1956 Season

8 rounds. Fangio won the title by 3 points over Moss.

1956 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Argentine Grand Prix22 JanLuigi MussoFerrari983:00:03.7
2Monaco Grand Prix13 MayStirling MossMaserati1003:00:32.9
3Indianapolis 50030 MayPat FlahertyWatson2003:53:28.84
4Belgian Grand Prix3 JunPeter CollinsFerrari362:40:00.3
5French Grand Prix1 JulPeter CollinsFerrari612:34:23.4
6British Grand Prix14 JulJuan FangioFerrari1012:59:47.0
7German Grand Prix5 AugJuan FangioFerrari223:38:43.7
8Italian Grand Prix2 SepStirling MossMaserati502:23:41.3
1956 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Juan FangioArgentineFerrari30
2Stirling MossBritishMaserati27−3
3Peter CollinsBritishFerrari25−5
4Jean BehraFrenchMaserati22−8
5Pat FlahertyAmericanWatson8−22
6Eugenio CastellottiItalianFerrari7.5−22.5
7Paul FrèreBelgianFerrari6−24
8Sam HanksAmericanKurtis Kraft6−24
9Paco GodiaSpanishMaserati6−24
10Jack FairmanBritishConnaught5−25
11Luigi MussoItalianFerrari4−26
12Mike HawthornBritishBRM4−26
13Ron FlockhartBritishConnaught4−26
14Don FreelandAmericanPhillips4−26
15Alfonso de PortagoSpanishFerrari3−27
16Cesare PerdisaItalianMaserati3−27
17Harry SchellAmericanVanwall3−27
18Johnnie ParsonsAmericanKurtis Kraft3−27
19Louis RosierFrenchMaserati2−28
20Luigi VilloresiItalianMaserati2−28
21Hernando da Silva RamosBrazilianGordini2−28
22Horace GouldBritishMaserati2−28
23Olivier GendebienBelgianFerrari2−28
24Dick RathmannAmericanKurtis Kraft2−28
25Gerino GeriniItalianMaserati1.5−28.5
26Chico LandiBrazilianMaserati1.5−28.5
27Paul RussoAmericanKurtis Kraft1−29
28André PiletteBelgianGordini0−30
29Luigi PiottiItalianMaserati0−30
30Élie BayolFrenchGordini0−30
31Óscar GonzálezUruguayanMaserati0−30
32Bob SweikertAmericanKuzma0−30
33Alberto UriaUruguayanMaserati0−30
34Toulo de GraffenriedSwissMaserati0−30
35Bob VeithAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
36Rodger WardAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
37Robert ManzonFrenchGordini0−30
38André SimonFrenchGordini0−30
39Jimmy ReeceAmericanLesovsky0−30
40Cliff GriffithAmericanStevens0−30
41Roy SalvadoriBritishMaserati0−30
42Bob GerardBritishCooper0−30
43Gene HartleyAmericanKuzma0−30
44Fred AgabashianAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
45Bob ChristieAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
46Al KellerAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
47Eddie JohnsonAmericanKuzma0−30
48Billy GarrettAmericanKuzma0−30
49Duke DinsmoreAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
50Pat O'ConnorAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
51Jimmy BryanAmericanKuzma0−30
52Ottorino VolonterioSwissMaserati0−30
53André MilhouxBelgianGordini0−30
54Maurice TrintignantFrenchVanwall0−30
55Carlos MenditeguyArgentineMaserati0−30
56José Froilán GonzálezArgentineVanwall0−30
57Umberto MaglioliItalianMaserati0−30
58Piero ScottiItalianConnaught0−30
59Desmond TitteringtonBritishConnaught0−30
60Giorgio ScarlattiItalianFerrari0−30
61Bruce HalfordBritishMaserati0−30
62Tony BrooksBritishBRM0−30
63Louis ChironMonegasqueMaserati0−30
64Piero TaruffiItalianVanwall0−30
65Jo BonnierSwedishMaserati0−30
66Colin ChapmanBritishVanwall0−30
67Jim RathmannAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
68Johnnie TolanAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
69Tony BettenhausenAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
70Ed ElisianAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
71Les LestonBritishConnaught0−30
72Eddie RussoAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
73Jimmy DaywaltAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
74Archie Scott BrownBritishConnaught0−30
75Paul EmeryBritishEmeryson0−30
76Jack TurnerAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
77Wolfgang von TripsGermanFerrari0−30
78Keith AndrewsAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
79Jack BrabhamAustralianMaserati0−30
80Andy LindenAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
81Al HermanAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
82Ray CrawfordAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
83Johnny BoydAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
84Troy RuttmanAmericanKurtis Kraft0−30
85Johnny ThomsonAmericanKuzma0−30

The Constructors' Championship began in 1958, so there are no team standings for this season.