500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1956

Resultados da quadragésima edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway em 30 de maio de 1956. Vencidas pelo norte-americano Pat Flaherty, figuram como a terceira etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1.

Treino classificatório Pos. Nº Piloto Equipe Chassi Motor Pneu Tempo Diferença 1 8 Pat Flaherty John Zink Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'01"815 2 24 Jim Rathmann Lindsey Hopkins Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"018 "203 3 7 Pat O'Connor Ansted Rotary Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"077 "262 4 73 Dick Rathmann McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"296 "481 5 99 Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"340 "525 6 98 Johnnie Parsons J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"437 "622 7 42 Fred Agabashian Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"470 "655 8 29 Paul Russo Novi Racing Kurtis Kraft 500F Novi L8 c 3.0 1'02"698 "883 9 5 Andy Linden H.A. Chapman Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"912 1"097 10 1 Bob Sweikert D-A Lubricants Racing Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'02"922 1"107 11 53 Troy Ruttman John Zink Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"165 1"350 12 15 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti Kurtis Kraft 500E Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"230 1"415 13 4 Sam Hanks Jones & Maley Cars Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"358 1"543 14 10 Ed Elisian Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"657 1"842 15 19 Rodger Ward Filter Queen/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"752 1"937 16 48 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar/Chapman Root Kurtis kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"840 2"025 17 49 Ray Crawford Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'03"882 2"067 18 88 Johnny Thomson Peter Schmidt Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'04"835 3"020 19 2 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"613 3"798 20 89 Keith Andrews Dunn Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"948 4"133 21 26 Jimmy Reece Massaglia Hotels Lesovsky ?? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"988 4"173 22 82 Gene Hartley Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"005 4"190 23 14 Bob Veith Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"142 4"327 24 54 Jack Turner Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"205 4"390 25 57 Bob Christie Helse / H.H. Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"275 4"460 26 16 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"515 4"700 27 12 Al Herman Bardahl/Pat Clancy Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"555 4"740 28 55 Al Keller Sam Traylor Offy Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"742 4"927 29 41 Billy Garrett Greenman-Casale Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"030 5"215 30 27 Cliff Griffith Jim Robbins Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"617 5"802 31 34 Johnnie Tolan Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"258 6"443 32 81 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"705 6"890 33 64 Duke Dinsmore Shannon's Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"968 7"153

Corrida Pos. Nº Piloto Equipe Chassi Motor Pneu Voltas Tempo Grid Pontos 1 8 Pat Flaherty John Zink Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 53m 28s 84c (+20s 45c) (206.767 km/h) 1 8 2 4 Sam Hanks Jones & Maley Cars Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 53m 49s 29c (+20s 45c) 13 6 3 16 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 54m 59s 07c (+1m 30s 23c) 26 4 4 98 Johnnie Parsons J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 56m 54s 53c (+3m 25s 69c) 6 3 5 73 Dick Rathmann McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 57m 50s 65c (+4m 21s 81c) 4 2 6 1 Bob Sweikert D-A Lubricants Racing Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 59m 03s 89c (+5m 35s 05c) 10 7 14 Bob Veith Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 59m 54s 47c (+6m 25s 63c) 23 8 19 Rodger Ward Filter Queen/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 00m 01s 15c (+6m 32s 31c) 15 9 26 Jimmy Reece Massaglia Hotels Lesovsky ?? Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 00m 07s 15c (+6m 38s 31c) 21 10 27 Cliff Griffith Jim Robbins Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 199 30 11 82 Gene Hartley Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 196 22 12 42 Fred Agabashian Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 196 7 13 57 Bob Christie Helse / H.H. Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 196 25 14 55 Al Keller Sam Traylor Offy Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 195 28 15 81 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 195 32 16 41 Billy Garrett Greenman-Casale Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 194 29 17 64 Duke Dinsmore Shannon's Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 191 33 18 7 Pat O'Connor Ansted Rotary Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 187 3 19 2 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 185 19 20 24 Jim Rathmann Lindsey Hopkins Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 175 Hidráulica 2 21 34 Johnnie Tolan Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 173 Motor 31 22 99 Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 160 Colisão 5 23 10 Ed Elisian Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 80 14 - 10 Eddie Russo Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 80 Motor 14 24 48 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar/Chapman Root Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 4.5 134 Colisão 16 25 54 Jack Turner Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 131 Motor 24 26 89 Keith Andrews Dunn Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 94 Rotação 20 27 5 Andy Linden H.A. Chapman Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 90 Fuga de óleo 9 28 12 Al Herman Bardahl/Pat Clancy Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 74 Colisão 27 29 49 Ray Crawford Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 49 Colisão 17 30 15 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti Kurtis Kraft 500E Offenhauser L4 4.5 35 Motor 12 31 53 Troy Ruttman John Zink Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 22 Rotação 11 32 88 Johnny Thomson Peter Schmidt Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 22 Rotação 18 33 29 Paul Russo Novi Racing Kurtis Kraft 500F Novi L8 c 3.0 21 Colisão 8 1Fontes:Voltas na liderança: Jim Rathmann 3 voltas (1-3), Pat O'Connor 39 voltas (4-10; 22-40; 42-44; 46-55), Paul Russo 11 voltas (11-21), Pat Flaherty 127 voltas (41; 45; 76-200), Johnnie Parsons 16 voltas (56-71), Don Freeland 4 voltas (72-75).

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos Pos.PilotoPontos 1 Jean Behra 10 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 9 3 Stirling Moss 8 22 4 Pat Flaherty 8 21 5 Sam Hanks 6Fontes:

Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. Entre 1954 e 1957, cada piloto podia computar quatro resultados válidos por ano, havendo divisão de pontos em caso de monopostos compartilhados.

1956 500 Milhas de Indianápolis Categoria:Desporto nos Estados Unidos em 1956