Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1956 Argentine Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | IV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| Track: | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez |
| Round: | 1 of 8 |
| Race date: | Sunday, January 22nd, 1956 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Luigi Musso / Juan Manuel Fangio | Jean Behra | Mike Hawthorn |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Maserati | Maserati |
| Car | Ferrari Lancia D50 | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F |
| Engine | Ferrari Lancia DS 50 | Maserati 250 F1 | Maserati 250 F1 |
| Tyre | Englebert | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 3:00:28.1 | 3:01:26.2 | |
| Gap | 180m 28.1 secs | 181m 26.2 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari | 1:42.5 0 | No Time 22 | 1:42.5 22 | |
| 2 | 32 | Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari | 1:44.7 0 | No Time 40 | 1:44.7 40 | |
| 3 | 34 | Luigi Musso Ferrari | 1:44.7 0 | No Time 30 | 1:44.7 30 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jean Behra Maserati | 1:45.1 0 | No Time 98 | 1:45.1 98 | |
| 5 | 12 | José Froilán González Maserati | 1:45.2 0 | No Time 24 | 1:45.2 24 | |
| 6 | 34 | Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari | 1:45.3 68 | 1:45.3 68 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Carlos Menditéguy Maserati | 1:45.6 0 | No Time 42 | 1:45.6 42 | |
| 8 | 2 | Stirling Moss Maserati | 1:45.9 0 | No Time 81 | 1:45.9 81 | |
| 9 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn Maserati | 1:47.4 0 | No Time 96 | 1:47.4 96 | |
| 10 | 36 | Peter Collins Ferrari | 1:47.7 0 | No Time 58 | 1:47.7 58 | |
| 11 | 38 | Olivier Gendebien Ferrari | 1:50.4 0 | No Time 91 | 1:50.4 91 | |
| 12 | 10 | Chico Landi Maserati | 1:52.1 0 | No Time 46 | 1:52.1 46 | |
| 13 | 8 | Luigi Piotti Maserati | 1:57.9 0 | No Time 57 | 1:57.9 57 | |
| 14 | 10 | Gerino Gerini Maserati | No Time 46 | No Time 46 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Óscar González Maserati | No Time 44 | No Time 44 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Alberto Uria Maserati | No Time 0 | No Time 44 | No Time 44 |