1956 Syracuse Grand Prix

1956 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Race details
Date	15 April 1956
Official name	VI Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	5.599 km (3.479 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 447.688 km (278.167 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari
Time	1:58.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari
Time	1:59.8
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari
Second	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Third	Peter Collins	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

1. "1956 Syracuse GP Entry List". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
2. "1956 Syracuse GP Qualifying". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
3. "1956 Syracuse GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-09-25.

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