1956 Alternate Formula One season

The 1956 Formula One season was the seventh in the history of Formula One.

Teams and Drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Template:GBR Team Lotus	Lotus-B.C.M.A.	Lotus 10	B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin	B. Bira	1-2, 4
				Dries van der Lof	1-2
				Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	1-2, 4
Irish Racing Cars	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	Template:GBR Desmond Titterington	1-4
				Template:GBR Duncan Hamilton	1-2
				Template:GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans	3
				Hans Herrmann	4
	Lancia-Climax		Coventry Climax FPF IV	Template:GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans	2
Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Template:FRA Robert Manzon	1-2
				Template:GBR Stirling Moss	1-4
				José Froilán González	1-4
				Template:GBR Peter Whitehead	1-4
				Template:SUI Ottorino Volonterio	3-4
Scuderia Adriatica	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Gerino Gerini	1-4
				Dorino Serafini	1-4
Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Gordini	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A	Consalvo Sanesi	1-4
				Template:AUS Jack Brabham	1-4
				Eugenio Castellotti	1-4
Template:GBR Coventry Climax	Lancia-Climax	Lancia D50	Coventry Climax FPF IV	Template:GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans	1
Template:GBR Brits Under No European Legislation	O.S.C.A.-Porsche	O.S.C.A. F154	Porsche 755	Maria Teresa de Filippis	1-2, 4
	Cooper-Maserati	Cooper T41	Maserati 56A		3
Template:GBR Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall VW56	Vanwall 254	Template:GBR Cliff Allison	1-3
				Template:GBR Jack Fairman	4
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Cooper-Maserati	Cooper T41	Maserati 56A	Template:BEL Lucien Bianchi	1-4
Ecurie Maghreb	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555	Louis Chiron	1-3
	AAC-O.S.C.A.	AAC 555	O.S.C.A. 156s		4
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Juan Manuel Fangio	1-4
				Hermano da Silva Ramos	1-4
				Paco Godia	1-4
				Tony Bettenhausen	1-2, 4
				Phil Hill	1, 3
				Umberto Maglioli	2
				Template:AUS Tony Gaze	3-4
Template:GBR British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A.	B.C.M.A. C-01	B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin	Template:GBR Peter Collins	1-4
				Template:GBR Tony Brooks	1-4
				Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	1-4
Escuderia Hernandez	Cooper-Gordini	Cooper T41	Gordini G258/A	Carlos Menditéguy	1
	Hernandez	Hernandez Tipo 56	Hernandez H258/A	Umberto Maglioli	3-4
Asso di Fiori	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Onofre Marimón	1-3
Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon	Guidobaldi-Loonmotor	Guidobaldi FG01	Loonmotor SAMC-1A	Hans Tak	1
Template:GBR Hampshire Racing Alliance	Vanwall	Vanwall VW56	Vanwall 254	Template:GBR David Hampshire	1-3
	Vanwall-O.S.C.A.		O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Template:GBR Roy Salvadori	2-3
Template:GBR British Racing Motors	BRM	BRM P25	BRM P25	Template:GBR Ron Flockhart	1-2, 4
				Template:BEL Paul Frère	3-4
	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555		1-2
				Template:FRA Jean Behra	1-2
				Template:GBR Ron Flockhart	3
	AAC-BRM	AAC 555	BRM P25	Template:FRA Jean Behra	3
Reatherson Racing Developments	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Cesare Perdisa	1, 4
				Giulio Cabianca	2-3
MSG Köthen	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Theo Fitzau	2-4
Equipo Castelldefels	Guidobaldi-Loonmotor	Guidobaldi FG01	Loonmotor SAMC-1A	Alfonso de Portago	2
				Luigi Musso	2
Template:FRA Ecurie Rosier	Gordini	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004	Template:FRA Louis Rosier	2
Template:FRA Ecurie Voeckler	Gordini	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A	Template:FRA André Simon	2-3
Scuderia Centro Sud	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Luigi Villoresi	3
				Masten Gregory	4
	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	Alfonso de Portago	3
	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555	Giorgio Scarlatti	4
Template:GBR Halford Auto Racing Team	Vanwall	Vanwall VW56	Vanwall 254	Template:GBR Bruce Halford	3-4
		Vanwall VW55		Template:BEL André Milhoux	3
				Wolfgang Seidel	4
Template:GBR Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	Cooper T41	Coventry Climax FPF I	Template:BEL Olivier Gendebien	3-4
	Cooper-Maserati		Maserati 56A	Harry Schell	4
				Template:GBR Reg Parnell	4
Template:FRA Automobiles Deustch et Bonnet	DB	DB 01	DB 84-1	Template:BEL Gilberte Thirion	4

