1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

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1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
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Race details
Date5 February 1956
Official name X Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location Mendoza, Argentina
Course Circuito Gral San Martin (Mendoza)
Course length 4.183 km (2.600 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 251.020 km (155.976 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari
Time 1:49.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

The 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race [1] held on 5 February 1956 in Mendoza, Argentina. The race was won over a distance of 60 laps by Argentine driver Juan Manuel Fangio from the Scuderia Ferrari team in his Lancia-Ferrari D50.

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Entry list

NoDriverEntrantCarEngine
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
4 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Menditéguy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
8 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Piotti Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Landi Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Gulle Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Owen Racing Organisation Maserati 250F Maserati
16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Alberto Uría Alberto Uría Maserati A6GCM Maserati
30 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia
32 Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia
34 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Lancia
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 Ferrari
38 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 Ferrari
Source: [2]

Race result

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/Retired
130 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 601:52'38.9
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati 60+38.6
34 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Maserati 60+1:45.7
46 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Menditéguy Maserati 59+1 Lap
536 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Ferrari 58+2 Laps
638 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 57+3 Laps
710 Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Landi Maserati 57+3 Laps
812 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Gulle Maserati 54+6 Laps
914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Maserati 54+6 Laps
108 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Piotti Maserati 52+8 Laps
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 14Oil Cooler
Ret34 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Ferrari 9Accident
DNS16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Alberto Uría Maserati 0-
Source: [3]

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References

  1. Formula Libre, Gran Premio ciudad de Buenos Aires (Mendoza) 1956 standings, www.driverdb.com Retrieved on 28 March 2015
  2. "1956 Buenos Aires GP Entry List". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  3. "1956 Buenos Aires GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
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