1956 Argentine Grand Prix
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| Date | 22 January 1956 |
| Location | Buenos Aires |
| Course | 3.912km |
| Distance | 98 laps, 383.376km |
| Weather | Overcast but dry |
| Pole Position | Juan Manuel Fangio, 1:42.5 |
| Fastest Lap | Juan Manuel Fangio, 1:45.3 |
| Winner | Musso / Fangio, 3:00:03.7 |
| 2nd Place | Jean Behra |
| 3rd Place | Mike Hawthorn |
The 1956 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 22 January 1956 at Buenos Aires.
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 Masserati team. The grid at Argentina was completely composed of Italian cars. Ferrari and Maserati showed up with five cars each. The other three cars were 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. However, 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 on lap 29 and re-entered in fifth place. Fangio quickly passed Behra but lost his position after spinning. From laps 40-43 disaster struck the leaders. While third Castellotti’s gearbox broke, Menditguy left the lead with a broken driveshaft, and new leader Moss’ engine began to smoke. Fangio, who had gotten by Behra, passed the ailing Moss on lap 66 and finished unchallenged after Behra spun late. The race was not without controversy when the Maserati team manager lodged a protest that Fangio was push-started after the earlier spin. However, the protest was rejected by both the stewards and the F.I.A.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |  Luigi Musso |
Ferrari | 98 | 3:00:03.7 | 3 | 4 |
| Shr | 34 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Ferrari | 5 | |||
| 2 | 4 |  Jean Behra |
Maserati | 98 | +24.4 secs | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 |  Mike Hawthorn |
Maserati | 98 | +2 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 |  Chico Landi |
Maserati | 92 | +6 Laps | 11 | 1.5 |
| Shr | 10 | Gerino Gerini |
Maserati | 1.5 | |||
| 5 | 38 |  Olivier Gendebien |
Ferrari | 91 | +7 Laps | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Alberto Uria |
Maserati | 88 | +10 Laps | 13 | |
| Shr | 16 | Oscar González |
Maserati | ||||
| Ret | 2 | Stirling Moss |
Maserati | 81 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Peter Collins |
Ferrari | 58 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 8 | Luigi Piotti |
Maserati | 57 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Carlos Menditéguy |
Maserati | 42 | Halfshaft | 6 | |
| Ret | 32 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 40 | Gearbox | 2 | |
| Ret | 12 | José Froilán González |
Maserati | 24 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Ferrari | 22 | Fuel Pump | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:42.5
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:45.3
- Lap Leaders:
- José Froilán González 3 laps (1-3)
- Carlos Menditéguy 39 laps (4-42) (first career laps led)
- Stirling Moss 24 laps (43-66)
- Juan Manuel Fangio 32 laps (67-98)
- 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 Uria (44 laps) and Oscar Gonzalez (44 laps).
- Grand Prix debut for: Olivier Gendebien and Gerino Gerini. Only Grand Prix appearance for Oscar González.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Chico Landi and Alberto Uria.
- Career Firsts: Luigi Musso (win); Olivier Gendebien, Gerino Gerini, and Chico Landi (points).
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