1956 Formula One Season

1956 FIA Formula One World Championship
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Next	1957
1956 World Champion, Juan Manuel Fangio
Season Information
Number of races	8
First race	Argentine Grand Prix
Last race	Italian Grand Prix
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Juan Manuel Fangio 30 points
Runner-Up	Stirling Moss 27 points
3rd	Peter Collins 25 points

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 Drivers

Outlined below are the full list of teams and drivers for the 1956 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Maserati	250F	P	Stirling Moss	1–2, 4–8
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Jean Behra	1–2, 4–8
			Carlos Menditeguy	1
			Luigi Piotti	1
			Chico Landi	1
			Gerino Gerini	1
			José Froilán González	1
			Cesare Perdisa	2, 4–7
			Francisco Godia-Sales	4–8
			Piero Taruffi	5
			Umberto Maglioli	7–8
			Luigi Villoresi	8
			Jo Bonnier	8
Maserati BRM	250F P25	D	Mike Hawthorn	1–2, 6
Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 BRM P25 2.5 L4		Tony Brooks	2, 6
			Ron Flockhart	6
Maserati	A6GCM	P	Alberto Uria	1
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Óscar González	1
Ferrari	555 D50	E	Juan Manuel Fangio	1–2, 4–8
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 Ferrari DS50 2.5 V8		Eugenio Castellotti	1–2, 4–8
			Luigi Musso	1–2, 7–8
			Peter Collins	1–2, 4–8
			Olivier Gendebien	1, 5
			Paul Frère	4
			André Pilette	4
			Alfonso de Portago	5–8
			Wolfgang von Trips	8
Gordini	T16 T32	E	Robert Manzon	2, 5–8
Equipe Gordini	Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Gordini 25 2.5 L8		Élie Bayol	2
			André Pilette	2, 5, 7
			Hermano da Silva Ramos	2, 5–6, 8
			André Milhoux	7
			André Simon	8
Maserati	250F	P	Louis Rosier	2, 4–7
Ecurie Rosier	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Vanwall	VW 2	P	Maurice Trintignant	2, 4, 6, 8
Vandervell Products	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4		Harry Schell	2, 4–6, 8
			Mike Hawthorn	2, 5, 7
			Colin Chapman	5
			José Froilán González	6
			Piero Taruffi	8
Maserati	250F	D	Horace Gould	2, 4, 6–7
Goulds' Garage	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Ferrari	500	E	Giorgio Scarlatti	2
Privateer	Ferrari 500 2.5 L4
Maserati Ferrari	250F 500	P	Louis Chiron	2
Scuderia Centro Sud	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Ferrari 500 2.5 L4		Luigi Villoresi	4
			Harry Schell	7
			Giorgio Scarlatti	7
			Emmanuel de Graffenried	8
Connaught-Alta	B	P	Piero Scotti	2
Privateer	Alta GP 2.5 L4
Bugatti	T251	E	Maurice Trintignant	5
Automobiles Bugatti	Bugatti 2.5 L8
Maserati	250F	P	Luigi Villoresi	5–7
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Luigi Piotti	7–8
Maserati	250F	P	André Simon	5
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	250F	P	Umberto Maglioli	6
Scuderia Guastalla	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Gerino Gerini	8
Connaught-Alta	B	P	Archie Scott Brown	6, 8
Connaught Engineering	Alta GP 2.5 L4		Desmond Titterington	6
			Jack Fairman	6, 8
			Les Leston	8
			Ron Flockhart	8
Cooper-Bristol	T23	D	Bob Gerard	6
Bob Gerard	Bristol BS1 2.5 L6
Maserati	250F	D	Roy Salvadori	6–8
Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	250F	D	Bruce Halford	6–8
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	250F	D	Jack Brabham	6
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Emeryson-Alta	56	D	Paul Emery	6
Emeryson Cars	Alta GP 2.5 L4
Maserati	A6GCM	P	Ottorino Volonterio	7
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6

Season calendar

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 season

Races not on 1955 calendar

• 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 calendar

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

Season Results

Race result

Round	Event				Report
	Grid		Result

3	Indianapolis 500				Report
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4	Belgian Grand Prix				Report
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5	French Grand Prix				Report
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6	British Grand Prix				Report
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7	German Grand Prix				Report
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8	Italian Grand Prix				Report
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