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1956 Grote Prijs van Belgie
Race 4 of 8
Spa-Francorchamps
36 laps
Time of race: 2:40:00.3
Average speed of winner: 190.620 kph
Margin of victory: 111.3 sec. 
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Stirling Moss 4:14.7
Lap leaders: Fangio pole, Moss 1-4, Fangio 5-23, Collins 24-36
Race notes:  First win for Peter Collins. Finale for Paul Frère. Only start for Piero Scotti. Peter Collins took the points lead from Jean Behra. 
Video links: Highlights
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points | 
| 1 | 3 | Peter Collins | 8 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia Ferrari D50 | Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8 | Englebert | Ferrari | 4:15.3 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 2:40:00.3 | 8 | 
| 2 | 8 | Paul Frère | 6 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia Ferrari D50 | Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8 | Englebert | Ferrari | 4:23.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | +111.3 | 6 | 
| 3 | 9 | Cesare Perdisa | 34 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Maserati | 4:35.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | +196.6 | 2 | 
| Stirling Moss | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Harry Schell | 10 | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall 2.5 L4 | Vanwall | 4:19.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Luigi Villoresi | 22 | Scuderia Centro Sud | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Centro Sud | 4:37.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 2 | 
| 6 | 16 | André Pilette | 20 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia Ferrari D50 | Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8 | Englebert | Ferrari | 4:51.9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | +3 laps | 0 | 
| 7 | 4 | Jean Behra | 32 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Maserati | 4:16.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | +3 laps | 0 | 
| 8 | 10 | Louis Rosier | 24 | Ecurie Rosier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Rosier | 4:35.9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | +3 laps | 0 | 
| 9 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia Ferrari D50 | Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8 | Englebert | Ferrari | 4:09.8 | 23 | 1 | 19 | transmission | 0 | 
| 10 | 7 | Maurice Trintignant | 12 | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall 2.5 L4 | Vanwall | 4:22.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | fuel system | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | Stirling Moss | 30 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Maserati | 4:14.7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | wheel | 0 | 
| 12 | 5 | Eugenio Castellotti | 4 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia Ferrari D50 | Lancia Ferrari 2.5 V8 | Englebert | Ferrari | 4:16.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 | 
| 13 | 12 | Piero Scotti | 28 | Piero Scotti | Connaught B | Alta 1.5 | Scotti | 4:41.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Horace Gould | 26 | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Gould | 4:50.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 0 | 
| 15 | 14 | Paco Godia | 36 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | Maserati | 4:49.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 
| 16 | 13 | Mike Hawthorn | 38 | Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati 250F | Maserati 2.5 L6 | Pirelli | BRM | 4:48.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | 
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums | 
| 1 | Peter Collins | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2 | Jean Behra | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 4 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 5 | Sam Hanks | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 | Paul Frère | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 7 | Luigi Musso | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 8 | Mike Hawthorn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 9 | Don Freeland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 10 | Harry Schell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | Cesare Perdisa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 13 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | Dick Rathman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | Luigi Villoresi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | Chico Landi | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | Paul Russo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | Alberto Uria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | Élie Bayol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | Bob Sweikert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | André Pilette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | Bob Veith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 25 | Horace Gould | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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