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| Date | Sunday 13 May 1956 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | Monaco GP |
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo |
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| Event Format | Race of 100 laps |
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| Race | 8 of 24 |
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| Championship race | 50 |
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| Laps | 100 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 3145 m |
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| Race Distance | 3145 × 100 = 314.500 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 18 |
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| Qualifiers | 17 |
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| Finishers | 8 |
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| Championship Debutants |
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| Milestones | Car 28 - 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 36 - 25th Race Entry (Car Number)
Eugenio Castellotti - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Gordini - 100th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Juan Manuel Fangio - 20th Pole Position (Driver)
Peter Collins - 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Robert Manzon - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Stirling Moss - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Vandervell Products - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Vanwall - 10th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Vanwall - 10th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 11th Place Qualifications –  Robert Manzon (4)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (107),
2. Most Retirements – Maserati (127),
3. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (77),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Juan Manuel Fangio (32),
5. Most Retirements – Maurice Trintignant (20),
6. Most Podium Finishes – Juan Manuel Fangio (26),
7. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (32),
8. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (18),
9. Most 7th Place Finishes – Maserati (15),
10. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (14.55%),
11. Most Fastest Laps – Ferrari (18),
12. Most Fastest Laps – Juan Manuel Fangio (18),
13. Most Race Entries – Maserati (233),
14. Most Race Entries – Juan Manuel Fangio (37),
15. Most Poles – Ferrari (21),
16. Most Poles – Juan Manuel Fangio (20),
17. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (21),
18. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Maserati (14),
19. Most 13th Place Qualifications – Maserati (13),
20. Most 13th Place Qualifications – Louis Rosier (7),
21. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Maserati (8)
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