1956 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1956 Argentine Grand Prix was the opening round of the season. It was held at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires on January 22. The race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, in a shared drive with teammate Luigi Musso. The s of Jean Behra and Mike Hawthorn were second and third.
==Background==
==Entry List==
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Stirling Moss 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
4 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
8 	Luigi Piotti 	Luigi Piotti 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Gerino Gerini 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Chico Landi 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
12 	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
14 	Mike Hawthorn 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
16 	Óscar González 	Alberto Uria 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
16 	Alberto Uria 	Alberto Uria 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
18 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
20 	Élie Bayol 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 L8 2.5 	
30 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	500 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
32 	Eugenio Castellotti 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	500 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
34 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	500 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
36 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
38 	Olivier Gendebien 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outline below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	30 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:42.5 	
2 	32 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	1:44.7 	+ 2.2
3 	34 	Luigi Musso 	 	1:44.7 	+ 2.2
4 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	1:45.1 	+ 2.6
5 	12 	José Froilán González	 	1:45.4 	+ 2.9
6 	6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	1:45.6 	+ 3.1
7 	2 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:46.9 	+ 4.4
8 	14 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:47.4 	+ 4.9
9 	36 	Peter Collins 	 	1:47.7 	+ 5.2
10 	38 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	1:50.4 	+ 7.9
11 	10 	Chico Landi 	 	1:57.9 	+ 15.4
12 	8 	Luigi Piotti 	 	1:57.9 	+ 15.4
DNQ*	16 	Alberto Uria 	 	No time 	
WD 	10 	Gerino Gerini 	 	Appeared in race	Appeared in race
WD 	16 	Óscar González 	 	Appeared in race	Appeared in race
WD 	18 	Robert Manzon 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
WD 	20 	Élie Bayol 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
**Uria did not qualify, but was allowed to start at the back of the grid.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outline below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	34 	Luigi Musso 	 	30 	3:00:03.7 	3 	4
1 	34 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	68 	3:00:03.7 	3 	5
2 	4 	Jean Behra 	 	98 	+24.3s 	4 	6
3 	14 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	96 	+2 laps 	8 	4
4 	10 	Chico Landi 	 	46 	+6 laps 	11 	1.5
4 	10 	Gerino Gerini 	 	46 	+6 laps 	11 	1.5
5 	38 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	91 	+7 laps 	10 	2
6 	16 	Alberto Uria 	 	44 	+10 laps 	13 	
6 	16 	Óscar González 	 	44 	+10 laps 	13 	
Ret 	2 	Stirling Moss 	 	81 	Engine 	7 	
Ret 	36 	Peter Collins 	 	58 	Accident 	9 	
Ret 	8 	Luigi Piotti 	 	57 	Accident 	12 	
Ret 	6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	42 	Drive shaft 	6 	
Ret 	32 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	40 	Gearbox 	2 	
Ret 	12 	José Froilán González	 	24 	Valve 	5 	
Ret 	30 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	22 	Fuel pump 	1 	
WD 	18 	Robert Manzon 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	20 	Élie Bayol 	 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
*Luigi Musso's only Formula 1 victory.
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Jean Behra 	6 	
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	5 	
3 	Luigi Musso 	4 	
4 	Mike Hawthorn 	4 	
5 	Olivier Gendebien 	2 	
6 	Chico Landi 	1.5 	
7 	Gerino Gerini 	1.5 	
Category:1956 Grands Prix
Category:Argentine Grand Prix