Stirling Moss won the Monaco Grand Prix 1956 at Circuit de Monaco on 13 May 1956, starting from P2 on the grid. Peter Collins finished second for Ferrari, with Jean Behra completing the podium for Maserati.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stirling MossMOS | Maserati | 100 | 3:00:32.9 | 8 | |
| 2 | 9 | Peter CollinsCOL | Ferrari | 100 | +6.1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 9 | Juan FangioFAN | Ferrari | 100 | +6.1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jean BehraBEH | Maserati | 99 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Juan FangioFAN | Ferrari | 99 | +1 Lap | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Eugenio CastellottiCAS | Ferrari | 99 | +1 Lap | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 14 | Hernando da Silva RamosDAS | Gordini | 93 | +7 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Élie BayolBAY | Gordini | 88 | +12 Laps | 0 | |
| 6 | 11 | André PilettePIL | Gordini | 88 | +12 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | Cesare PerdisaPER | Maserati | 86 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Horace GouldGOU | Maserati | 85 | +15 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Robert ManzonMAN | Gordini | 90 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Louis RosierROS | Maserati | 72 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Eugenio CastellottiCAS | Ferrari | 14 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Vanwall | 13 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Harry SchellSCH | Vanwall | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Luigi MussoMUS | Ferrari | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Giorgio ScarlattiSCA | Ferrari | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Mike HawthornHAW | BRM | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Tony BrooksBRO | BRM | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Louis ChironCHI | Maserati | 0 | Engine | 0 |