Round 8 · 1956
Italian Grand Prix
WinnerMSSMaserati · from P6
PoleMAF
Fastest lap2:45.500Moss · L47
Biggest gain+20Flockhart P23→P3
Retirements14of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss MSS | Maserati | 6 | +5 | 50 | 2:23:41.300 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Peter Collins COL | Ferrari | 7 | +5 | 35 | +5.700 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart FLO | Connaught | 23 | +20 | 49 | +1 lap | — | 4 |
| 4 | Paco Godia GOD | Maserati | 17 | +13 | 49 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Fairman FAI | Connaught | 15 | +10 | 47 | +3 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Piotti PIO | Maserati | 14 | +8 | 47 | +3 laps | — | |
| 7 | Maserati | 18 | +11 | 46 | +4 laps | — | ||
| 8 | Ferrari | 1 | -7 | 17 | +4 laps | — | ||
| 9 | Andre Simon SIM | Gordini | 24 | +15 | 45 | +5 laps | — | |
| 10 | Gerino Gerini GEI | Maserati | 16 | +6 | 42 | +8 laps | — | |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori SAV | Maserati | 13 | +2 | 41 | +9 laps | — | |
| — | Gigi Villoresi VIL | Maserati | 8 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Robert Manzon MAO | Gordini | 22 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Piero Taruffi TAR | Vanwall | 4 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | Harry Schell SCY | Vanwall | 10 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Vanwall | 11 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | |||
| — | Jean Behra BEH | Maserati | 5 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Umberto Maglioli MAB | Maserati | 12 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Luigi Musso MUS | Ferrari | 3 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 2 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | |||
| — | Hernando Ramos JOA | Gordini | 20 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Bruce Halford HAF | Maserati | 21 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Les Leston LES | Connaught | 19 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | |||
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | Maserati | — | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | — | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 | |
| 1954 | Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 | |
| 1953 | Italian Grand Prix | Maserati | 2 | |
| 1952 | Italian Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1951 | Italian Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1950 | Italian Grand Prix | Nino Farina FAR | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 3 |