1956 - Grand Prix of Monaco

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1956 - Grand Prix of Monaco

Race Name - Grand Prix of Monaco
Date - 5/13/1956
Race Track - Circuit de Monaco
Number of Starting Cars - 14
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner Juan Manuel Fangio
Average Race Speed - 104.524 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Stirling Moss
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
2	9	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
3	4	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
4	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
5	14	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.5 L6
6	11	lie Bayol	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T32	Gordini 2.5 L8
7	7	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
8	16	Horace Gould	Goulds Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
9	12	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.5 L6
10	15	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
11	3	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
12	6	Maurice Trintignant	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
13	5	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
14	8	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
15	10	Mike Hawthorn	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
16	13	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25	BRM 2.5 L4
17	17	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6