TOP DRIVERS OF THE 1956 SEASON

2
Second Place Driver

Stirling Moss

1
First Place Driver

Juan Fangio

3
Third Place Driver

Peter Collins

Statistics

Drivers

  • Most Wins
    Juan Fangio(3)
  • Most Podiums
    Juan Fangio (5)
  • Most Poles
    Juan Fangio (6)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Juan Fangio (8)
  • Most DNFs
    Maurice Trintignant (5)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Constructors

  • Most Wins
    None
  • Most Podiums
    None
  • Most Poles
    None
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Maserati (34)
  • Most DNFs
    Maserati (29)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Drivers Championship Standings

Pos Driver Constructor Points Wins
1
Argentine Juan Fangio
Italian Ferrari
30.0 3
2
British Stirling Moss
Italian Maserati
27.0 2
3
British Peter Collins
Italian Ferrari
25.0 2
4
French Jean Behra
Italian Maserati
22.0 0
5
American Pat Flaherty
American Watson
8.0 1
6
Italian Eugenio Castellotti
Italian Ferrari
7.5 0
7
Belgian Paul Frère
Italian Ferrari
6.0 0
8
American Sam Hanks
American Kurtis Kraft
6.0 0
9
Spanish Paco Godia
Italian Maserati
6.0 0
10
British Jack Fairman
British Connaught
5.0 0
11
Italian Luigi Musso
Italian Ferrari
4.0 1
12
British Mike Hawthorn
Italian Maserati
4.0 0
13
British Ron Flockhart
British BRM
4.0 0
14
American Don Freeland
American Phillips
4.0 0
15
Spanish Alfonso de Portago
Italian Ferrari
3.0 0
16
Italian Cesare Perdisa
Italian Maserati
3.0 0
17
American Harry Schell
British Vanwall
3.0 0
18
American Johnnie Parsons
American Kurtis Kraft
3.0 0
19
French Louis Rosier
Italian Maserati
2.0 0
20
Italian Luigi Villoresi
Italian Maserati
2.0 0
21
Brazilian Hernando da Silva Ramos
French Gordini
2.0 0
22
British Horace Gould
Italian Maserati
2.0 0
23
Belgian Olivier Gendebien
Italian Ferrari
2.0 0
24
American Dick Rathmann
American Kurtis Kraft
2.0 0
25
Italian Gerino Gerini
Italian Maserati
1.5 0
26
Brazilian Chico Landi
Italian Maserati
1.5 0
27
American Paul Russo
American Kurtis Kraft
1.0 0
28
Belgian André Pilette
Italian Ferrari
0.0 0
29
Italian Luigi Piotti
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
30
French Élie Bayol
French Gordini
0.0 0
31
Uruguayan Óscar González
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
32
American Bob Sweikert
American Kuzma
0.0 0
33
Uruguayan Alberto Uria
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
34
Swiss Toulo de Graffenried
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
35
American Bob Veith
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
36
American Rodger Ward
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
37
French Robert Manzon
French Gordini
0.0 0
38
French André Simon
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
39
American Jimmy Reece
American Lesovsky
0.0 0
40
American Cliff Griffith
American Stevens
0.0 0
41
British Roy Salvadori
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
42
British Bob Gerard
British Cooper
0.0 0
43
American Gene Hartley
American Kuzma
0.0 0
44
American Fred Agabashian
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
45
American Bob Christie
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
46
American Al Keller
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
47
American Eddie Johnson
American Kuzma
0.0 0
48
American Billy Garrett
American Kuzma
0.0 0
49
American Duke Dinsmore
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
50
American Pat O'Connor
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
51
American Jimmy Bryan
American Kuzma
0.0 0
52
Swiss Ottorino Volonterio
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
53
Belgian André Milhoux
French Gordini
0.0 0
54
French Maurice Trintignant
British Vanwall
0.0 0
55
Argentine Carlos Menditeguy
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
56
Argentine José Froilán González
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
57
Italian Umberto Maglioli
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
58
Italian Piero Scotti
British Connaught
0.0 0
59
British Desmond Titterington
British Connaught
0.0 0
60
Italian Giorgio Scarlatti
Italian Ferrari
0.0 0
61
British Bruce Halford
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
62
British Tony Brooks
British BRM
0.0 0
63
Monegasque Louis Chiron
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
64
Italian Piero Taruffi
British Vanwall
0.0 0
65
Swedish Jo Bonnier
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
66
British Colin Chapman
British Vanwall
0.0 0
67
American Jim Rathmann
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
68
American Johnnie Tolan
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
69
American Tony Bettenhausen
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
70
American Ed Elisian
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
71
British Les Leston
British Connaught
0.0 0
72
American Eddie Russo
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
73
American Jimmy Daywalt
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
74
British Archie Scott Brown
British Connaught
0.0 0
75
British Paul Emery
British Emeryson
0.0 0
76
American Jack Turner
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
77
German Wolfgang von Trips
Italian Ferrari
0.0 0
78
American Keith Andrews
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
79
Australian Jack Brabham
Italian Maserati
0.0 0
80
American Andy Linden
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
81
American Al Herman
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
82
American Ray Crawford
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
83
American Johnny Boyd
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
84
American Troy Ruttman
American Kurtis Kraft
0.0 0
85
American Johnny Thomson
American Kuzma
0.0 0

Driver Points Distribution

Constructor Points Distribution

No Constructors Championship until 1958

Driver Points Evolution

Argentine Grand Prix

Argentine Grand Prix

Jan. 22, 1956

Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

May 13, 1956

Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

May 30, 1956

Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

June 3, 1956

French Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

July 1, 1956

British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

July 14, 1956

German Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

Aug. 5, 1956

Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Sept. 2, 1956