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Home / Seasons / 1956 F1 World Championship Season / Championship Leaders

1956 F1 Championship leaders

Drivers’ Championship

#Grand PrixLeaderLead
1Argentina(FRA) Jean Behra1
2Monaco(FRA) Jean Behra1
3Indianapolis 500(FRA) Jean Behra1
4Belgium(GBR) Peter Collins0
5France(GBR) Peter Collins5
6Britain(GBR) Peter Collins1
7Germany(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio8
8Italy(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio3
← 1955 1957 →
First time as championship leader
Jean Behra
Peter Collins (first British driver to lead the championship)
Last time as championship leader
Jean Behra
Peter Collins
Last time as championship leader by a…
British driver until 1958
French driver until 1978

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