Round 8 · 2 September 1956
1956 Italian Grand Prix: results
Stirling Moss (Maserati) won the 1956 Italian Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 2 September 1956 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 6. Peter Collins (Ferrari) and Ron Flockhart (Connaught) completed the podium. Pole position went to Juan Fangio.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 6 | 2:23:41.300 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 7 | +5.700 s | 3 | Finished |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught | 26 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 18 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 16 | +3 Laps | 2 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | André Simon | Gordini | 25 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 17 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 14 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 12 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Steering |
| 13 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 13 | — | — | Steering |
| 14 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | — | — | Magneto |
| 16 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 11 | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 4 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 19 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Tyre |
| 20 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 23 | — | — | Chassis |
| 22 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Tyre |
| 23 | Les Leston | Connaught | 20 | — | — | Suspension |
| 24 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | — | — | — | Withdrew |