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1956 Syracuse Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | ITA |
| Grand Prix | Syracuse |
| Date | 15 April |
| Year | 1956 |
| Image | Map-siracusa old.png |
| Official name | VI Gran Premio di Siracusa |
| Location | Syracuse, Sicily |
| Course | Temporary road circuit |
| Course_mi | 3.479 |
| Course_km | 5.599 |
| Distance_laps | 80 |
| Distance_mi | 278.167 |
| Distance_km | 447.688 |
| Pole_Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| Pole_Country | ARG |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 1:58.0 |
| Fast_Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 1:59.8 |
| Fast_Country | ARG |
| First_Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| First_Country | ARG |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Driver | Luigi Musso |
| Second_Country | ITA |
| Second_Team | Ferrari |
| Third_Driver | Peter Collins |
| Third_Country | GBR |
| Third_Team | Ferrari |
The 1956 Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, set to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1956 at the Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was won by Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio, in his Scuderia Ferrari entered Lancia D50.
Classification
Entry list
| No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ITA Gerino Gerini | Scuderia Guastalla | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
| 4 | ARG Juan Manuel Fangio | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |
| 6 | GBR Horace Gould | Gould's Garage | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
| 8 | ITA Giorgio Scarlatti | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari | |
| 10 | ITA Piero Scotti | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | |
| 12 | ITA Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
| 14 | ITA Luigi Piotti | Luigi Piotti | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |
| 16 | ITA Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |
| 18 | ITA Berardo Taraschi | Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari 166 | Ferrari | |
| 20 | BRA Hermano da Silva Ramos | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini | |
| 22 | GBR Desmond Titterington | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | |
| 24 | FRA Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini | |
| 26 | ITA Luigi Musso | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |
| 28 | GBR Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |
| 30 | FRA Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | ARG Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1:58.0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ITA Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:58.9 | +0.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FRA Jean Behra | Maserati | 1:59.6 | +1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | ITA Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:00.3 | +2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ITA Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:01.5 | +3.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | GBR Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:02.1 | +4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | FRA Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:05.1 | +7.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 2:06.6 | +8.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ITA Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 2:07.1 | +9.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR Horace Gould | Maserati | 2:09.1 | +11.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ITA Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 2:10.5 | +12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | BRA Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 2:11.8 | +13.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ITA Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ITA Piero Scotti | Connaught-Alta | - | - |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | ARG Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 80 | 2:48'59.9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | ITA Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 80 | +0.2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | GBR Peter Collins | Ferrari | 80 | +0.5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ITA Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 77 | +3 Laps | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ITA Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 77 | +6 Laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | FRA Robert Manzon | Gordini | 76 | +4 Laps | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | ITA Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | BRA Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 42 | Mechanical | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | ITA Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 40 | Accident | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 23 | Ignition | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ITA Piero Scotti | Connaught-Alta | 21 | Gearbox | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | ITA Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari | 20 | Mechanical | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 20 | Mechanical | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR Horace Gould | Maserati | 2 | Final Drive | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FRA Jean Behra | Maserati | 1 | Lubrication | 3 |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1957 Syracuse Grand Prix
References
- "1956 Syracuse GP Entry List". ChicaneF1.com.
- "1956 Syracuse GP Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com.
- "1956 Syracuse GP". ChicaneF1.com.
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