1956 Syracuse Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship race in the 1956 Formula One season | |||
| Date | 15 April 1956 | ||
| Official name | VI Gran Premio di Siracusa | ||
| Location | Syracuse, Sicily | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.599 km (3.479 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 447.688 km (278.167 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:58.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:59.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Gerino Gerini |
Scuderia Guastalla | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |||
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |||
| 6 |  Horace Gould |
Gould's Garage | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |||
| 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti |
Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari | |||
| 10 | Piero Scotti |
Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | |||
| 12 | Luigi Villoresi |
Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |||
| 14 | Luigi Piotti |
Luigi Piotti | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |||
| 16 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |||
| 18 | Berardo Taraschi |
Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari 166 | Ferrari | |||
| 20 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini | |||
| 22 | Desmond Titterington |
Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | |||
| 24 |  Robert Manzon |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Gordini | |||
| 26 | Luigi Musso |
Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |||
| 28 | Peter Collins |
Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia | |||
| 30 | Jean Behra |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati | |||
| Source:[1] | |||||||
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Ferrari | 1:58.0 | – | ||
| 2 | 16 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 1:58.9 | +0.9 | ||
| 3 | 30 | Jean Behra |
Maserati | 1:59.6 | +1.6 | ||
| 4 | 26 | Luigi Musso |
Ferrari | 2:00.3 | +2.3 | ||
| 5 | 12 | Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati | 2:01.5 | +3.5 | ||
| 6 | 28 | Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 2:02.1 | +4.1 | ||
| 7 | 24 | Robert Manzon |
Gordini | 2:05.1 | +7.1 | ||
| 8 | 22 | Desmond Titterington |
Connaught-Alta | 2:06.6 | +8.6 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Luigi Piotti |
Maserati | 2:07.1 | +9.1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Horace Gould |
Maserati | 2:09.1 | +11.1 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Gerino Gerini |
Maserati | 2:10.5 | +12.5 | ||
| 12 | 20 | Hermano da Silva Ramos |
Gordini | 2:11.8 | +13.8 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti |
Ferrari | - | - | ||
| 14 | 18 | Berardo Taraschi |
Ferrari | - | - | ||
| 15 | 10 | Piero Scotti |
Connaught-Alta | - | - | ||
| Source:[2] | |||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Ferrari | 80 | 2:48'59.9 | 1 | |
| 2 | 26 | Luigi Musso |
Ferrari | 80 | +0.2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 28 | Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 80 | +0.5 | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 | Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati | 77 | +3 Laps | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Gerino Gerini |
Maserati | 77 | +6 Laps | 11 | |
| 6 | 24 | Robert Manzon |
Gordini | 76 | +4 Laps | 7 | |
| 7 | 24 | Luigi Piotti |
Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Hermano da Silva Ramos |
Gordini | 42 | Mechanical | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 40 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 22 | Desmond Titterington |
Connaught-Alta | 23 | Ignition | 8 | |
| Ret | 10 | Piero Scotti |
Connaught-Alta | 21 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Berardo Taraschi |
Ferrari | 20 | Mechanical | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti |
Ferrari | 20 | Mechanical | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Horace Gould |
Maserati | 2 | Final Drive | 10 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jean Behra |
Maserati | 1 | Lubrication | 3 | |
| Source:[3] | |||||||
References
- ↑ "1956 Syracuse GP Entry List". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ "1956 Syracuse GP Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ "1956 Syracuse GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
| Previous race: 1956 Glover Trophy |
Formula One Non-Championship races 1956 season |
Next race: 1956 BARC Aintree 200 |
| Previous race: 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix |
Syracuse Grand Prix | Next race: 1957 Syracuse Grand Prix |
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