1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
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The 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race[1] 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.
| 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 5 February 1956 | ||
| Official name | X Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| Location | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Course | Circuito Gral San Martin (Mendoza) | ||
| Course length | 4.183 km (2.600 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 251.020 km (155.976 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:49.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
| 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 Uría |
Maserati | 0 | - | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||||
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