1956 Formula One Season

The 1956 Formula One Season was the 7th season of the Drivers' World Championship.

It began on January 22nd in Argentina and ended on September 2nd in Italy.

The Drivers' World Championship was won by Juan Manuel Fangio of Ferrari, three points ahead of Stirling Moss of Maserati. Fangio's Ferrari teammate Peter Collins was third.

Teams and DriversEdit

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Maserati	250F	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1-2, 4-8
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F1		Stirling Moss	1
			Jean Behra	1, 4-8
			Carlos Menditeguy	1-2, 4-5
			Giorgio Scarlatti	2, 6-8
			Harry Schell	2, 4-8
			Hans Herrmann	2
			Paco Godia	6-7
Ferrari	801	E P	Peter Collins	1-2, 4-6, 8
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari DS50		Luigi Musso	1, 4-8
			Eugenio Castellotti	1
			Mike Hawthorn	1-2, 4-6, 8
			Wolfgang von Trips	1-2, 8
			Cesare Perdisa	1
			Alfonso de Portago	1
			José Froilán González	1
			Maurice Trintignant	2, 4-5
Ferrari Maserati	500/250F	P	Harry Schell	1
Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F1 Ferrari 625		Jo Bonnier	1, 7-8
			Alejandro de Tomaso	1
			Masten Gregory	2, 6-8
			André Simon	2
			Hans Herrmann	6
Maserati	250F	P	Luigi Piotti	1-2, 7-8
Luigi Piotti	Maserati 250F1
BRM	P25	D	Ron Flockhart	2, 4
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P25		Roy Salvadori	2
			Herbert MacKay-Fraser	4
			Jack Fairman	5
			Les Leston	5
Connaught-Alta	B	D	Stuart Lewis-Evans	2
Connaught Engineering	Atla GP		Ivor Bueb	2
Cooper-Climax	T43	A D	Jack Brabham	2, 4
Cooper Car Company	Climax FPF		Les Leston	2
			Mike MacDowel	4
			Roy Salvadori	5, 6[1], 7
Vanwall	VW 5	P	Stirling Moss	2, 5-8
Vandervell Products	Vanwall 254		Tony Brooks	2, 5-8
			Stuart Lewis-Evans	4-8
			Roy Salvadori	4
Maserati	250F	D	Horace Gould	2, 4-8
H. H. Gould	Maserati 250F1
Maserati	250F	P	Jo Bonnier	5
Jo Bonnier	Maserati 250F1
Maserati	250F	D	Ivor Bueb	5
Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F1
Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Jack Brabham	5, 6[1], 7
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Climax FPF
Cooper-Bristol	T44	D	Bob Gerard	5
Bob Gerard	Bristol BS2
Maserati	250F	D	Bruce Halford	6-8
Bruce Halford	Maserati 250F1
Porsche	RS550		Umberto Maglioli	6[1]
Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche 547/3		Edgar Barth	6[1]
Cooper-Climax	T43/T41	D	Tony Marsh	6[1]
Ridgeway Management	Climax FPF		Paul England	6[1]
Porsche	RS550	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	6[1]
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 547/3
Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Brian Naylor	6[1]
J. B. Naylor	Climax FPF
Cooper-Climax	T43	D	Dick Gibson	6[1]
Dick Gibson	Climax FPF
Maserati	250F	P	Paco Godia	8
Francesco Godia Sales	Maserati 250F1
Maserati	250F	P	Ottorino Volonterio	8
Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati 250F1		André Simon	8

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} F2 entrant to German Grand Prix

Changes from last seasonEdit

Team changesEdit

Driver changesEdit

Mid-season ChangesEdit

Team changesEdit

Driver changesEdit

Season calendarEdit

Race	Date	Event	Circuit
1	January 22	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires
2	May 13	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco
3	May 30	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
4	June 3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
5	July 1	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux
6	July 14	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit
7	August 5	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring Nordschleife
8	September 2	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Changes from last seasonEdit

Races not on 1955 calendarEdit

• The French and German Grands Prix returned to the calendar, having been cancelled in the wake of the Le Mans disaster in 1955. The Spanish and Swiss Grands Prix did not.

Races removed from calendarEdit

The Dutch Grand Prix was removed from the calendar. It did not return until 1958

Season ResultsEdit

Race resultEdit

1	Argentine Grand Prix				Report
	Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari	1	Luigi Musso Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari		Fastest Lap
	Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari	2	Jean Behra Maserati		Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari
	Luigi Musso Ferrari	3	Mike Hawthorn Maserati		1:45.3 on Lap 68

2	Monaco Grand Prix				Report
	Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari	1	Stirling Moss Maserati		Fastest Lap
	Stirling Moss Maserati	2	Peter Collins Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari		Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari
	Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari	3	Jean Behra Maserati		1:44.4 on Lap 46

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Championship StandingsEdit

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