Maserati 250F [2514]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	Gearbox	2		0	15	0
DNF	36	Francisco Godia	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Accident	0		0	14	0
DNS	36	Francisco Godia	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Other car	0		0		0
DNS	38	Mike Hawthorn	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Withdrawn	0		0	13	0
T	A	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0010]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	A	André Pilette	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0009]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	B	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0003]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	C	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0007]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	D	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari D50 [0008]	Ferrari D50 V8 2.5	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	F	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	F	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	F	Mike Hawthorn	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2522]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	G	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2521]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	H	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	H	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2507/23]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	I	Francisco Godia	Francisco Godia	Maserati 250F [2524]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	O	Harry Schell	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW1/56]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	K	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	0	Horace Gould	H. H. Gould	Maserati 250F [2514]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
DNA	14	Mike Hawthorn	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	Car unavailable	0		0		0
DNA	16	Tony Brooks	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 25	BRM P25 L4 2.5	Dunlop	Car unavailable	0		0		0
Moss retired with his #30 Maserati, taking the wheel of Perdisa’s #34 Maserati. They split the points for 3rd place.

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Formula 1 1956 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Peter Collins	Ferrari	11
2	Stirling Moss	Maserati	11
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	10
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	9
5	Pat Flaherty	Watson	8
6	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	6
7	Paul Frère	Ferrari	6
8	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	4
9	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati	4
10	Don Freeland	Phillips	4
11	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma	3
12	Harry Schell	Vanwall	3
13	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	2
14	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	2
15	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2
16	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	2
17	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2
18	Chico Landi	Maserati	1.5
19	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	1.5
20	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	1.5
21	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1