1956 MONACO GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
13 May 1956
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Juan Manuel FangioFAN | Lanica Ferrari | 1:44.000 | 
| 2 | 28 | Stirling MossMOS | Maserati | 1:44.600 | 
| 3 | 22 | Eugenio CastellottiCAS | Lanica Ferrari | 1:44.900 | 
| 4 | 30 | Jean BehraBEH | Maserati | 1:45.300 | 
| 5 | 16 | Harry SchellSCH | Vanwall | 1:45.600 | 
| 6 | 14 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Vanwall | 1:45.600 | 
| 7 | 32 | Cesare PerdisaPER | Maserati | 1:46.000 | 
| 8 | 24 | Luigi MussoMUS | Lanica Ferrari | 1:46.800 | 
| 9 | 26 | Peter CollinsCOL | Lanica Ferrari | 1:47.000 | 
| 11 | 4 | Elie BayolBAY | Gordini | 1:50.000 | 
| 12 | 2 | Robert ManzonMAN | Gordini | 1:50.300 | 
| 14 | 6 | Hermano da Silva RamosDAS | Gordini | 1:50.600 | 
| 15 | 8 | Louis RosierROS | Maserati | 1:51.600 | 
| 16 | 18 | Horace Gould GOU | Maserati | 1:51.700 |