Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked • Most Wins: Lewis Hamilton (106) • Most Titles: M. Schumacher & L. Hamilton (7) • 77 Seasons Since 1950 • 1,159 Races in Database • 818 Drivers Tracked •
PITLANESTATS

1956 Formula 1 Season

8 races · Champion: Juan Fangio

Driver Standings

PosDriverTeamPtsWins
1 Juan Fangio Ferrari 30 3
2 Stirling Moss Maserati 27 2
3 Peter Collins Ferrari 25 2
4 Jean Behra Maserati 22 0
5 Pat Flaherty Watson 8 1
6 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 7.5 0
7 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 6 0
8 Paul Frère Ferrari 6 0
9 Paco Godia Maserati 6 0
10 Jack Fairman Connaught 5 0
11 Luigi Musso Ferrari 4 1
12 Mike Hawthorn Maserati 4 0
13 Ron Flockhart BRM 4 0
14 Don Freeland Phillips 4 0
15 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 3 0
16 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 3 0
17 Harry Schell Vanwall 3 0
18 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 3 0
19 Louis Rosier Maserati 2 0
20 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2 0
21 Horace Gould Maserati 2 0
22 Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini 2 0
23 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 2 0
24 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 2 0
25 Gerino Gerini Maserati 1.5 0
26 Chico Landi Maserati 1.5 0
27 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 1 0
André Pilette Gordini 0 0
Luigi Piotti Maserati 0 0
Óscar González Maserati 0 0
Alberto Uria Maserati 0 0
Élie Bayol Gordini 0 0
Bob Sweikert Kuzma 0 0
Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 0 0
Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Robert Manzon Gordini 0 0
André Simon Maserati 0 0
Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 0 0
Cliff Griffith Stevens 0 0
Roy Salvadori Maserati 0 0
Gene Hartley Kuzma 0 0
Bob Gerard Cooper 0 0
Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Eddie Johnson Kuzma 0 0
Billy Garrett Kuzma 0 0
Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 0 0
Bruce Halford Maserati 0 0
Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 0 0
André Milhoux Gordini 0 0
Maurice Trintignant Vanwall 0 0
Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 0 0
José Froilán González Maserati 0 0
Umberto Maglioli Maserati 0 0
Piero Scotti Connaught 0 0
Desmond Titterington Connaught 0 0
Tony Brooks BRM 0 0
Louis Chiron Maserati 0 0
Piero Taruffi Vanwall 0 0
Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 0 0
Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Colin Chapman Vanwall 0 0
Jo Bonnier Maserati 0 0
Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Les Leston Connaught 0 0
Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Archie Scott Brown Connaught 0 0
Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Paul Emery Emeryson 0 0
Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 0 0
Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Jack Brabham Maserati 0 0
Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 0 0
Johnny Thomson Kuzma 0 0

Races

R11956-01-22
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Juan Fangio
R21956-05-13
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Stirling Moss
R31956-05-30
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Pat Flaherty
R41956-06-03
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Peter Collins
R51956-07-01
French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux
Peter Collins
R61956-07-14
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Juan Fangio
R71956-08-05
German Grand Prix
Nürburgring
Juan Fangio
R81956-09-02
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Stirling Moss

The 1956 Season

Juan Manuel Fangio won his fourth world championship, this time driving for Ferrari after the works Mercedes team's withdrawal. The title fight came down to the final round in Italy, where Fangio's car failed but team-mate Peter Collins handed over his own car so the Argentine could clinch the crown.

Collins's extraordinary act of sportsmanship cost him any chance of the title himself. Stirling Moss, now with Maserati, again finished runner-up, continuing his long pursuit of the championship that always eluded him.