1956 Argentine Grand Prix
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The 1956 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 22 January 1956 at Buenos Aires. It was race 1 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. With the withdrawal of Mercedes from Formula One, Fangio and Moss would begin the season with new teams. Fangio would join Ferrari while Moss would lead the Maserati team. The grid in Argentina was composed entirely of Italian cars. Ferrari and Maserati showed up with five cars each. The other three cars were also Maseratis: two private entries and Hawthorn for the B.R.M. team.
Ferrari dominated practice and occupied the first three grid positions, with Fangio's pole time 2.2 sec faster than second. Maserati dominated the early race with Menditeguy and Moss leading the field. Fangio was a non-factor with a faulty fuel pump. He took over Musso's car after 30 laps and re-entered without losing Musso's fifth place in the race.<ref name="LapByLap">Template:Cite web</ref> Meanwhile, Musso took over Fangio's ailing car but did not manage to finish in it even a single lap.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Fangio quickly passed Behra but lost his position after spinning. On laps 40–43, disaster struck the leaders. While third, Castellotti's gearbox broke, Menditeguy left the lead with a broken driveshaft, and new leader Moss's engine began to smoke. Fangio, who had overtaken Behra, passed the ailing Moss on lap 67,<ref name="LapByLap" /> and finished unchallenged after Behra spun late in the race. The race was not without controversy when the Maserati team manager lodged a protest that Fangio was push-started after the earlier spin. The protest was ultimately rejected by both the stewards and the FIA.
Entries
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1:42.5 | — |
| 2 | 32 | Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:44.7 | +2.2 |
| 3 | 34 | Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 1:44.7 | +2.2 |
| 4 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Jean Behra | Maserati | 1:45.1 | +2.6 |
| 5 | 12 | Template:Flagicon José Froilán González | Maserati | 1:45.2 | +2.7 |
| 6 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 1:45.6 | +3.1 |
| 7 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:45.9 | +3.4 |
| 8 | 14 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | 1:47.4 | +4.9 |
| 9 | 36 | Template:Flagicon Peter Collins | Ferrari | 1:47.7 | +5.2 |
| 10 | 38 | Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 1:50.4 | +7.9 |
| 11 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Chico Landi Template:Flagicon Gerino Gerini |
Maserati | 1:52.1 | +9.6 |
| 12 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 1:57.9 | +15.4 |
| 13 | 16 | Template:Flagicon Alberto Uría | Maserati | ||
| Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |||||
Race
- Notes
- Template:Note – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drives
- Car #34: Luigi Musso (30 laps) and Juan Manuel Fangio (68 laps). They shared the 8 points for first place.
- Car #10: Chico Landi (46 laps) and Gerino Gerini (46 laps). They shared the 3 points for fourth place.
- Car #16: Alberto Uría (44 laps) and Oscar Gonzalez (44 laps).
- Car #30: Juan Manuel Fangio (22 laps) and Luigi Musso (0 laps).
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Jean Behra | 6 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | 5 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
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