World Drivers' Championship

1956

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Cumulative championship points for each driver after every round.

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Season guide

1956 Formula One World Championship

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 World Drivers' Championship for Ferrari with 30 points, 3 ahead of Stirling Moss (Maserati).

Fangio won 3 of the 8 races. Ferrari won the most races (5 of 8). Five different drivers won a race.

Final standings

PosDriverWinsPodiumsPts
1Juan Manuel FangioFerrari3530
2Stirling MossMaserati2427
3Peter CollinsFerrari2525
4Jean BehraMaserati0522
5Pat FlahertyWatson118
6Eugenio CastellottiFerrari017.5
7Sam HanksKurtis Kraft016
8Paul FrèreFerrari016
9Paco GodiaMaserati006
10Jack FairmanConnaught005
11Luigi MussoFerrari114
12Mike HawthornBRM / Maserati / Vanwall014
13Ron FlockhartConnaught / BRM014
14Don FreelandPhillips014
15Alfonso de PortagoFerrari013
16Cesare PerdisaMaserati013
17Harry SchellVanwall / Maserati003
18Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft003
19Louis RosierMaserati002
20Luigi VilloresiMaserati002
21Horace GouldMaserati002
22Hernando da Silva RamosGordini / Maserati002
23Olivier GendebienFerrari002
24Dick RathmannKurtis Kraft002
25Gerino GeriniMaserati001.5
26Chico LandiMaserati001.5
27Paul RussoKurtis Kraft001

Only a driver's best results counted towards the title this season, so totals can be lower than the points scored.

Races

RdGrand PrixDateWinnerPoleFastest lap
1Argentine Grand Prix22 Jan 1956Luigi MussoFerrariJuan Manuel FangioJuan Manuel Fangio
2Monaco Grand Prix13 May 1956Stirling MossMaseratiJuan Manuel FangioJuan Manuel Fangio
3Indianapolis 50030 May 1956Pat FlahertyWatsonPat Flaherty—
4Belgian Grand Prix3 Jun 1956Peter CollinsFerrariJuan Manuel FangioStirling Moss
5French Grand Prix1 Jul 1956Peter CollinsFerrariJuan Manuel FangioJuan Manuel Fangio
6British Grand Prix14 Jul 1956Juan Manuel FangioFerrariStirling MossStirling Moss
7German Grand Prix5 Aug 1956Juan Manuel FangioFerrariJuan Manuel FangioJuan Manuel Fangio
8Italian Grand Prix2 Sep 1956Stirling MossMaseratiJuan Manuel FangioStirling Moss

Race by race

Round 1

Argentine Grand Prix

22 Jan 1956 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Luigi Musso and Juan Manuel Fangio won for Ferrari from P3 in a shared car, 24.400s ahead of Jean Behra.
  • The only Grand Prix win of Luigi Musso's career.
  • A home win for Juan Manuel Fangio.
  • A hat-trick for Juan Manuel Fangio: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • Jean Behra leads the championship by 1 point from Juan Manuel Fangio with 7 rounds to go.
Round 2

Monaco Grand Prix

13 May 1956 · Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco

  • Stirling Moss won for Maserati from P2, 6.100s ahead of Peter Collins / Juan Manuel Fangio.
  • First career podium for Peter Collins.
  • Jean Behra leads the championship by 1 point from Juan Manuel Fangio with 6 rounds to go.
Round 3

Indianapolis 500

30 May 1956 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA

  • Pat Flaherty won for Watson from pole, 20.450s ahead of Sam Hanks.
  • Jean Behra leads the championship by 1 point from Juan Manuel Fangio with 5 rounds to go.
Round 4

Belgian Grand Prix

3 Jun 1956 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

  • Peter Collins won for Ferrari from P3, 1:51.300 ahead of Paul Frère.
  • First career win for Peter Collins.
  • Peter Collins took the championship lead from Jean Behra.
  • A one-two finish for Ferrari.
  • Polesitter Juan Manuel Fangio retired (transmission).
  • First career podium for Paul Frère.
Round 5

French Grand Prix

1 Jul 1956 · Reims-Gueux, Reims, France

  • Peter Collins won for Ferrari from P3, 0.300s ahead of Eugenio Castellotti.
  • A one-two finish for Ferrari.
  • Peter Collins's 2nd win of 1956.
  • Peter Collins leads the championship by 5 points from Jean Behra with 3 rounds to go.
Round 6

British Grand Prix

14 Jul 1956 · Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK

  • Juan Manuel Fangio won for Ferrari from P2, a lap clear of Alfonso de Portago / Peter Collins.
  • A one-two finish for Ferrari.
  • Polesitter Stirling Moss retired (axle).
  • First career podium for Alfonso de Portago.
  • Juan Manuel Fangio's 2nd win of 1956.
  • Peter Collins leads the championship by 1 point from Juan Manuel Fangio with 2 rounds to go.
Round 7

German Grand Prix

5 Aug 1956 · Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany

  • Juan Manuel Fangio won for Ferrari from pole, 46.400s ahead of Stirling Moss.
  • Juan Manuel Fangio took the championship lead from Peter Collins.
  • Championship leader Peter Collins retired (fuel leak).
  • Attrition: only 5 of 19 starters were classified.
  • A hat-trick for Juan Manuel Fangio: pole, victory and fastest lap.
  • Juan Manuel Fangio's 3rd win of 1956.
Round 8

Italian Grand Prix

2 Sep 1956 · Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy

  • Stirling Moss won for Maserati from P6, 5.700s ahead of Peter Collins / Juan Manuel Fangio.
  • Juan Manuel Fangio finished as champion, 3 points ahead of Stirling Moss.
  • First career podium for Ron Flockhart.
  • Stirling Moss's 2nd win of 1956.