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THE FORMULA 1 ARCHIVE

Formula 1 1956 Season

DRIVERS’ CHAMPION

Juan Fangio ↗

30 points · 3 wins

CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPION

Not available

Explore the 1956 Formula 1 season, including race results, driver standings, constructor standings and Grand Prix information.

RACES ON RECORD88 scheduled
DRIVERS85
DIFFERENT WINNERS5
CONSTRUCTORS15

The season calendar.

Compare drivers ↗
Season calendar and winners
RoundGrand Prix / CircuitDateCountryWinner
01Argentine Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez22 JanArgentinaJuan Fangio / Luigi Musso
02Monaco Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Monaco13 MayMonacoStirling Moss
03Indianapolis 500 ↗Indianapolis Motor Speedway30 MayUSAPat Flaherty
04Belgian Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps3 JunBelgiumPeter Collins
05French Grand Prix ↗Reims-Gueux1 JulFrancePeter Collins
06British Grand Prix ↗Silverstone Circuit14 JulUKJuan Fangio
07German Grand Prix ↗Nürburgring5 AugGermanyJuan Fangio
08Italian Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Nazionale di Monza2 SeptItalyStirling Moss

Driver standings.

Drivers championship
PosDriverPointsWinsGap
1Juan FangioFerrari303—
2Stirling MossMaserati272−3
3Peter CollinsFerrari252−5
4Jean BehraMaserati220−8
5Pat FlahertyWatson81−22
6Eugenio CastellottiFerrari7.50−22.5
7Sam HanksKurtis Kraft60−24
8Paul FrèreFerrari60−24
9Paco GodiaMaserati60−24
10Jack FairmanConnaught50−25
11Luigi MussoFerrari41−26
12Mike HawthornMaserati / BRM / Vanwall40−26
13Ron FlockhartBRM / Connaught40−26
14Don FreelandPhillips40−26
15Alfonso de PortagoFerrari30−27
16Cesare PerdisaMaserati30−27
17Harry SchellVanwall / Maserati30−27
18Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft30−27
19Louis RosierMaserati20−28
20Luigi VilloresiMaserati20−28
21Horace GouldMaserati20−28
22Hernando da Silva RamosGordini / Maserati20−28
23Olivier GendebienFerrari20−28
24Dick RathmannKurtis Kraft20−28
25Gerino GeriniMaserati1.50−28.5
26Chico LandiMaserati1.50−28.5
27Paul RussoKurtis Kraft10−29
André PiletteGordini / Ferrari00−30
Luigi PiottiMaserati00−30
Óscar GonzálezMaserati00−30
Alberto UriaMaserati00−30
Élie BayolGordini00−30
Bob SweikertKuzma00−30
Bob VeithKurtis Kraft00−30
Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati00−30
Rodger WardKurtis Kraft00−30
Robert ManzonGordini00−30
André SimonMaserati / Gordini00−30
Jimmy ReeceLesovsky00−30
Cliff GriffithStevens00−30
Roy SalvadoriMaserati00−30
Gene HartleyKuzma00−30
Bob GerardCooper00−30
Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft00−30
Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft00−30
Al KellerKurtis Kraft00−30
Eddie JohnsonKuzma00−30
Billy GarrettKuzma00−30
Duke DinsmoreKurtis Kraft00−30
Pat O'ConnorKurtis Kraft00−30
Jimmy BryanKuzma00−30
Bruce HalfordMaserati00−30
Ottorino VolonterioMaserati00−30
André MilhouxGordini00−30
Maurice TrintignantVanwall / Bugatti00−30
Carlos MenditeguyMaserati00−30
José Froilán GonzálezMaserati / Vanwall00−30
Umberto MaglioliMaserati00−30
Piero ScottiConnaught00−30
Desmond TitteringtonConnaught00−30
Tony BrooksBRM00−30
Louis ChironMaserati00−30
Piero TaruffiVanwall00−30
Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari00−30
Jim RathmannKurtis Kraft00−30
Colin ChapmanVanwall00−30
Jo BonnierMaserati00−30
Johnnie TolanKurtis Kraft00−30
Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft00−30
Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft00−30
Eddie RussoKurtis Kraft00−30
Les LestonConnaught00−30
Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft00−30
Archie Scott BrownConnaught00−30
Jack TurnerKurtis Kraft00−30
Paul EmeryEmeryson00−30
Wolfgang von TripsFerrari00−30
Keith AndrewsKurtis Kraft00−30
Jack BrabhamMaserati00−30
Andy LindenKurtis Kraft00−30
Al HermanKurtis Kraft00−30
Ray CrawfordKurtis Kraft00−30
Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft00−30
Troy RuttmanKurtis Kraft00−30
Johnny ThomsonKuzma00−30

Constructor standings.

THE RECORD IS STILL OPEN

Constructor standings are not available for this season.

Participating constructors · championship standings not recorded.

BRM

Bugatti

Connaught

Cooper

Emeryson

Ferrari

Gordini

Kurtis Kraft

Kuzma

Lesovsky

Maserati

Phillips

Stevens

Vanwall

Watson