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1956

World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio

Drivers' Championship

f1δ Score applies current scoring rules to all eras for cross-era comparison — it is not the championship points drivers actually earned.

Pos Driver Team Points f1δ Score
1 Juan Manuel Fangio FAN Ferrari 33 ~164
2 Stirling Moss MOS Maserati 28 ~86
3 Peter Collins COL Ferrari 25 ~96
4 Jean Behra BEH Maserati 22 ~116
5 Pat Flaherty FLA Watson 8 35
6 Eugenio Castellotti CAS Ferrari 7.5 ~-37
7 Paul Frère FRE Ferrari 6 33
7 Sam Hanks HAN Kurtis Kraft 6 40
9 Paco Godia GOD Maserati 6 118
10 Jack Fairman FAI Connaught 5 76
11 Luigi Musso MUS Ferrari 4 -6
12 Don Freeland FRE Phillips 4 61
12 Mike Hawthorn HAW Maserati 4 15
12 Ron Flockhart FLO BRM 4 35
15 Alfonso de Portago DEP Ferrari 3 ~-16
16 Cesare Perdisa PER Maserati 3 92
17 Harry Schell SCH Vanwall 3 ~-58
17 Johnnie Parsons PAR Kuzma 3 21
19 Dick Rathmann RAT Kurtis Kraft 2 15
19 Hermano da Silva Ramos DAS Gordini 2 4
19 Horace Gould GOU Maserati 2 8
19 Louis Rosier ROS Maserati 2 17
19 Luigi Villoresi VIL Maserati 2 0
19 Olivier Gendebien GEN Ferrari 2 1
25 Chico Landi LAN Maserati 1.5 26
25 Gerino Gerini GER Maserati 1.5 ~25
27 Paul Russo RUS Kurtis Kraft 1 -47

The Constructors’ Championship was not awarded until 1958.

Races

Rd Grand Prix Winner f1δ Top
1 Argentine GP Luigi Musso Luigi Musso (37~)
2 Monaco GP Stirling Moss Stirling Moss (36~)
3 Indy 500 Pat Flaherty Don Freeland (61~)
4 Belgian GP Peter Collins Peter Collins (37~)
5 French GP Peter Collins Peter Collins (37~)
6 British GP Juan Manuel Fangio Jack Fairman (46~)
7 German GP Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio (40~)
8 Italian GP Stirling Moss Ron Flockhart (55~)