1956 Formula One season

Argentinian racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio had already won three Formula One World Championships, while driving for three different constructors.

At the start, sixth-starting Argentinian Carlos Menditeguy managed to take the lead, ahead of teammate Stirling Moss.

Musso was called into the pits to give his car to the team leader, but Fangio spun off and was almost lapped by Menditeguy.

Fangio made an inspiring recovery drive until he was in second place and, on lap 70, took the lead when his 1955 teammate Moss's engine failed.

He won the race, but received half the points because of the shared drive, ahead of Frenchman Jean Behra and Brit Mike Hawthorn.

Constructors Vanwall, BRM and Gordini attended, but it was Fangio who once again started on pole, ahead of Moss and Castellotti.

It was Moss who reached the hairpin first and quickly extended his lead, with the Ferrari trio of Fangio, Collins and Castellotti in pursuit.

But through the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, there is little margin for error and the reigning champion tapped a wall, bent his rear wheel and retreated into the pits.

Stirling Moss (Maserati) and Peter Collins (Ferrari) had started next to Fangio on the front row and led away.

Collins was in second place, until on lap 24, the leader's Ferrari suddenly came to a halt at the far end of the circuit, providing no opportunity for a car swap in the pit.

But going into one of the hairpins, Schell managed to pass Collins and Castellotti in one move and immediately dove into Fangio's slipstream.

The reigning champion held on, however, and Schell's valiant drive came to a halt when technical issues forced a pit stop.

Collins was carefree as he scored his second win in a row, ahead of teammate Castellotti and Frenchman Jean Behra.

[10] The British Grand Prix saw three local drivers qualify on the front row, which the wide Silverstone circuit allowed to consist of four cars: Moss, Fangio, Hawthorn (BRM) and Collins.

Fangio got past into second place on lap six, but in an attempt to catch the leader, he spun off and fell back to fifth.

Juan Manuel Fangio qualified on pole position, three tenths ahead of rival and teammate Peter Collins.

Future race winner Wolfgang von Trips made his debut with the Ferrari team, but he crashed in practice while doing around 130 mph (210 km/h).

The Ferrari team accepted it as the cost of a young driver in a fast car and were blind to the fact that it was caused by a tyre blowout.

It might not have surprised anyone, but Fangio lost the lead at the start, this time to both his teammates, who decided to have a personal battle and completely overlook any team tactics.

Moss managed to overtake Schell and grew a big lead, so when Collins came in for another tyre change, he gave his car to Fangio in a gesture of great sportsmanship.