1956 Formula One season

The 1956 Formula One season was the 7th of the championship. The champion was Juan Manuel Fangio in a close battle.

 Season review 
 Round Race Date Location Winning driver(s) Constructor Report 1  Argentine Grand Prix January 22 Oscar Gálvez  Luigi Musso /  Juan Manuel Fangio  Lancia-Ferrari Report 2  Monaco Grand Prix May 13 Monaco  Stirling Moss  Maserati Report 3  Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis  Pat Flaherty  Watson-Offenhauser Report 4  Belgian Grand Prix June 3 Spa-Francorchamps  Peter Collins  Lancia-Ferrari Report 5  French Grand Prix July 1 Reims  Peter Collins  Lancia-Ferrari Report 6  British Grand Prix July 14 Silverstone  Juan Manuel Fangio  Lancia-Ferrari Report 7  German Grand Prix August 5 Nürburgring  Juan Manuel Fangio  Lancia-Ferrari Report 8  Italian Grand Prix September 2 Monza  Stirling Moss  Maserati Report

 1956 Drivers Championship final standings 
 Pos. Driver ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA Pts. 1  Juan Manuel Fangio 1*† / Ret 2*† / 4† Ret 4* 1 1* 2† / 8† 30 (33) 2  Stirling Moss Ret 1 3*† / Ret 5† / Ret Ret* 2 1* 27 (28) 3  Peter Collins Ret 2† 1 1 2† / Ret Ret† / Ret 2† 25 4  Jean Behra 2 3 7 3 3 3 Ret† / Ret 22 5  Pat Flaherty 1 8 6  Eugenio Castellotti Ret 4† / Ret Ret 2 10† Ret† / Ret 8† / Ret 7.5 7  Sam Hanks 2 6 8  Paul Frère 2 6 9  Paco Godia Ret 7 8 4 4 6 10  Jack Fairman 4 5 5 11  Luigi Musso 1† Ret Ret† Ret 4 12  Mike Hawthorn 3 10† Ret 4 13  Ron Flockhart Ret 3 4 14  Don Freeland 3 4 15  Alfonso de Portago Ret 2† / 10† Ret† Ret 3 16  Cesare Perdisa 7 3† 5† 7 Ret 3 17  Harry Schell Ret 4 10† / Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 18  Johnnie Parsons 4 3 19  Louis Rosier Ret 8 6 Ret 5 2 20  Luigi Villoresi 5 Ret 6 Ret Ret 2 21  Hernando da Silva Ramos 5 8 Ret Ret 2 22  Horace Gould 8 Ret 5 Ret 2 23  Olivier Gendebien 5 Ret 2 24  Dick Rathmann 5 2 25  Gerino Gerini 4† 10 1.5 26  Chico Landi 4† 1.5 27  Paul Russo Ret* 1 28  Andre Pilette 6† 6 11 Ret 0 29  Luigi Piotti Ret 6 0 30  Bob Sweikert 6 0 31  Oscar Gonzalez 6† 0 32  Alberto Uria 6† 0 33  Elie Bayol 6† 0 34  Bob Veith 7 0 35  Toulo de Graffenried 7 0 36  Rodger Ward 8 0 37  Robert Manzon Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 0 38  Andre Simon Ret 9 0 39  Jimmy Reece 9 0 40  Cliff Griffith 10 0 41  Roy Salvadori Ret Ret 11 0 42  Gene Hartley 11 0 43  Bob Gerard 11 0 44  Fred Agabashian 12 0 45  Bob Christie 13 0 46  Al Keller 14 0 47  Eddie Johnson 15 0 48  Billy Garrett 16 0 49  Duke Dinsmore 17 0 50  Pat O'Connor 18 0 51  Jimmy Bryan 19 0 —  Ottorino Volonterio NC 0 —  Maurice Trintignant Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Umberto Maglioli Ret Ret Ret† 0 —  Bruce Halford Ret DSQ Ret 0 —  José Froilán González Ret Ret 0 —  Piero Taruffi Ret Ret 0 —  Giorgio Scarlatti DNQ Ret 0 —  Carlos Menditéguy Ret 0 —  Jim Rathmann Ret 0 —  Johnnie Tolan Ret 0 —  Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 —  Jimmy Daywalt Ret 0 —  Jack Turner Ret 0 —  Keith Andrews Ret 0 —  Andy Linden Ret 0 —  Al Herman Ret 0 —  Ray Crawford Ret 0 —  Johnny Boyd Ret 0 —  Troy Ruttman Ret 0 —  Johnny Thomson Ret 0 —  Piero Scotti Ret 0 —  Desmond Titterington Ret 0 —  Tony Brooks Ret 0 —  Archie Scott-Brown Ret 0 —  Paul Emery Ret 0 —  Jack Brabham Ret 0 —  Andre Milhoux Ret 0 —  Les Leston Ret 0 —  Ed Elisian Ret† 0 —  Eddie Russo Ret† 0 —  Colin Chapman DNS 0 Pos. Driver ARG MON 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA Pts.

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