1956 Season • Historical Snapshot
🏁 ARCHIVED SEASON 1956 Season • 8 Races

1956 Formula 1 Season

🏆 Drivers' Champion
Juan Fangio
Ferrari • 30 pts • 3 wins
📈 Points Progression
0 11 23 34 45
Juan Fangio (30 pts) Stirling Moss (27 pts) Peter Collins (25 pts) Jean Behra (22 pts) Pat Flaherty (8 pts) Eugenio Castellotti (7.5 pts) Chaser Max Points (Threshold)
🏆 1956 Final Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins
1 Juan Fangio Ferrari 30 3
2 Stirling Moss Maserati 27 2
3 Peter Collins Ferrari 25 2
4 Jean Behra Maserati 22 0
5 Pat Flaherty Watson 8 1
6 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 7.5 0
7 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 6 0
8 Paul Frère Ferrari 6 0
9 Paco Godia Maserati 6 0
10 Jack Fairman Connaught 5 0
11 Luigi Musso Ferrari 4 1
12 Mike Hawthorn Maserati / BRM / Vanwall 4 0
13 Ron Flockhart BRM / Connaught 4 0
14 Don Freeland Phillips 4 0
15 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 3 0
16 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 3 0
17 Harry Schell Vanwall / Maserati 3 0
18 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 3 0
19 Louis Rosier Maserati 2 0
20 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2 0
21 Horace Gould Maserati 2 0
22 Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini / Maserati 2 0
23 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2 0
24 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 2 0
25 Gerino Gerini Maserati 1.5 0
26 Chico Landi Maserati 1.5 0
27 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 1 0
- André Pilette Gordini / Ferrari 0 0
- Luigi Piotti Maserati 0 0
- Óscar González Maserati 0 0
- Alberto Uria Maserati 0 0
- Élie Bayol Gordini 0 0
- Bob Sweikert Kuzma 0 0
- Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 0 0
- Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Robert Manzon Gordini 0 0
- André Simon Maserati / Gordini 0 0
- Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 0 0
- Cliff Griffith Stevens 0 0
- Roy Salvadori Maserati 0 0
- Gene Hartley Kuzma 0 0
- Bob Gerard Cooper 0 0
- Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Eddie Johnson Kuzma 0 0
- Billy Garrett Kuzma 0 0
- Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 0 0
- Bruce Halford Maserati 0 0
- Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 0 0
- André Milhoux Gordini 0 0
- Maurice Trintignant Vanwall / Bugatti 0 0
- Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 0 0
- José Froilán González Maserati / Vanwall 0 0
- Umberto Maglioli Maserati 0 0
- Piero Scotti Connaught 0 0
- Desmond Titterington Connaught 0 0
- Tony Brooks BRM 0 0
- Louis Chiron Maserati 0 0
- Piero Taruffi Vanwall 0 0
- Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 0 0
- Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Colin Chapman Vanwall 0 0
- Jo Bonnier Maserati 0 0
- Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Les Leston Connaught 0 0
- Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Archie Scott Brown Connaught 0 0
- Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Paul Emery Emeryson 0 0
- Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 0 0
- Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Jack Brabham Maserati 0 0
- Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Johnny Thomson Kuzma 0 0
🏁 1956 Race-by-Race Results
Rnd Grand Prix Date Winner Constructor Podium
1 Argentine Grand Prix 1956-01-22 Juan Fangio Ferrari
1. Juan Fangio 1. Luigi Musso 2. Jean Behra
2 Monaco Grand Prix 1956-05-13 Stirling Moss Maserati
1. Stirling Moss 2. Juan Fangio 2. Peter Collins
3 Indianapolis 500 1956-05-30 Pat Flaherty Watson
1. Pat Flaherty 2. Sam Hanks 3. Don Freeland
4 Belgian Grand Prix 1956-06-03 Peter Collins Ferrari
1. Peter Collins 2. Paul Frère 3. Cesare Perdisa
5 French Grand Prix 1956-07-01 Peter Collins Ferrari
1. Peter Collins 2. Eugenio Castellotti 3. Jean Behra
6 British Grand Prix 1956-07-14 Juan Fangio Ferrari
1. Juan Fangio 2. Peter Collins 2. Alfonso de Portago
7 German Grand Prix 1956-08-05 Juan Fangio Ferrari
1. Juan Fangio 2. Stirling Moss 3. Jean Behra
8 Italian Grand Prix 1956-09-02 Stirling Moss Maserati
1. Stirling Moss 2. Juan Fangio 2. Peter Collins