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Stirling Moss won the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix for Maserati, ahead of Peter Collins and Juan Manuel Fangio at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Maserati
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, and Juan Manuel Fangio
Race date
May 13, 1956
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Maserati. Peter Collins is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Juan Manuel Fangio 2 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Hermano da Silva Ramos from P14 to P5 (+9), Horace Gould from P16 to P8 (+8), and Peter Collins from P9 to P2 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 Accident, 2 Engine, 2 Engine valve, and 1 +1 lap. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.400 on lap 100. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Stirling MossMaserati3:00:32.9008
2Peter CollinsFerrari3:00:39.0003
2Juan Manuel FangioFerrariFinished4
3Jean BehraMaserati+1 lap4
4Juan Manuel FangioFerrari+6 laps0
4Eugenio CastellottiFerrariFinished1.5
5Hermano da Silva RamosGordini+7 laps2
6Élie BayolGordini+12 laps0
6André PiletteGordiniFinished0
7Cesare PerdisaMaserati+14 laps0
8Horace GouldMaserati+15 laps0
DNFRobert ManzonGordiniAccident0
DNFLouis RosierMaseratiEngine0
DNFEugenio CastellottiFerrariClutch0
DNFMaurice TrintignantVanwallOverheating0
DNFHarry SchellVanwallAccident0
DNFLuigi MussoFerrariAccident0
DNSMike HawthornBRMEngine valve0
DNSTony BrooksBRMEngine valve0
DNSLouis ChironMaseratiEngine0