Formula 1 Standings 1956
85 drivers · 1956 season
PosDriverPointsGap
1
Juan Manuel Fangio
Ferrari
30pts
—
2
Stirling Moss
Maserati
27pts
−3
3
Peter Collins
Ferrari
25pts
−5
4
Jean Behra
Maserati
22pts
−8
5
Pat Flaherty
Watson-Offenhauser
8pts
−22
6
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
7.5pts
−22.5
7
Sam Hanks
Watson-Offenhauser
6pts
−24
8
Paul Frère
Ferrari
6pts
−24
9
Paco Godia
Maserati
6pts
−24
10
Jack Fairman
Connaught-Alta
5pts
−25
11
Luigi Musso
Ferrari
4pts
−26
12
Mike Hawthorn
Maserati
4pts
−26
13
Ron Flockhart
BRM
4pts
−26
14
Don Freeland
Watson-Offenhauser
4pts
−26
15
Alfonso de Portago
Ferrari
3pts
−27
16
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
3pts
−27
17
Harry Schell
Vanwall
3pts
−27
18
Johnnie Parsons
Watson-Offenhauser
3pts
−27
19
Louis Rosier
Maserati
2pts
−28
20
Luigi Villoresi
Maserati
2pts
−28
21
Hermano da Silva Ramos
Gordini
2pts
−28
22
Horace Gould
Maserati
2pts
−28
23
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
2pts
−28
24
Dick Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
2pts
−28
25
Gerino Gerini
Maserati
1.5pts
−28.5
26
Chico Landi
Maserati
1.5pts
−28.5
27
Paul Russo
Watson-Offenhauser
1pts
−29
28
André Pilette
Gordini
0pts
−30
29
Luigi Piotti
Maserati
0pts
−30
30
Bob Sweikert
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
31
Óscar González
Maserati
0pts
−30
32
Alberto Uría
Maserati
0pts
−30
33
Élie Bayol
Gordini
0pts
−30
34
Bob Veith
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
35
Toulo de Graffenried
Maserati
0pts
−30
36
Rodger Ward
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
37
Robert Manzon
Gordini
0pts
−30
38
André Simon
Maserati
0pts
−30
39
Jimmy Reece
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
40
Cliff Griffith
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
41
Roy Salvadori
Maserati
0pts
−30
42
Gene Hartley
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
43
Bob Gerard
Cooper-Bristol
0pts
−30
44
Fred Agabashian
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
45
Bob Christie
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
46
Al Keller
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
47
Eddie Johnson
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
48
Billy Garrett
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
49
Duke Dinsmore
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
50
Pat O'Connor
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
51
Jimmy Bryan
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
52
Ottorino Volonterio
Maserati
0pts
−30
53
Maurice Trintignant
Vanwall
0pts
−30
54
Umberto Maglioli
Maserati
0pts
−30
55
Bruce Halford
Maserati
0pts
−30
56
José Froilán González
Maserati
0pts
−30
57
Piero Taruffi
Maserati
0pts
−30
58
Tony Brooks
BRM
0pts
−30
59
Giorgio Scarlatti
Ferrari
0pts
−30
60
Carlos Menditeguy
Maserati
0pts
−30
61
Jim Rathmann
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
62
Johnnie Tolan
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
63
Tony Bettenhausen
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
64
Jimmy Daywalt
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
65
Jack Turner
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
66
Keith Andrews
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
67
Andy Linden
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
68
Al Herman
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
69
Ray Crawford
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
70
Johnny Boyd
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
71
Troy Ruttman
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
72
Johnny Thomson
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
73
Piero Scotti
Connaught-Alta
0pts
−30
74
Desmond Titterington
Connaught-Alta
0pts
−30
75
Archie Scott Brown
Connaught-Alta
0pts
−30
76
Paul Emery
Emeryson-Alta
0pts
−30
77
Jack Brabham
Maserati
0pts
−30
78
André Milhoux
Gordini
0pts
−30
79
Les Leston
Connaught-Alta
0pts
−30
80
Ed Elisian
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
81
Eddie Russo
Watson-Offenhauser
0pts
−30
82
Jo Bonnier
Maserati
0pts
−30
83
Louis Chiron
Maserati
0pts
−30
84
Colin Chapman
Vanwall
0pts
−30
85
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
0pts
−30
Who won the 1956 Formula 1 Championship?
Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) won the 1956 Formula 1 championship with 30 points. Stirling Moss (Maserati) finished second on 27 points, 3 points behind, with Peter Collins (Ferrari) third on 25 points. These are the final standings for the 1956 Formula 1 season.

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