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1956 season

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Drivers

PosDriverTeam(s)WinsPts
1Juan FangioFerrari330
2Stirling MossMaserati227
3Peter CollinsFerrari225
4Jean BehraMaserati022
5Pat FlahertyWatson18
6Eugenio CastellottiFerrari07.5
7Sam HanksKurtis Kraft06
8Paul FrèreFerrari06
9Paco GodiaMaserati06
10Jack FairmanConnaught05
11Luigi MussoFerrari14
12Mike HawthornMaserati→BRM→Vanwall04
13Ron FlockhartBRM→Connaught04
14Don FreelandPhillips04
15Alfonso de PortagoFerrari03
16Cesare PerdisaMaserati03
17Harry SchellVanwall→Maserati03
18Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft03
19Louis RosierMaserati02
20Luigi VilloresiMaserati02
21Horace GouldMaserati02
22Hernando da Silva RamosGordini→Maserati02
23Olivier GendebienFerrari02
24Dick RathmannKurtis Kraft02
25Gerino GeriniMaserati01.5
26Chico LandiMaserati01.5
27Paul RussoKurtis Kraft01
–André PiletteGordini→Ferrari00
–Luigi PiottiMaserati00
–Óscar GonzálezMaserati00
–Alberto UriaMaserati00
–Élie BayolGordini00
–Bob SweikertKuzma00
–Bob VeithKurtis Kraft00
–Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati00
–Rodger WardKurtis Kraft00
–Robert ManzonGordini00
–André SimonMaserati→Gordini00
–Jimmy ReeceLesovsky00
–Cliff GriffithStevens00
–Roy SalvadoriMaserati00
–Gene HartleyKuzma00
–Bob GerardCooper00
–Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft00
–Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft00
–Al KellerKurtis Kraft00
–Eddie JohnsonKuzma00
–Billy GarrettKuzma00
–Duke DinsmoreKurtis Kraft00
–Pat O'ConnorKurtis Kraft00
–Jimmy BryanKuzma00
–Bruce HalfordMaserati00
–Ottorino VolonterioMaserati00
–André MilhouxGordini00
–Maurice TrintignantVanwall→Bugatti00
–Carlos MenditeguyMaserati00
–José Froilán GonzálezMaserati→Vanwall00
–Umberto MaglioliMaserati00
–Piero ScottiConnaught00
–Desmond TitteringtonConnaught00
–Tony BrooksBRM00
–Louis ChironMaserati00
–Piero TaruffiVanwall00
–Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari00
–Jim RathmannKurtis Kraft00
–Colin ChapmanVanwall00
–Jo BonnierMaserati00
–Johnnie TolanKurtis Kraft00
–Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft00
–Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft00
–Eddie RussoKurtis Kraft00
–Les LestonConnaught00
–Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft00
–Archie Scott BrownConnaught00
–Jack TurnerKurtis Kraft00
–Paul EmeryEmeryson00
–Wolfgang von TripsFerrari00
–Keith AndrewsKurtis Kraft00
–Jack BrabhamMaserati00
–Andy LindenKurtis Kraft00
–Al HermanKurtis Kraft00
–Ray CrawfordKurtis Kraft00
–Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft00
–Troy RuttmanKurtis Kraft00
–Johnny ThomsonKuzma00

Constructors

No constructors' championship this season (introduced in 1958).

Championship positions by round

Points progression

Points per round

Calendar

RdGrand PrixDatePoleWinnerTeam
1Argentine Grand Prix22 Jan 1956Juan FangioLuigi MussoFerrari
2Monaco Grand Prix13 May 1956Juan FangioStirling MossMaserati
3Indianapolis 50030 May 1956Pat FlahertyPat FlahertyWatson
4Belgian Grand Prix3 Jun 1956Juan FangioPeter CollinsFerrari
5French Grand Prix1 Jul 1956Juan FangioPeter CollinsFerrari
6British Grand Prix14 Jul 1956Stirling MossJuan FangioFerrari
7German Grand Prix5 Aug 1956Juan FangioJuan FangioFerrari
8Italian Grand Prix2 Sept 1956Juan FangioStirling MossMaserati

