500 Miglia di Indianapolis 1956

Gran Premio 500 Miglia di Indianapolis 1956
	51º GP del Mondiale di Formula 1; Gara 3 di 8 del Campionato 1956
	Il circuito di Indianapolis
Data	30 maggio 1956
Nome ufficiale	XL Indianapolis International Sweepstakes
Luogo	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Percorso	4,023 km
Distanza	200 giri, 804,6 km
Clima	Nuvoloso
	Risultati
Pole position	Giro più veloce
Pat Flaherty	Paul Russo
Watson-Offenhauser in 4'07.26 (4 giri)	Kurtis Kraft-Novi in 1'02.32
	Podio
	1. Pat Flaherty; Watson-Offenhauser
2. Sam Hanks; Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	3. Don Freeland; Phillips-Offenhauser

La 500 Miglia di Indianapolis 1956 fu la terza gara della stagione 1956 del Campionato mondiale di Formula 1, disputata il 30 maggio all'Indianapolis Motor Speedway. La manifestazione vide la vittoria di Pat Flaherty su Watson-Offenhauser, seguito da Sam Hanks su Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser e da Don Freeland, su Phillips-Offenhauser.

Risultati

Qualifiche

Pos	N°	Pilota	Auto	Sponsor/Nome Auto	Tempo (su 4 giri)
1	8	Pat Flaherty	Watson-Offenhauser	John Zink	4:07.260
2	24	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Hopkins	4:08.070
3	7	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft 500D-Offenhauser	Ansted Rotary	4:08.310
4	73	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	McNamara	4:08.720
5	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Belanger	4:08.960
6	98	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Agajanian	4:09.750
7	42	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Federal Engineering	4:09.880
8	29	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	Novi Vespa	4:10.790
9	5	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Chapman	4:11.650
10	1	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma-Offenhauser	D-A Lubricants	4:11.690
11	53	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	John Zink	4:12.660
12	15	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500E-Offenhauser	Bowes Seal Fast	4:12.920
13	4	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Jones & Maley	4:13.430
14	10	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Hoyt Machine	4:14.630
15	19	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Filter Queen	4:15.010
16	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500D-Offenhauser	Sumar	4:15.360
17	49	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B-Offenhauser	Crawford	4:15.530
18	88	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Peter Schmidt	4:07.340
19	2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Dean Van Lines	4:10.450
20	89	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft 500B-Offenhauser	Dunn Engineering	4:11.790
21	26	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	Massaglia Hotel	4:11.950
22	82	Gene Hartley	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Central Excavating	4:12.020
23	14	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Federal Engineering	4:12.570
24	54	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft 500B-Offenhauser	Travelon Trailer	4:12.820
25	57	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500D-Offenhauser	Helse	4:13.100
26	16	Don Freeland	Phillips-Offenhauser	Bob Estes	4:14.060
27	12	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft 500B-Offenhauser	Bardahl Clancy	4:14.220
28	55	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Traylor	4:14.970
29	41	Billy Garrett	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Greenman-Casale	4:16.120
30	27	Cliff Griffith	Stevens-Offenhauser	Jim Robbins	4:14.470
31	34	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500C-Offenhauser	Trio Brass	4:17.030
32	81	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Central Excavating	4:18.820
33	64	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 500A-Offenhauser	Shannon Bros.	4:20.060
DNQ	58	Eddie Sachs	Schroeder-Offenhauser	Ray Brady
DNQ	3	Marshall Teague	Kuzma-Offenhauser	Dean Van Lines
DNQ	9	Nino Farina	Ferrari Bardahl Special	Ferrari Bardahl
DNQ	22	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Martin Brothers
DNQ	25	Tony Bonadies	Kurtis Kraft 3000D-Offenhauser	Donaldson
DNQ	31	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500F-Novi	Novi Air Conditioning
DNQ	33	Eddie Russo	Epperly-Offenhauser	Belond Miracle Power
DNQ	35	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser	Peter Wales
DNQ	46	Shorty Templeman	Hillegass-Offenhauser	Glessner
DNQ	47	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Sumar
DNQ	51	Len Duncan	Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser	Ray Brady
DNQ	62	Len Sutton	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	Wolcott
DNQ	74	Mike Magill	Templeton-Offenhauser	Chesty Foods
DNQ	75	Marvin Pifer	Ewing-Offenhauser	Commercial Motor Freight
DNQ	77	Jimmy McWitney	Schroeder-Offenhauser	Dayton Steel Foundry
DNQ	78	Dick Rathmann	Lesovsky-Studebacker	Hopkins
DNQ	79	Dempsey Wilson	Silnes-Offenhauser	Marquette Tool
DNQ	84	Bill Cheesbourg	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	H. B. T.
DNQ	85	Gig Stephens	Kurtis Kraft 2000D-Offenhauser	Slick Airway
DNQ	87	Dick Reese	Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser	McDonald
DNQ	87	Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser	McDonald
DNQ	91	Johnny Baldwin	Ferrari 375 Indy	Ferrari Bardahl
DNQ	93	Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 3000D-Offenhauser	McKay's Bulldog

Gara

Pos	N°	Pilota	Auto	Giri	Tempo/Causa ritiro	Griglia	Punti
1	8	Pat Flaherty	Watson-Offenhauser	200	3:53:28.84	1	8
2	4	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+0:20.45	13	6
3	16	Don Freeland	Phillips-Offenhauser	200	+1:30.23	26	4
4	98	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	+3:25.69	6	3
5	73	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+4:21.81	4	2
6	1	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	+5:35.05	10
7	14	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+6:25.63	23
8	27	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+6:32.31	30
9	26	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	200	+6:38.31	21
10	27	Cliff Griffith	Stevens-Offenhauser	199	+ 1 giro	30
11	82	Gene Hartley	Kuzma-Offenhauser	196	+4 giri	22
12	42	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	196	+4 giri	7
13	57	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	196	+4 giri	25
14	55	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	195	+5 giri	28
15	81	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	195	+5 giri	32
16	41	Billy Garrett	Kuzma-Offenhauser	194	+6 giri	29
17	64	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	191	+9 giri	33
18	7	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	187	+13 giri	3
19	2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	185	+15 giri	19
20	24	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	175	Motore	2
21	34	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	173	Motore	31
22	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	160	Incidente	5
23	10	Ed Elisian Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	111	Freni	14
24	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	134	Incidente	16
25	54	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131	Motore	24
26	89	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	94	Trasmissione	20
27	5	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	90	Perdita olio	9
28	12	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	74	Incidente	27
29	49	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	49	Incidente	17
30	15	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	35	Perdita olio	12
31	53	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	22	Uscita di pista	11
32	88	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	22	Uscita di pista	18
33	29	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	21	Incidente	8	1

Note

Informazioni sulla gara da allf1.info. URL consultato il 26 gennaio 2009 (archiviato dall'url originale il 12 luglio 2013).
Informazioni aggiuntive gara (PDF) da motorsport.com (PDF)^{[collegamento interrotto]}. URL consultato il 26 gennaio 2009.