1956 - Grand Prix of Argentina

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1956 - Grand Prix of Argentina

Race Name - Grand Prix of Argentina
Date - 1/22/1956
Race Track - Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez
Number of Starting Cars - 13
Laps Run - 98
Pole Winner Juan Manuel Fangio
Average Race Speed - 127.756 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Carlos Menditeguy
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
2	4	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
3	8	Mike Hawthorn	Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
4	11	Chico Landi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
5	10	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
6	13	Alberto Uria	Alberto Uria	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.5 L6
7	7	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
8	9	Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari 2.5 L4
9	12	Luigi Piotti	Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
10	6	Carlos Menditguy	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
11	2	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V
12	5	Jos Froiln Gonzlez	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
13	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia Ferrari D50	Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V