Eugenio Castellotti, (22) Ferrari-Lancia D50. Harry Schell, (16) Vanwall VW2. Juan Manuel Fangio, (20) Ferrari-Lancia D50. Jean Behra, (30) Maserati 250F, Luigi Musso, (24) Ferrari-Lancia D50, Maurice Trintignant, (14) Vanwall VW2. Peter Collins, (26) Ferrari-Lancia D50. Monaco Grand Prix 1956. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Eugenio Castellotti, (22) Ferrari-Lancia D50. Harry Schell, (16) Vanwall VW2. Juan Manuel Fangio, (20) Ferrari-Lancia D50. Jean Behra, (30) Maserati 250F, Luigi Musso, (24) Ferrari-Lancia D50, Maurice Trintignant, (14) Vanwall VW2. Peter Collins, (26) Ferrari-Lancia D50. Monaco Grand Prix 1956.

A lineup of open-wheel cars at the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix, set against the city’s iconic, steep hillside and harbor. Behind a makeshift sandbag barrier, the grid includes Harry Schell in a Vanwall VW2 (16) and Juan Manuel Fangio in a Ferrari-Lancia D50 (20). Further back is Peter Collins in his Ferrari-Lancia D50 (26). The starting field also featured Eugenio Castellotti, Jean Behra, Luigi Musso, and Maurice Trintignant, as spectators line the track beneath the towering mountainside.


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