Drivers' championship 1956Final standings

1956Drivers’ championship

Juan Fangio took the 1956 title by 3 points from Moss, with 3 wins.

1956 World Champion

JuanFangio

Ferrari

30Points

3Wins

Champion: 30; points · Fangio
Margin: 3; points to Moss
Rounds: 8; in the season

Round-by-round chart

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Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1956 drivers’ championship table, after round 8.

1956 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Juan Fangio Ferrari	Ferrari	3	Champion	30Champion
2	Stirling Moss Maserati	Maserati	2	+3	27+3
3	Peter Collins Ferrari	Ferrari	2	+5	25+5
4	Jean Behra Maserati	Maserati	0	+8	22+8
5	Pat Flaherty Watson	Watson	1	+22	8+22
6	Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+22.5	7.5+22.5
7	Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+24	6+24
8	Paul Frère Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+24	6+24
9	Paco Godia Maserati	Maserati	0	+24	6+24
10	Jack Fairman Connaught	Connaught	0	+25	5+25
11	Luigi Musso Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+26	4+26
12	Mike HawthornMaserati / BRM / Vanwall	Maserati / BRM / Vanwall	0	+26	4+26
13	Ron FlockhartBRM / Connaught	BRM / Connaught	0	+26	4+26
14	Don Freeland Phillips	Phillips	0	+26	4+26
15	Alfonso de Portago Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+27	3+27
16	Cesare Perdisa Maserati	Maserati	0	+27	3+27
17	Harry SchellVanwall / Maserati	Vanwall / Maserati	0	+27	3+27
18	Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+27	3+27
19	Louis Rosier Maserati	Maserati	0	+28	2+28
20	Luigi Villoresi Maserati	Maserati	0	+28	2+28
21	Horace Gould Maserati	Maserati	0	+28	2+28
22	Hernando da Silva RamosGordini / Maserati	Gordini / Maserati	0	+28	2+28
23	Olivier Gendebien Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+28	2+28
24	Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+28	2+28
25	Gerino Gerini Maserati	Maserati	0	+28.5	1.5+28.5
26	Chico Landi Maserati	Maserati	0	+28.5	1.5+28.5
27	Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+29	1+29
–	André PiletteGordini / Ferrari	Gordini / Ferrari	0	+30	0+30
–	Luigi Piotti Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Óscar González Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Alberto Uria Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Élie Bayol Gordini	Gordini	0	+30	0+30
–	Bob Sweikert Kuzma	Kuzma	0	+30	0+30
–	Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Toulo de Graffenried Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Robert Manzon Gordini	Gordini	0	+30	0+30
–	André SimonMaserati / Gordini	Maserati / Gordini	0	+30	0+30
–	Jimmy Reece Lesovsky	Lesovsky	0	+30	0+30
–	Cliff Griffith Stevens	Stevens	0	+30	0+30
–	Roy Salvadori Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Gene Hartley Kuzma	Kuzma	0	+30	0+30
–	Bob Gerard Cooper	Cooper	0	+30	0+30
–	Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Al Keller Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Eddie Johnson Kuzma	Kuzma	0	+30	0+30
–	Billy Garrett Kuzma	Kuzma	0	+30	0+30
–	Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Jimmy Bryan Kuzma	Kuzma	0	+30	0+30
–	Bruce Halford Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Ottorino Volonterio Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	André Milhoux Gordini	Gordini	0	+30	0+30
–	Maurice TrintignantVanwall / Bugatti	Vanwall / Bugatti	0	+30	0+30
–	Carlos Menditeguy Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	José Froilán GonzálezMaserati / Vanwall	Maserati / Vanwall	0	+30	0+30
–	Umberto Maglioli Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Piero Scotti Connaught	Connaught	0	+30	0+30
–	Desmond Titterington Connaught	Connaught	0	+30	0+30
–	Tony Brooks BRM	BRM	0	+30	0+30
–	Louis Chiron Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Piero Taruffi Vanwall	Vanwall	0	+30	0+30
–	Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+30	0+30
–	Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Colin Chapman Vanwall	Vanwall	0	+30	0+30
–	Jo Bonnier Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Les Leston Connaught	Connaught	0	+30	0+30
–	Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Archie Scott Brown Connaught	Connaught	0	+30	0+30
–	Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Paul Emery Emeryson	Emeryson	0	+30	0+30
–	Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+30	0+30
–	Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Jack Brabham Maserati	Maserati	0	+30	0+30
–	Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Al Herman Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	0+30
–	Johnny Thomson Kuzma	Kuzma	0	+30	0+30

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1956 championship.

Standings after round 8

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