1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
# 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

The 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race held on 5 February 1956 in Mendoza, Argentina. The race was won over a distance of 60 laps by Argentine driver Juan Manuel Fangio from the Scuderia Ferrari team in his Lancia-Ferrari D50.

## Entry list

| No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 6 | Carlos Menditéguy | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 8 | Luigi Piotti | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 10 | Chico Landi | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 12 | Pablo Gulle | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati 250F | Maserati |
| 16 | Alberto Uria | Alberto Uria | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati |
| 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia |
| 32 | Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia |
| 34 | Luigi Musso | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia D50 | Lancia |
| 36 | Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari |
| 38 | Olivier Gendebien | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari |
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## Race result

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 60 | 1:52'38.9 |
| 2 | 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 60 | +38.6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 60 | +1:45.7 |
| 4 | 6 | Carlos Menditéguy | Maserati | 59 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | 36 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 58 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | 38 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 57 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | 10 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 57 | +3 Laps |
| 8 | 12 | Pablo Gulle | Maserati | 54 | +6 Laps |
| 9 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | 54 | +6 Laps |
| 10 | 8 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 52 | +8 Laps |
| Ret | 32 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 14 | Oil Cooler |
| Ret | 34 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 9 | Accident |
| DNS | 16 | Alberto Uria | Maserati | 0 | - |
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