1956 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
02 Sep 1956
Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Juan Manuel FangioFAN | Lanica Ferrari | 2:42.600 |
| 2 | 24 | Eugenio CastellottiCAS | Lanica Ferrari | 2:43.400 |
| 3 | 28 | Luigi MussoMUS | Lanica Ferrari | 2:43.700 |
| 4 | 16 | Piero TaruffiTAR | Vanwall | 2:45.400 |
| 5 | 32 | Jean BehraBEH | Maserati | 2:45.600 |
| 6 | 36 | Stirling MossMOS | Maserati | 2:45.900 |
| 7 | 26 | Peter CollinsCOL | Lanica Ferrari | 2:46.000 |
| 8 | 34 | Luigi VilloresiVIL | Maserati | 2:47.700 |
| 9 | 30 | Alfonso de Portago DEP | Lanica Ferrari | 2:47.800 |
| 10 | 18 | Harry SchellSCH | Vanwall | 2:50.100 |
| 11 | 20 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Vanwall | 2:51.600 |
| 12 | 46 | Umberto MaglioliMAG | Maserati | 2:52.700 |
| 13 | 44 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Maserati | 2:54.600 |
| 14 | 40 | Luigi PiottiPIO | Maserati | 2:58.400 |
| 15 | 6 | Jack FairmanFAI | Connaught Alta | 2:59.200 |
| 16 | 42 | Gerino Gerini GER | Maserati | 3:02.600 |
| 17 | 38 | Paco GodiaGOD | Maserati | 3:02.900 |
| 18 | 14 | Toulo de GraffenriedDEG | Maserati | 3:03.300 |
| 19 | 2 | Les Leston LES | Connaught Alta | 3:04.300 |
| 20 | 8 | Hermano da Silva RamosDAS | Gordini | 3:04.800 |
| 21 | 48 | Bruce Halford HAL | Maserati | 3:05.000 |
| 22 | 10 | Robert ManzonMAN | Gordini | 3:06.600 |
| 23 | 4 | Ron FlockhartFLO | Connaught Alta | 3:08.100 |
| 24 | 12 | Andre SimonSIM | Gordini | 3:13.300 |