F1 driver stats
Driver stats
Wins
| # | Driver | Wins | From pole | Win & f.lap | Hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Ferrari) | 2 | – | – | – |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 2 | – | 1 | – |
| 4 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | 1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | (USA) Pat Flaherty (Watson) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
- First-time winners
- Peter Collins
- Pat Flaherty
- Luigi Musso
For more information see 1956 race winners.
Podiums
| # | Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 5 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 2 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Ferrari) | 5 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 3 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 5 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 6 | (USA) Pat Flaherty (Watson) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 7 | (USA) Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 8 | (BEL) Paul Frere (Ferrari) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 9 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 10 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago (Ferrari) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 11 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Maserati) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 12 | (USA) Don Freeland (Phillips) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (Maserati) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 14 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart (Connaught) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
- First-time podium finishers
- Peter Collins
- Alfonso de Portago (first Spanish podium finisher)
- Pat Flaherty
- Ron Flockhart
- Don Freeland
- Paul Frere (first Belgian podium finisher)
Pole positions
| # | Driver | Poles | Pole & win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | (USA) Pat Flaherty (Watson) | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 1 | – |
- First-time polesitters
- Pat Flaherty
For more information see 1956 pole positions.
Fastest laps
| # | Driver | Fastest laps | Win & f.lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | (USA) Paul Russo (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – |
- First-time fastest lap setters
- Paul Russo
For more information see 1956 fastest laps.
Points finishes
| # | Driver | Points finishes | Points | Points per points finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 6 | 30 (33) | 5.50 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 6 | 27 (28) | 4.67 |
| 3 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Ferrari) | 5 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 4 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 5 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 5 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) | 2 | 7.5 | 3.75 |
| 6 | (ESP) Francisco Godia (Maserati) | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 7 | (GBR) Jack Fairman (Connaught) | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 8 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (Maserati) | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 9 | (USA) Pat Flaherty (Watson) | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | (BEL) Paul Frere (Ferrari) | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 11 | (USA) Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 12 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart (Connaught) | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 13 | (USA) Don Freeland (Phillips) | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 14 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Maserati) | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 15 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 16 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago (Ferrari) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 17 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons (Kuzma) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | (USA) Harry Schell (Vanwall) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 19 | (BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos (Gordini) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Ferrari) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 21 | (GBR) Horace Gould (Maserati) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 22 | (USA) Dick Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 23 | (FRA) Louis Rosier (Maserati) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Maserati) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 25 | (ITA) Gerino Gerini (Maserati) | 1 | 1.5 | 1.50 |
| 26 | (BRA) Chico Landi (Maserati) | 1 | 1.5 | 1.50 |
| 27 | (USA) Paul Russo (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
- First-time point scorers
- Peter Collins
- Hermano da Silva Ramos
- Alfonso de Portago (first Spanish point scorer)
- Jack Fairman
- Pat Flaherty
- Ron Flockhart
- Don Freeland
- Olivier Gendebien
- Gerino Gerini
- Francisco Godia
- Horace Gould
- Chico Landi (first Brazilian point scorer)
- Dick Rathmann
- Harry Schell (first non Indy 500 American point scorer)
Notes
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Front row starts
| # | Driver | FR starts | Pole | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 2 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 |
| 4 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Ferrari) | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | 2 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 6 | (USA) Pat Flaherty (Watson) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | (USA) Jim Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 8 | (USA) Pat O’Connor (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 9 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (BRM) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 10 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
- First-time front row starters
- Peter Collins
- Pat Flaherty
- Luigi Musso
- Pat O’Connor
- Jim Rathmann
Retirements
| # | Driver | DNFs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) | 6 |
| 2 | (USA) Harry Schell (Vanwall, Maserati) | 5 |
| 3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Vanwall, Bugatti) | 5 |
| 4 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati) | 4 |
| 5 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Ferrari) | 4 |
| 6 | (ESP) Alfonso de Portago (Ferrari) | 3 |
| 7 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli (Maserati) | 3 |
| 8 | (FRA) Robert Manzon (Gordini) | 3 |
| 9 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | 3 |
| 10 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Maserati) | 3 |
| 11 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 2 |
| 12 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati, Vanwall) | 2 |
| 13 | (FRA) Louis Rosier (Maserati) | 2 |
| 14 | (GBR) Horace Gould (Maserati) | 2 |
| 15 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori (Maserati) | 2 |
| 16 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 2 |
| 17 | (FRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos (Gordini) | 2 |
| 18 | (GBR) Bruce Halford (Maserati) | 2 |
| 19 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi (Maserati, Vanwall) | 2 |
| 20 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (Maserati) | 1 |
| 21 | (ITA) Luigi Piotti (Maserati) | 1 |
| 22 | (USA) Keith Andrews (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 23 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 24 | (USA) Johnny Boyd (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 25 | (USA) Ray Crawford (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 26 | (USA) Jimmy Daywalt (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 27 | (USA) Al Herman (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 28 | (USA) Andy Linden (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 29 | (USA) Jim Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 30 | (USA) Eddie Russo (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 31 | (USA) Paul Russo (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 32 | (USA) Troy Ruttman (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 33 | (USA) Johnny Thomson (Kuzma) | 1 |
| 34 | (USA) Johnnie Tolan (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 35 | (USA) Jack Turner (Kurtis Kraft) | 1 |
| 36 | (ESP) Francisco Godia (Maserati) | 1 |
| 37 | (ITA) Piero Scotti (Connaught) | 1 |
| 38 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Ferrari) | 1 |
| 39 | (FRA) Andre Simon (Maserati) | 1 |
| 40 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Maserati) | 1 |
| 41 | (GBR) Tony Brooks (BRM) | 1 |
| 42 | (GBR) Paul Emery (Emeryson) | 1 |
| 43 | (GBR) Ron Flockhart (BRM) | 1 |
| 44 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (BRM) | 1 |
| 45 | (GBR) Archie Scott-Brown (Connaught) | 1 |
| 46 | (GBR) Desmond Titterington (Connaught) | 1 |
| 47 | (BEL) Andre Milhoux (Gordini) | 1 |
| 48 | (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (Ferrari) | 1 |
| 49 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier (Maserati) | 1 |
| 50 | (GBR) Les Leston (Connaught) | 1 |
Notes
- Harry Schell retired from four races for Vanwall and one race for Maserati.
- Maurice Trintignant retired from four races for Vanwall and one race for Bugatti.
- Jose Froilan Gonzalez retired from one race for both Maserati and Vanwall.
- Piero Taruffi retired from one race for both Maserati and Vanwall.