1956 169km of Spa-Francorchamps

The 1956 169km of Spa-Francorchamps was a non-championship round in the 1956 World Sportscar Championship, held on the circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
== Qualifying ==
John Mackintosh, who stepped in to replace Peter Quinn at Mercedes achieved pole position with the time of 4:21.3, as William Parker started in second together with Irishman Declan Wilson in third.
== Race Summary ==
Mackintosh led from the start, pulling a sizeable gap to Declan Wilson's Mercedes in second before Wilson crashed out of the race. Klaus Hartkopf had a heavy crash at Burnenville and was killed in the accident after crashing straight into a house. The weather worsened and by lap five it was raining heaving. The race was eventually red-flagged at the start of lap seven, and subsequently cancelled as a storm caused conditions that were impossible to drive under, according to John Mackintosh.
== Classification ==
# 	Name 	Marque
1 	John Mackintosh 	MERCEDES
2 	Peter Westland 	JAGUAR
3 	William Parker 	JAGUAR
Ret	Declan Wilson 	MERCEDES
Ret	Not Earl Davis 	MERCEDES
Ret	Klaus Hartkopf 	JAGUAR
Ret	Thaddeus Brennan	MERCEDES
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