The 1956 Syracuse Grand Prix was a

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rules, held on 15 April 1956 at the Syracuse Circuit,

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. The race was won by Argentinean

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entered

Lancia D50 The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such as the use of the engine as a stressed chassis member, the off-centre positioning of the engine ...

Classification

Entry list

Qualifying

Race

References

{{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Syracuse Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1956 , Previous_race_in_season = 1956 Glover Trophy , Next_race_in_season = 1956 BARC Aintree 200 , Previous_year's_race = 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix , Next_year's_race =

1957 Syracuse Grand Prix The 7th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 April 1957 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Peter Collins in a Lancia-Ferrari D50, who also ...

Syracuse Grand Prix The Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race held at Syracuse Circuit in Sicily, Italy. For most of its existence, it formed part of the Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for o ...

Syracuse Grand Prix