1956 F1 World Championship Season

Season

Season info

Season

Races

Drivers’ Champion

Juan Manuel Fangio (4th title)

Constructors’ Champion

n/a

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Juan Manuel Fangio

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

n/a

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Standings

Driver standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

Qualifying

Qualifying stats

Season stats

Calendar

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	22 January
2	Monaco	Monte Carlo	13 May
3	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May
4	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	03 June
5	France	Reims	01 July
6	Britain	Silverstone	14 July
7	Germany	Nurburgring	05 August
8	Italy	Monza	02 September

Race results

No.	Grand Prix	Result
1	Argentina	Result
2	Monaco	Result
3	Indianapolis 500	Result
4	Belgium	Result
5	France	Result
6	Britain	Result
7	Germany	Result
8	Italy (drivers’ title decider)	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1956 F1 World Championship (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries).

BRM (works team): Tony Brooks (2, 6); Mike Hawthorn (2, 6); Ron Flockhart (6)
Bugatti (works team): Maurice Trintignant (5)
Connaught (works team): Jack Fairman (6, 8); Archie Scott-Brown (6); Desmond Titterington (6); Ron Flockhart (8); Les Leston (8)
Connaught (privateer): Piero Scotti (4)
Cooper (privateer): Bob Gerard (6)
Emeryson (works team): Paul Emery (6)
Ferrari (works team): Eugenio Castellotti (1-2, 4-8); Peter Collins (1-2, 4-8); Juan Manuel Fangio (1-2, 4-8); Luigi Musso (1-2, 7-8); Olivier Gendebien (1, 5); Giorgio Scarlatti (2, 7); Paul Frere (4); Andre Pilette (4); Alfonso de Portago (5-8); Wolfgang von Trips (8)
Ferrari (privateer): Giorgio Scarlatti (2, 7)
Gordini (works team): Robert Manzon (2, 5-8); Hermano da Silva Ramos (2, 5-6, 8); Andre Pilette (2, 5, 7); Elie Bayol (2); Andre Milhoux (7); Andre Simon (8)
Kurtis Kraft (privateer): Giuseppe Farina (3)
Maserati (works team): Jean Behra (1-2, 4-8); Stirling Moss (1-2, 4-8); Gerino Gerini (1); Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1); Chico Landi (1); Carlos Menditeguy (1); Luigi Piotti (1); Cesare Perdisa (2, 4-7); Francisco Godia (4-8); Piero Taruffi (5); Umberto Maglioli (7-8); Jo Bonnier (8); Luigi Villoresi (8)
Maserati (privateers): Oscar Gonzalez (1); Mike Hawthorn (1); Alberto Uria (1); Louis Rosier (2, 4-7); Horace Gould (2, 4, 6-7); Louis Chiron (2); Luigi Villoresi (4-7); Andre Simon (5); Bruce Halford (6-8); Roy Salvadori (6-8); Jack Brabham (6); Umberto Maglioli (6); Luigi Piotti (7-8); Harry Schell (7); Ottorino Volonterio (7); Emmanuel de Graffenried (8); Gerino Gerini (8)
Vanwall (works team): Harry Schell (2, 4-6, 8); Maurice Trintignant (2, 4, 6, 8); Colin Chapman (5); Mike Hawthorn (5); Jose Froilan Gonzalez (6); Piero Taruffi (8)