| Type: | NC |
| Country: | ITA |
| Grand Prix: | Syracuse |
| Date: | 15 April |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Official Name: | VI Gran Premio di Siracusa |
| Location: | Syracuse, Sicily |
| Course: | Temporary road circuit |
| Course Mi: | 3.479 |
| Course Km: | 5.599 |
| Distance Laps: | 80 |
| Distance Mi: | 278.167 |
| Distance Km: | 447.688 |
| Pole Driver: | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| Pole Country: | ARG |
| Pole Team: | Ferrari |
| Pole Time: | 1:58.0 |
| Fast Driver: | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| Fast Team: | Ferrari |
| Fast Time: | 1:59.8 |
| Fast Country: | ARG |
| First Driver: | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| First Country: | ARG |
| First Team: | Ferrari |
| Second Driver: | Luigi Musso |
| Second Country: | ITA |
| Second Team: | Ferrari |
| Third Driver: | Peter Collins |
| Third Country: | GBR |
| Third Team: | Ferrari |
The 1956 Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, set to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1956 at the Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was won by Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio, in his Scuderia Ferrari entered Lancia D50.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1:58.0 | – | |||
| 2 | 16 |  Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1:58.9 | +0.9 | |||
| 3 | 30 |  Jean Behra | Maserati | 1:59.6 | +1.6 | |||
| 4 | 26 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 2:00.3 | +2.3 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:01.5 | +3.5 | |||
| 6 | 28 |  Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2:02.1 | +4.1 | |||
| 7 | 24 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:05.1 | +7.1 | |||
| 8 | 22 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 2:06.6 | +8.6 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 2:07.1 | +9.1 | |||
| 10 | 6 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2:09.1 | +11.1 | |||
| 11 | 2 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 2:10.5 | +12.5 | |||
| 12 | 20 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 2:11.8 | +13.8 | |||
| 13 | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | - | - | |||
| 14 | 18 | Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari | - | - | |||
| 15 | 10 | Piero Scotti | Connaught-Alta | - | - | |||
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 80 | 2:48'59.9 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 26 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 80 | +0.2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 28 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 80 | +0.5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 12 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 77 | +3 Laps | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 77 | +6 Laps | 11 | ||
| 6 | 24 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 76 | +4 Laps | 7 | ||
| 7 | 24 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 9 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 42 | Mechanical | 12 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 40 | Accident | 2 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught-Alta | 23 | Ignition | 8 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Piero Scotti | Connaught-Alta | 21 | Gearbox | 15 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari | 20 | Mechanical | 14 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 20 | Mechanical | 13 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2 | Final Drive | 10 | ||
| Ret | 30 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 1 | Lubrication | 3 | ||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||