High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 September 1956 at Monza. It was the final race of the 1956 Formula One World Championship. Juan Manuel Fangio had an eight-point lead over Ferrari team-mate Peter Collins and the Jean Behra, driving for Maserati. Fangio retired with a broken steering arm, while Behra also had to pull out. Luigi Musso, also driving for Ferrari, was told to hand his car over to Fangio to ensure the Argentine's third consecutive title but he refused. Brit Collins, with the opportunity for his first world championship, sportingly handed his car over to Fangio during a routine pit-stop. Fangio finished second, behind Stirling Moss, giving him and Collins a share of the second points for second place and ensuring his third title.