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50th GP – Monaco 1956

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
2 France Robert Manzon
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert
4 France Élie Bayol
Belgium André Pilette
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [42] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert
6 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert
8 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli
10 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 25 [253] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop
12 Great Britain Tony Brooks
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop
14 France Maurice Trintignant
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli
16 United States Harry Schell
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli
18 Great Britain Horace Gould
H. H. Gould Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Dunlop
20 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0002] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert
22 Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert
24 Italy Luigi Musso
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0003] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert
26 Great Britain Peter Collins
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert
28 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2522] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli
30 France Jean Behra
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2521] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli
32 Italy Cesare Perdisa
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2501] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli
34 Monaco Louis Chiron
Scuderia Centro Sud Italy Maserati 250F [2502/11] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli
36 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Scuderia Centro Sud Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 20 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Ferrari D50 [0002] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:44.200 0
2 28 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Italy Maserati 250F [2522] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.200 0
3 16 United States Harry Schell
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.600 0
4 30 France Jean Behra
Italy Maserati 250F [2521] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:46.800 0
5 32 Italy Cesare Perdisa
Italy Maserati 250F [2501] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:49.200 0
6 14 France Maurice Trintignant
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:50.000 0
7 10 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [253] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:50.300 0
8 2 France Robert Manzon
France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:50.900 0
9 12 Great Britain Tony Brooks
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:51.100 0
10 26 Great Britain Peter Collins
Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:51.300 0
11 22 Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:57.400 0
12 18 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Dunlop 01:57.600 0
13 8 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:57.600 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 26 Great Britain Peter Collins
Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:47.000 0
2 14 France Maurice Trintignant
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:47.200 0
3 6 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:50.000 0
4 10 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [253] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:51.100 0
5 8 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:51.600 0
6 2 France Robert Manzon
France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:51.700 0
7 18 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Dunlop 01:51.700 0
8 12 Great Britain Tony Brooks
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:52.000 0
9 4 France Élie Bayol
France Gordini T32 [42] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert 01:52.300 0
10 34 Monaco Louis Chiron
Italy Maserati 250F [2502/11] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:55.900 0
11 T Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert 0
12 T France Robert Manzon
France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 20 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Ferrari D50 [0002] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:44.000 0
2 28 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Italy Maserati 250F [2522] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:44.600 0
3 22 Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:44.900 0
4 30 France Jean Behra
Italy Maserati 250F [2521] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.300 0
5 16 United States Harry Schell
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.600 0
6 14 France Maurice Trintignant
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.600 0
7 32 Italy Cesare Perdisa
Italy Maserati 250F [2501] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:46.000 0
8 24 Italy Luigi Musso
Italy Ferrari D50 [0003] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:46.800 0
9 26 Great Britain Peter Collins
Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:47.700 0
10 10 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [253] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:49.300 0
11 4 France Élie Bayol
France Gordini T32 [42] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert 01:50.000 0
12 2 France Robert Manzon
France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:50.300 0
13 6 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:52.700 0
14 34 Monaco Louis Chiron
Italy Maserati 250F [2502/11] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:54.600 0
15 36 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 02:02.100 0
16 T Belgium André Pilette
France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 20 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Ferrari D50 [0002] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:44.000 0
2 28 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Italy Maserati 250F [2522] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:44.600 0
3 22 Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:44.900 0
4 30 France Jean Behra
Italy Maserati 250F [2521] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.300 0
5 16 United States Harry Schell
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.600 0
6 14 France Maurice Trintignant
Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli 01:45.600 0
7 32 Italy Cesare Perdisa
Italy Maserati 250F [2501] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:46.000 0
8 24 Italy Luigi Musso
Italy Ferrari D50 [0003] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:46.800 0
9 26 Great Britain Peter Collins
Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 01:47.000 0
10 10 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [253] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:49.300 0
11 4 France Élie Bayol
France Gordini T32 [42] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert 01:50.000 0
12 2 France Robert Manzon
France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:50.300 0
13 12 Great Britain Tony Brooks
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop 01:50.400 0
14 6 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert 01:50.600 0
15 8 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:51.600 0
16 18 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Dunlop 01:51.700 0
DNQ 34 Monaco Louis Chiron
Italy Maserati 250F [2502/11] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 01:54.600 0
DNQ 36 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 02:09.100 0
Hawthorn and Brooks with BRM qualified but withdrew due to valve problems. Chiron had his engine blown in practice and did not qualify. Scarlatti had a much slower time than the others and did not qualify.