Team line-ups

Driver changes this season: BRM, Connaught, Ferrari, Gordini, Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma, Maserati, Vanwall

BRM
Driver12345678Pts
Brooks #12/24
0
Hawthorn #10/23
0
Flockhart #25 Joined mid-season
0
Bugatti
Driver12345678Pts
Trintignant #28
0
Connaught
Driver12345678Pts
Scotti #28 Left mid-season
0
Fairman #21/6 Joined mid-season
5
Scott Brown #19 Stand-in
0
Titterington #20 Stand-in
0
Flockhart #4 Joined mid-season
4
Leston #2 Joined mid-season
0
Cooper
Driver12345678Pts
Gerard #26
0
Emeryson
Driver12345678Pts
Emery #32
0
Ferrari
Driver12345678Pts
Castellotti #32/20/22/4/12/3/24
7.5
Collins #36/26/8/14/2/4
25
Fangio #30/34/20/26/2/10/1/22
34.5
Musso #34/24/4/28
4
Gendebien #38/44 Stand-in
2
Pilette #20 Stand-in
0
Frère #6 Stand-in
6
de Portago #16/3/4/5/30 Joined mid-season
3
Scarlatti #14 Stand-in
0
von Trips #50 Joined mid-season
0
Gordini
Driver12345678Pts
Manzon #2/30/15/10
0
da Silva Ramos #6/32/14/8
2
Pilette #4/34/11 Stand-in
0
Bayol #4 Left mid-season
0
Milhoux #11 Stand-in
0
Simon #12 Joined mid-season
0
Kurtis Kraft
Driver12345678Pts
Agabashian #42
0
Andrews #89
0
Bettenhausen #99
0
Boyd #15
0
Christie #57
0
O'Connor #7
0
Daywalt #48
0
Rathmann #73
2
Dinsmore #64
0
Elisian #10
0
Hanks #4
6
Herman #12
0
Keller #55
0
Linden #5
0
Parsons #98
3
Russo #29
1
Rathmann #24
0
Crawford #49
0
Russo #10
0
Ruttman #53
0
Tolan #34
0
Turner #54
0
Veith #14
0
Ward #19
0
Kuzma
Driver12345678Pts
Bryan #2
0
Garrett #41
0
Hartley #82
0
Johnson #81
0
Sweikert #1
0
Thomson #88
0
Lesovsky
Driver12345678Pts
Reece #26
0
Maserati
Driver12345678Pts
Behra #4/30/32/8/6/46
22
Moss #2/28/30/34/6/7/36
28
Piotti #8/18/40
0
Gerini #10/42
1.5
González #12 Left mid-season
0
Hawthorn #14 Left mid-season
4
Landi #10 Left mid-season
1.5
Menditeguy #6 Left mid-season
0
González #16 Left mid-season
0
Uria #16 Left mid-season
0
Perdisa #32/34/6/9/8 Left mid-season
3
Rosier #8/24/36/27/15 Left mid-season
2
Gould #18/26/31/19 Left mid-season
2
Chiron #34 Stand-in
0
Godia #36/40/10/20/38 Joined mid-season
6
Villoresi #22/38/11/18/34 Joined mid-season
2
da Silva Ramos #8 Stand-in
0
Simon #42 Stand-in
0
Halford #29/21/48 Joined mid-season
0
Maglioli #12/8/46 Joined mid-season
0
Salvadori #28/16/44 Joined mid-season
0
Brabham #30 Stand-in
0
Schell #12 Stand-in
0
Volonterio #22 Stand-in
0
Bonnier #34 Joined mid-season
0
de Graffenried #14 Joined mid-season
0
Phillips
Driver12345678Pts
Freeland #16
4
Stevens
Driver12345678Pts
Griffith #27
0
Vanwall
Driver12345678Pts
Schell #16/10/22/24/18
3
Trintignant #14/12/17/20
0
Chapman #26 Stand-in
0
Hawthorn #24 Stand-in
0
González #18 Stand-in
0
Taruffi #16 Joined mid-season
0
Watson
Driver12345678Pts
Flaherty #8
8