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 Vetture non qualificate NQ 58 Eddie Sachs Schroeder-Offenhauser Ray Brady NQ 3 Marshall Teague Kuzma-Offenhauser Dean Van Lines NQ 9 Nino Farina Ferrari Bardahl Special Ferrari Bardahl NQ 22 Dempsey Wilson Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Martin Brothers NQ 25 Tony Bonadies Kurtis Kraft 3000D-Offenhauser Donaldson NQ 31 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 500F-Novi Novi Air Conditioning NQ 33 Eddie Russo Epperly-Offenhauser Belond Miracle Power NQ 35 Johnny Kay Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser Peter Wales NQ 46 Shorty Templeman Hillegass-Offenhauser Glessner NQ 47 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Sumar NQ 51 Len Duncan Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser Ray Brady NQ 62 Len Sutton Lesovsky-Offenhauser Wolcott NQ 74 Mike Magill Templeton-Offenhauser Chesty Foods NQ 75 Marvin Pifer Ewing-Offenhauser Commercial Motor Freight NQ 77 Jimmy McWitney Schroeder-Offenhauser Dayton Steel Foundry NQ 78 Dick Rathmann Lesovsky-Studebacker Hopkins NQ 79 Dempsey Wilson Silnes-Offenhauser Marquette Tool NQ 84 Bill Cheesbourg Lesovsky-Offenhauser H. B. T. NQ 85 Gig Stephens Kurtis Kraft 2000D-Offenhauser Slick Airway NQ 87 Dick Reese Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser McDonald NQ 87 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 4000D-Offenhauser McDonald NQ 91 Johnny Baldwin Ferrari 375 Indy Ferrari Bardahl NQ 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
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