F1 season
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Season
7
Races
8
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Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1956 F1 season (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries). Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- BRM (works team)
- (GBR) Tony Brooks (2, 6) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (2, 6)
- (GBR) Ron Flockhart (6)
- Bugatti (works team)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (5)
- Connaught (works team)
- (GBR) Jack Fairman (6, 8)
- (GBR) Archie Scott-Brown (6) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Desmond Titterington (6) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Ron Flockhart (8)
- (GBR) Les Leston (8) (Rookie)
- Connaught (privateer)
- (ITA) Piero Scotti (4) (Rookie)
- Cooper (privateer)
- (GBR) Bob Gerard (6)
- Emeryson (works team)
- (GBR) Paul Emery (6) (Rookie)
- Ferrari (works team)
- (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (1-2, 4-8)
- (GBR) Peter Collins (1-2, 4-8)
- (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (1-2, 4-8)
- (ITA) Luigi Musso (1-2, 7-8)
- (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (1, 5) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (2, 7) (Rookie)
- (BEL) Paul Frere (4)
- (BEL) Andre Pilette (4)
- (ESP) Alfonso de Portago (5-8) (Rookie)
- (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (8) (Rookie)
- Ferrari (privateer)
- (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (2, 7) (Rookie)
- Gordini (works team)
- (FRA) Robert Manzon (2, 5-8)
- (BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos (2, 5-6, 8)
- (BEL) Andre Pilette (2, 5, 7)
- (FRA) Elie Bayol (2)
- (BEL) Andre Milhoux (7) (Rookie)
- (FRA) Andre Simon (8)
- Kurtis Kraft (privateer)
- (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (3)
- Maserati (works team)
- (FRA) Jean Behra (1-2, 4-8)
- (GBR) Stirling Moss (1-2, 4-8)
- (ITA) Gerino Gerini (1) (Rookie)
- (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1)
- (BRA) Chico Landi (1)
- (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (1)
- (ITA) Luigi Piotti (1) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (2, 4-7)
- (ESP) Francisco Godia (4-8)
- (ITA) Piero Taruffi (5)
- (ITA) Umberto Maglioli (7-8)
- (SWE) Jo Bonnier (8) (Rookie) (first Swedish driver to enter a World Championship race)
- (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (8)
- Maserati (privateers)
- (URY) Oscar Gonzalez (1) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (1)
- (URY) Alberto Uria (1)
- (FRA) Louis Rosier (2, 4-7)
- (GBR) Horace Gould (2, 4, 6-7)
- (MCO) Louis Chiron (2)
- (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (4-7)
- (FRA) Andre Simon (5)
- (GBR) Bruce Halford (6-8) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Roy Salvadori (6-8)
- (AUS) Jack Brabham (6)
- (ITA) Umberto Maglioli (6)
- (ITA) Luigi Piotti (7-8) (Rookie)
- (USA) Harry Schell (7)
- (CHE) Ottorino Volonterio (7)
- (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried (8)
- (ITA) Gerino Gerini (8) (Rookie)
- Vanwall (works team)
- (USA) Harry Schell (2, 4-6, 8)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (2, 4, 6, 8)
- (GBR) Colin Chapman (5) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (5)
- (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (6)
- (ITA) Piero Taruffi (8)
- Final season (drivers)
- Elie Bayol
- Colin Chapman
- Hermano da Silva Ramos
- Emmanuel de Graffenried
- Giuseppe Farina
- Paul Frere
- Oscar Gonzalez
- Chico Landi
- Umberto Maglioli
- Robert Manzon
- Andre Milhoux
- Louis Rosier
- Archie Scott-Brown
- Piero Scotti
- Piero Taruffi
- Desmond Titterington
- Alberto Uria
- Luigi Villoresi
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 1953 for Chico Landi
- 1954 for Emmanuel de Graffenried, Ron Flockhart, Bob Gerard, Francisco Godia, Andre Pilette and Ottorino Volonterio
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 1958 for Louis Chiron, Paul Emery, Olivier Gendebien and Gerino Gerini
- 1961 for Andre Pilette
- Debut season (constructors)
- Bugatti (only season)
- Emeryson
- Final season (constructors)
- Bugatti
- Gordini
- First entry (constructors) since…
- 1951 for BRM
- Last entry (constructors) until…
- 1961 for Emeryson
Maiden wins
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | Argentina |
Pat Flaherty (Watson) | Indianapolis |
Peter Collins (Ferrari) | Belgium |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Watson (Pat Flaherty) | Indianapolis |
Maiden podium finishes
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Peter Collins (Ferrari) | Monaco |
Pat Flaherty (Watson) | Indianapolis |
Don Freeland (Phillips) | Indianapolis |
Paul Frere (Ferrari) | Belgium |
Alfonso de Portago (Ferrari) | Britain |
Ron Flockhart (Connaught) | Italy |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Watson (Pat Flaherty) | Indianapolis |
Phillips (Don Freeland) | Indianapolis |
Connaught (Ron Flockhart) | Italy |
Maiden pole positions
Driver | Grand Prix |
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Pat Flaherty (Watson) | Indianapolis |
Constructor | Grand Prix |
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Watson (Pat Flaherty) | Indianapolis |