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Official NameXIVe. Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
CircuitMonte Carlo
DateMay 13
PoleJuan Manuel Fangio 01:44.000
Fastest LapJuan Manuel Fangio 01:44.400
Podium1st Stirling Moss (100) , 2nd Peter Collins, 2nd Juan Manuel Fangio, 3rd Jean Behra
GP Number 50
Round 2
Weather Sunny
Prev race Gran Premio de Argentina January 22
Next race Indianapolis 500 May 30

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 28 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2522] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli 03:00:32.900 100

100
2
8
2 26 Great Britain Peter Collins
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0007] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert 03:00:39.000 54
46

01:44.400
0
0
9

3
4
3 30 France Jean Behra
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2521] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli +1 lap 99

0
4
4
4 20 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0002] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert +6 laps 40
54


0
0
1

0
1.5
5 6 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert +7 laps 93

0
14
2
6 4 France Élie Bayol
Belgium André Pilette
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [42] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert +12 laps 44
44


0
0
11

0
0
7 32 Italy Cesare Perdisa
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2501] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli +14 laps 86

0
7
0
8 18 Great Britain Horace Gould
H. H. Gould Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Dunlop +15 laps 85

0
16
0
DNF 2 France Robert Manzon
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert Accident 90

0
12
0
DNF 8 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli Engine 72

0
15
0
DNF 22 Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0001] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert Clutch 14

0
3
0
DNF 14 France Maurice Trintignant
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW2/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli Overheating 13

0
6
0
DNF 16 United States Harry Schell
G. A. Vandervell Great Britain Vanwall VW [VW1/56] Vanwall V254 L4 2.5 Pirelli Accident 2

0
5
0
DNF 24 Italy Luigi Musso
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0003] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert Accident 2

0
8
0
DNS 10 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 25 [253] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop Engine valve 0

0
10
0
DNS 12 Great Britain Tony Brooks
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 Dunlop Engine valve 0

0
13
0
DNQ 34 Monaco Louis Chiron
Scuderia Centro Sud Italy Maserati 250F [2502/11] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli Engine 0

0

0
DNQ 36 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Scuderia Centro Sud Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli Too slow 0

0

0
T 32 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2501] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli Practice 0

0

0
T P Great Britain Stirling Moss
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2507/23] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli Practice 0

0

0
T P Monaco Louis Chiron
Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati 250F [2507/23] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Pirelli Practice 0

0

0
T 18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 Dunlop Practice 0

0

0
T 2 Belgium André Pilette
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T 4 France Robert Manzon
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [42] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T 6 France Robert Manzon
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T France Robert Manzon
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T Belgium André Pilette
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
Amédée Gordini France Gordini T32 [41] Gordini T25 L8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0005] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T Great Britain Peter Collins
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0005] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0005] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
T T Italy Luigi Musso
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari D50 [0005] Ferrari D50 V8 2.5 Englebert Practice 0

0

0
Fangio ceded his #20 Ferrari to Castellotti (who had abandoned race with his #22 Ferrari), taking the wheel of Collins’ #26 Ferrari. Fangio and Collins shared the points for 2nd place. Castellotti finished 4th and scored half the points, but Fangio did not receive the 4th place points as only the best result was worth. Bayol and Pilette shared #4 Gordini but did not score.

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Formula 1 1956 World Championship
PosDriverTeamPts
1France Jean BehraItaly Maserati10
2Argentina Juan Manuel FangioItaly Ferrari9
3Great Britain Stirling MossItaly Maserati8
4Italy Luigi MussoItaly Ferrari4
5Great Britain Mike HawthornItaly Maserati4
6Great Britain Peter CollinsItaly Ferrari3
7Belgium Olivier GendebienItaly Ferrari2
8Brazil Hermano da Silva RamosFrance Gordini2
9Brazil Chico LandiItaly Maserati1.5
10Italy Gerino GeriniItaly Maserati1.5
11Italy Eugenio CastellottiItaly Ferrari1.5

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Tags: 7th season, Grand Prix de Monaco, Maserati, Maserati 250F, Monte Carlo, Officine Alfieri Maserati, Pirelli, Stirling Moss

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