The Belgian Grand Prix 1956 was the 4th round of the 1956 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on June 3rd.

Peter Collins won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Paul Frère, and Cesare Perdisa completing the podium.

Juan Fangio started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he had a transmission problem, and had to retire on lap 23rd.

Final results

1
2
Peter Collins
Ferrari
2:40:00.3
Finished
2
6
Paul Frère
Ferrari
+1:51.3
Finished
3
6
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
+3:16.6
Finished
4
2
Harry Schell
Vanwall
+1 Lap
5
6
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
+2 Laps
6
10
André Pilette
Ferrari
+3 Laps
7
3
Jean Behra
Maserati
+3 Laps
8
2
Louis Rosier
Maserati
+3 Laps
9
8
Juan Fangio
Ferrari
Transmission
10
3
Maurice Trintignant
Vanwall
Fuel system
11
9
Stirling Moss
Maserati
Wheel
12
7
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
Transmission
13
1
Piero Scotti
Connaught
Engine
14
1
Horace Gould
Maserati
Gearbox
15
2
Paco Godia
Maserati
Accident
16
6
Stirling Moss
Maserati
+3:16.6
Finished
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 7 drivers out of the original 16 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Juan Fangio, and Eugenio Castellotti, both had a transmission problem, Maurice Trintignant, who had a fuel system failure on lap 11, Stirling Moss, who had a wheel problem on lap 10, Piero Scotti, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 10, Horace Gould, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 2, and Paco Godia, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0.

Transmission

  • Juan Fangio
    Lap 23
  • Eugenio Castellotti
    Lap 10

Fuel system

  • Maurice Trintignant
    Lap 11

Wheel

  • Stirling Moss
    Lap 10

Engine

  • Piero Scotti
    Lap 10

Gearbox

  • Horace Gould
    Lap 2

Accident

  • Paco Godia
    Lap 0

Qualifying

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