1956 Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Collins | 3 | 16 | 111.300 | 36 | 508.3 | Stirling Moss |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | Ferrari | 36 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 6 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | Ferrari | 36 | +111.300s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | 34 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | Maserati | 36 | +196.600s | Finished | 2 | |
| 3 | — | 34 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Maserati | ★ | — | Finished | 3 | |
| 4 | 6 | 10 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | Vanwall | 35 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 22 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | Maserati | 34 | +2 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | 20 | André Pilette | Ferrari | Ferrari | 33 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 7 | 4 | 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati | Maserati | 33 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 10 | 24 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | Maserati | 33 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | Ferrari | 23 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 7 | 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | Vanwall | 11 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 12 | 28 | Piero Scotti | Connaught | Alta | 10 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 2 | 30 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Maserati | 10 | ★ | — | Wheel | |
| — | 5 | 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | Ferrari | 10 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 14 | 26 | Horace Gould | Maserati | Maserati | 2 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 13 | 36 | Paco Godia | Maserati | Maserati | 0 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 38 | Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | Maserati | — | Illness |