The 1956 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 22 January 1956 at Buenos Aires.

Ferrari dominated practice and occupied the first three grid positions, with Fangio's pole time 2.2 sec faster than second.

[1] Meanwhile, Musso took over Fangio's ailing car but did not manage to finish in it even a single lap.

While third, Castellotti's gearbox broke, Menditeguy left the lead with a broken driveshaft, and new leader Moss's engine began to smoke.

The race was not without controversy when the Maserati team manager lodged a protest that Fangio was push-started after the earlier spin.