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Stirling Moss won the 1956 Italian Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1956 Italian Grand Prix for Maserati, ahead of Peter Collins and Juan Manuel Fangio at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Maserati
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, and Juan Manuel Fangio
Race date
September 2, 1956
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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

Ron Flockhart from P23 to P3 (+20), André Simon from P24 to P9 (+15), and Paco Godia from P17 to P4 (+13) 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 4 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, and 2 +4 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:45.500 on lap 47. 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 MossMaserati2:23:41.3009
2Peter CollinsFerrari2:23:47.0003
2Juan Manuel FangioFerrariFinished3
3Ron FlockhartConnaught+1 lap4
4Paco GodiaMaserati+1 lap3
5Jack FairmanConnaught+3 laps2
6Luigi PiottiMaserati+3 laps0
7Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+4 laps0
8Juan Manuel FangioFerrari+4 laps0
8Eugenio CastellottiFerrariFinished0
9André SimonGordini+5 laps0
10Gerino GeriniMaserati+8 laps0
11Roy SalvadoriMaserati+9 laps0
DNFLuigi MussoFerrariSteering0
DNFUmberto MaglioliMaseratiSteering0
DNFJean BehraMaseratiDNF0
DNFHarry SchellVanwallTransmission0
DNFJean BehraMaseratiMagneto0
DNFBruce HalfordMaseratiEngine0
DNFMaurice TrintignantVanwallTransmission0