1956 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1956 Belgian Grand Prix was the fourth race of the season. The race was won by Peter Collins in a , his first victory. Second was local hero Paul Frère in another Ferrari, with a shared drive of Cesare Perdisa and Stirling Moss in a taking third.
Polesitter Juan Manuel Fangio retired while leading on lap 23, when the gearbox on his broke.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
4 	Eugenio Castellotti 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
6 	Paul Frère 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
8 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
10 	Harry Schell 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 2 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
12 	Maurice Trintignant 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 2 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
20 	André Pilette 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
22 	Luigi Villoresi 	Luigi Piotti 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
24 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
26 	Horace Gould 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
28 	Piero Scotti 	Piero Scotti 	 	B 	 	GP L4 2.5 	
30 	Stirling Moss 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
32 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
34 	Cesare Perdisa 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
36 	Francisco Godia-Sales	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
38 	Mike Hawthorn 	Owen Racing Organization 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
The full qualifying results for the are outline below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	4:09.8	
2 	30 	Stirling Moss 	 	4:14.7	+ 4.9
3 	8 	Peter Collins 	 	4:15.3	+ 5.5
4 	32 	Jean Behra 	 	4:16.0	+ 6.2
5 	4 	Eugenio Castellotti	 	4:16.0	+ 6.2
6 	10 	Harry Schell 	 	4:19.0	+ 9.2
7 	12 	Maurice Trintignant	 	4:22.2	+ 12.4
8 	6 	Paul Frère 	 	4:23.2	+ 13.4
9 	34 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	4:35.7	+ 25.9
10 	24 	Louis Rosier 	 	4:35.9	+ 26.1
11 	22 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	4:37.2	+ 27.4
12 	28 	Piero Scotti 	 	4:41.9	+ 32.1
13 	38 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	4:48.9	+ 39.1
14 	36 	Paco Godia 	 	4:49.8	+ 40.0
15 	26 	Horace Gould 	 	4:50.4	+ 40.6
16 	20 	André Pilette 	 	4:51.9	+ 42.1
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Peter Collins 	 	36 	2:40:00.3 	3 	8
2 	6 	Paul Frère 	 	36 	+1:51.3 	8 	6
3 	34 	Cesare Perdisa Stirling Moss	 	36 	+3:16.6 	9 	23
4 	10 	Harry Schell 	 	35 	+1 Lap 	6 	3
5 	22 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	34 	+2 Laps 	11 	2
6 	20 	André Pilette 	 	33 	+3 Laps 	16 	
7 	32 	Jean Behra 	 	33 	+3 Laps 	4 	
8 	24 	Louis Rosier 	 	33 	+3 Laps 	10 	
Ret 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	23 	Transmission	1 	
Ret 	12 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	11 	Fuel system 	7 	
Ret 	30 	Stirling Moss 	 	10 	Wheel 	2 	
Ret 	4 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	10 	Transmission	5 	
Ret 	28 	Piero Scotti 	 	10 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	26 	Horace Gould 	 	2 	Gearbox 	15 	
Ret 	36 	Paco Godia 	 	0 	Accident 	13 	
DNS 	38 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	 	 	 	
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==Milestones==
* First win for Peter Collins
==Standings after race==
==References==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:Belgian Grand Prix
Category:1956 Grands Prix
Category:Formula One races in Belgium