| Circuit | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza |
|---|---|
| Date | 1956-09-02 |
| Round | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 6 | 50 | 2:23:41.300 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +5.700 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +5.700 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught | 26 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 4 |
| 4 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 18 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 16 | 47 | +3 Laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 15 | 47 | +3 Laps | — | 0 |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 19 | 46 | +4 Laps | — | 0 |
| 8 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 46 | +4 Laps | — | 0 |
| 8 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | 46 | +4 Laps | — | 0 |
| 9 | André Simon | Gordini | 25 | 45 | +5 Laps | — | 0 |
| 10 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 17 | 42 | +8 Laps | — | 0 |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 14 | 41 | +9 Laps | — | 0 |
| 12 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 3 | 47 | Steering | — | 0 |
| 13 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 13 | 42 | Steering | — | 0 |
| 13 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 13 | 42 | Steering | — | 0 |
| 14 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 10 | 32 | Transmission | — | 0 |
| 15 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | 23 | Magneto | — | 0 |
| 16 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 22 | 16 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall | 11 | 13 | Transmission | — | 0 |
| 18 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall | 4 | 12 | Oil leak | — | 0 |
| 19 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2 | 9 | Tyre | — | 0 |
| 20 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati | 8 | 7 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 8 | 7 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 21 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 23 | 7 | Chassis | — | 0 |
| 22 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Tyre | — | 0 |
| 23 | Les Leston | Connaught | 20 | 6 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 24 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 21 | 3 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 25 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | 0 |