Round 2 · 13 May 1956
1956 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Stirling Moss (Maserati) won the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 13 May 1956 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 2. Peter Collins (Ferrari) and Jean Behra (Maserati) completed the podium. Pole position went to Juan Fangio.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 2 | 3:00:32.900 | 8 | Finished |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 9 | +6.100 s | 3 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 4 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | 1.5 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 14 | +7 Laps | 2 | +7 Laps |
| 6 | André Pilette | Gordini | 11 | +12 Laps | — | +12 Laps |
| 6 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 11 | +12 Laps | — | +12 Laps |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 7 | +14 Laps | — | +14 Laps |
| 8 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 16 | +15 Laps | — | +15 Laps |
| 9 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Clutch |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 6 | — | — | Overheating |
| 13 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Mike Hawthorn | BRM | — | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Tony Brooks | BRM | — | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | — | — | — | Engine |