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1956 World Champion

Juan FangioFerrari

30 pts · 3 wins · 3 clear of Moss

1956 F1 Standings

P2 over P3
2 pts
Moss over Collins
Most wins
3
Fangio

1956 Drivers Championship

  1. 1Juan FangioWorld ChampionFerrari · 3 wins330
  2. 2Stirling MossMaserati · 2 wins2−3−327
  3. 3Peter CollinsFerrari · 2 wins2−2−525
  4. 4Jean BehraMaserati–−3−822
  5. 5Pat FlahertyWatson · 1 win1−14−228
  6. 6Eugenio CastellottiFerrari–−0.5−22.57.5
  7. 7Sam HanksKurtis Kraft–−1.5−246
  8. 8Paul FrèreFerrari–Level−246
  9. 9Paco GodiaMaserati–Level−246
  10. 10Jack FairmanConnaught–−1−255
  11. 11Luigi MussoFerrari · 1 win1−1−264
  12. 12Mike HawthornMaserati–Level−264
  13. 13Ron FlockhartBRM–Level−264
  14. 14Don FreelandPhillips–Level−264
  15. 15Alfonso de PortagoFerrari–−1−273
  16. 16Cesare PerdisaMaserati–Level−273
  17. 17Harry SchellVanwall–Level−273
  18. 18Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft–Level−273
  19. 19Louis RosierMaserati–−1−282
  20. 20Luigi VilloresiMaserati–Level−282
  21. 21Horace GouldMaserati–Level−282
  22. 22Hernando da Silva RamosGordini–Level−282
  23. 23Olivier GendebienFerrari–Level−282
  24. 24Dick RathmannKurtis Kraft–Level−282
  25. 25Gerino GeriniMaserati–−0.5−28.51.5
  26. 26Chico LandiMaserati–Level−28.51.5
  27. 27Paul RussoKurtis Kraft–−0.5−291
  28. 28André PiletteGordini–−1−300
  29. 29Luigi PiottiMaserati–Level−300
  30. 30Óscar GonzálezMaserati–Level−300
1956 Season Report

Juan Fangio won the 1956 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Ferrari, finishing on 30 points, 3 clear of Stirling Moss. Fangio won 3 races that season.

No Constructors' Championship was awarded in 1956 — the teams' title was not introduced until 1958, so the drivers' standings were the season's only championship.

5 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 27 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.