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The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 September 1956 at Monza. It was the final race of the 1956 Formula One World Championship.

Juan Manuel Fangio had an eight-point lead over Ferrari team-mate Peter Collins and the Jean Behra, driving for Maserati.

Fangio retired with a broken steering arm, while Behra also had to pull out. Luigi Musso, also driving for Ferrari, was told to hand his car over to Fangio to ensure the Argentine's third consecutive title but he refused. Brit Collins, with the opportunity for his first world championship, sportingly handed his car over to Fangio during a routine pit-stop.

Fangio finished second, behind Stirling Moss, giving him and Collins a share of the second points for second place and ensuring his third title.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	36	Stirling Moss	Maserati	50	2:23:41.3	6	9
2	26	Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	50	+5.7 secs	7	3 3
3	4	Ron Flockhart	Connaught-Alta	49	+1 Lap	26	4
4	38	Paco Godia	Maserati	49	+1 Lap	18	3
5	6	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	47	+3 Laps	16	2
6	40	Luigi Piotti	Maserati	47	+3 Laps	15
7	14	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	46	+4 Laps	19
8	22	Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	46	+4 Laps	1
9	12	André Simon	Gordini	45	+5 Laps	25
10	42	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	42	+8 Laps	17
11	44	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	41	+9 Laps	14
Ret	28	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	47	Steering	3
Ret	46	Umberto Maglioli Jean Behra	Maserati	42	Steering	13
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Vanwall	32	Transmission	10
Ret	32	Jean Behra	Maserati	23	Magneto	5
Ret	48	Bruce Halford	Maserati	16	Engine	22
Ret	20	Maurice Trintignant	Vanwall	13	Transmission	11
Ret	16	Piero Taruffi	Vanwall	12	Oil Leak	4
Ret	24	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	9	Tyre	2
Ret	34	Luigi Villoresi Jo Bonnier	Maserati	7	Engine	8
Ret	10	Robert Manzon	Gordini	7	Chassis	23
Ret	30	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	6	Tyre	9
Ret	2	Les Leston	Connaught-Alta	6	Suspension	20
Ret	8	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Gordini	3	Engine	21
DNS	50	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari		Practice Accident

[edit] Notes

Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2:42.6
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 2:45.5
Lap Leaders: Eugenio Castellotti 4 laps (1-4); Stirling Moss 43 laps (5-10, 12-45, 48-50); Harry Schell 1 lap (11); Luigi Musso 2 laps (46-47).
Shared Drives:
- Car #26: Peter Collins (35 laps) and Juan Manuel Fangio (15 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
- Car #22: Juan Manuel Fangio (30 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (16 laps).
- Car #46: Umberto Maglioli (31 laps) and Jean Behra (11 laps).
- Car #34: Luigi Villoresi (4 laps) and Jo Bonnier (3 laps).
Grand Prix debut for: Jo Bonnier, Les Leston, & Wolfgang von Trips.
Last Grand Prix appearance for: Hernando da Silva Ramos, Toulo de Graffenried, Robert Manzon, Piero Taruffi, & Luigi Villoresi.
Career Firsts: Ron Flockhart (points & podium); Luigi Musso (race led).
Collins and Fangio came into this race with a chance of winning championship (Collins's 22pts to Fangio's 30)
- Fangio needed either
  - 2nd
  - Collins 2nd or lower
- Collins needed
  - 1st with Fangio 3rd or lower

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