| «1956-08» | Italy Grand Prix - XXVII Gran Premio d'Italia |
| 1956-09-02 | Monza - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza - 50 laps × 10.0 km : 500.0 km |
| Pos | Qualy | Car | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall |
| 5 | 5 | 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati |
| 6 | 6 | 36 | Stirling Moss | Maserati |
| 7 | 7 | 26 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 8 | 8 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 9 | 9 | 30 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari |
| 10 | 10 | 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall |
| 11 | 11 | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall |
| 12 | 12 | 46 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati |
| 13 | 13 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati |
| 14 | 14 | 40 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Jack Fairman | Connaught • Alta |
| 16 | 16 | 42 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati |
| 17 | 17 | 38 | Francisco Godia-Sales | Maserati |
| 18 | 18 | 14 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati |
| 19 | 19 | 2 | Les Leston | Connaught • Alta |
| 20 | 20 | 8 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 21 | 21 | 48 | Bruce Halford | Maserati |
| 22 | 22 | 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 23 | 23 | 4 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught • Alta |
| 24 | 24 | 12 | André Simon | Gordini |