1956 Monaco Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Monaco
Grand Prix = Monaco
Official name = XIV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Date = 13 May
Year = 1956
Race_No = 2
Season_No = 8
Location = Circuit de Monaco
Course = Street Circuit
Course_mi = 1.954
Course_km = 3.145
Distance_laps = 100
Distance_mi = 195.421
Distance_km = 314.500
Weather = Warm, dry, sunny
Pole_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:44.0
Pole_Country = Argentina
Fast_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:44.4
Fast_L

Fast_Country = Argentina
First_Driver = Stirling Moss
First_Team = Maserati
First_Country = United Kingdom
Second_Driver = Peter Collins
flagicon|Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Second_Team = Ferrari
Second_Country= United Kingdom
Third_Driver = Jean Behra
Third_Team = Maserati
Third_Country = France

The 1956 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 May 1956 at Monaco.

The Owen’s B.R.M. made their first appearance but after qualifying both cars were withdrawn due to engine valve problems. The other two non-starters were also teammates: 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 bails 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’ bonnet to lift allowing Fangio to close the gap by two seconds each lap but Moss won with a 6 second cushion.

Classification

Notes

* Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:44.0
* Fastest L
Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:44.4
* Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 100 laps (1-100)
* Shared Drives:
** Car #26: Peter Collins (54 laps) and Juan Manuel Fangio (46 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
** 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).
* Grand Prix debut for: Tony Brooks and Giorgio Scarlatti.
* Last Grand Prix appearance for: Élie Bayol
* Career Firsts: Peter Collins and Hernando da Silva Ramos (points); Peter Collins (podium).

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Monaco Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1956
Previous_race_in_season = 1956 Argentine Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1956 Indianapolis 500
Previous_year's_race = 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1957 Monaco Grand Prix