1956 Naples Grand Prix

1956 Naples Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1956 Formula One season
Race details
Date	6 May 1956
Official name	IX Gran Premio di Napoli
Location	Posillipo Circuit, Posillipo, Naples
Course	Street circuit
Course length	4.10 km (2.55 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 246.02 km (152.87 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari
Time	2:07.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Musso	Ferrari
Time	2:12.3
Podium
First	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini
Second	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)
Third	Gerino Gerini	Scuderia Guastalla

The 9th Naples Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 6 May 1956 at Posillipo Circuit, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Robert Manzon in a Gordini Type 16.[1][2][3]

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Position	Grid
1	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	2:20:43.8, 104.89 km/h	3
2	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	2:20:54.9 (+11.1s)	6
3	Gerino Gerini	Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati 250F	57 laps	7
4	Giorgio Scarlatti	Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari 500	56 laps	8
5	Ottorino Volonterio	Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati 250F	49 laps	9
6	Berardo Taraschi	Berardo Taraschi	Ferrari 166	45 laps	10
Ret.	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	37 laps - engine	2
Ret.	Chico Godia	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	36 laps - accident	5
Ret.	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F	21 laps - engine	4
Ret.	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	2 laps - oil pump	1

Source:[1][2][3]

References

1. "1956 Naples Grand Prix Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
2. "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
3. "Formula 1 1956 - Naples". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

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