Circuit de Monaco · 13 May 1956
Stirling Moss won the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix for Maserati from 2nd on the grid, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and Peter Collins. Hernando da Silva Ramos gained the most places, from 14th on the grid to 5th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maserati Moss 8 + Behra 4 + Perdisa 0 + Gould 0 + Rosier 0 + Chiron 0 | Moss 8 + Behra 4 + Perdisa 0 + Gould 0 + Rosier 0 + Chiron 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Fangio 4 + Collins 3 + Castellotti 1.5 + Musso 0 | Fangio 4 + Collins 3 + Castellotti 1.5 + Musso 0 | 8.5 | |
| 3 | Gordini da Silva Ramos 2 + Pilette 0 + Bayol 0 + Manzon 0 | da Silva Ramos 2 + Pilette 0 + Bayol 0 + Manzon 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Vanwall Trintignant 0 + Schell 0 | Trintignant 0 + Schell 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | BRM Hawthorn 0 + Brooks 0 | Hawthorn 0 + Brooks 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss Maserati | Maserati | 3:00:32.900 | 100 | — | 8 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari | Ferrari | +6.100s | 100 | — | 4 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins Ferrari | Ferrari | +6.100s | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 3 | Jean Behra Maserati | Maserati | +1 Lap | 99 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 99 | — | 1.5 | |
| 5 | Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini | Gordini | +7 Laps | 93 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | André Pilette Gordini | Gordini | +12 Laps | 88 | — | — | |
| 6 | Élie Bayol Gordini | Gordini | +12 Laps | 88 | — | — | |
| 7 | Cesare Perdisa Maserati | Maserati | +14 Laps | 86 | — | — | |
| 8 | Horace Gould Maserati | Maserati | +15 Laps | 85 | — | — | |
| DNF | Robert Manzon Gordini | Gordini | DNF Accident | 90 | — | — | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier Maserati | Maserati | DNF Engine | 72 | — | — | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant Vanwall | Vanwall | DNF Overheating | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Harry Schell Vanwall | Vanwall | DNF Accident | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Luigi Musso Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Accident | 2 | — | — | |
| DNS | Mike Hawthorn BRM | BRM | DNS Engine | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Tony Brooks BRM | BRM | DNS Engine | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Louis Chiron Maserati | Maserati | DNS Engine | 0 | — | — |