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	13 May	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Desmond Titterington	Lancia	Irish Racing Cars
2	French Grand Prix	Rouen-les-Essarts	3 June	Template:GBR Peter Collins	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:FRA Gordini	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	17 June	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:FRA Gordini	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini
4	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	8 July	Template:GBR Peter Collins	B. Bira	Consalvo Sanesi	Template:FRA Gordini	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini
5	East German Grand Prix	Rostocker Osthafenkurs	5 August
6	Irish Grand Prix	Wicklow Circuit	23 September
7	Scottish Grand Prix	Holyroodhouse	30 September
8	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	7 October
9	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 October
10	Thai Grand Prix	Bangkok Street Circuit	2 December

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	FRA Template:FRA	BEL Template:BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR Template:GBR	ITA	THA	Pts.
1	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Ret	1	1	Ret							18
2	Consalvo Sanesi	Ret	3	Ret	1							13
3	Template:GBR Desmond Titterington	1	Ret	Ret	Ret							9
4	B. Bira	Ret	5		2							8
5	Template:SUI Ottorino Volonterio			2	6							7
6	Template:GBR Peter Collins	2	Ret	Ret	Ret							6
=	Eugenio Castellotti	Ret	2	Ret	Ret							6
8	José Froilán González	6	6	Ret	3							6
9	Juan Manuel Fangio	3	12	6	Ret							5
10	Template:GBR Stirling Moss	Ret	9	3	Ret							4
11	Template:GBR Peter Whitehead	Ret	4	7	Ret							3
12	Paco Godia	Ret	Ret	4	Ret							3
=	Template:GBR Tony Brooks	Ret	Ret	Ret	4							3
14	Template:FRA Robert Manzon	4	Ret									3
15	Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	Ret	Ret		5							2
16	Template:GBR Duncan Hamilton	5	Ret									2
=	Template:AUS Tony Gaze			5	Ret							2
-	Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	Ret	7	Ret	Ret							0
-	Masten Gregory				7							0
-	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Ret	8	Ret	Ret							0
-	Template:BEL Lucien Bianchi	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	8							0
-	Giulio Cabianca		Ret	8								0
-	Template:GBR Cliff Allison	DNQ	10	9								0
-	Gerino Gerini	DNPQ	Ret	13	9							0
-	Onofre Marimón	DNQ	13	10								0
-	Giorgio Scarlatti				10							0
-	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret	11		Ret							0
-	Template:BEL Olivier Gendebien			11	Ret							0
-	Template:GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans	DNQ	Ret	12								0
-	Template:GBR Bruce Halford			14	Ret							0
-	Umberto Maglioli		Ret	Ret	Ret							0
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret							0
-	Dorino Serafini	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret							0
-	Theo Fitzau		DNQ	Ret	Ret							0
-	Dries van der Lof	Ret	Ret									0
-	Phil Hill	Ret		Ret								0
-	Template:FRA André Simon		Ret	Ret								0
-	Template:GBR David Hampshire	DNQ	DNQ	Ret								0
-	Template:BEL Paul Frère	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ							0
-	Template:GBR Roy Salvadori		DNQ	Ret								0
-	Alfonso de Portago		DNQ	Ret								0
-	Cesare Perdisa	DNQ			Ret							0
-	Template:FRA Jean Behra	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret								0
-	Hans Herrmann				Ret							0
-	Template:GBR Jack Fairman				Ret							0
-	Template:GBR Reg Parnell				Ret							0
-	Wolfgang Seidel				Ret							0
-	Harry Schell				Ret							0
-	Louis Chiron	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ							0
-	Template:GBR Ron Flockhart	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ							0
-	Carlos Menditéguy	DNQ										0
-	Luigi Musso		DNQ									0
-	Luigi Villoresi			DNQ								0
-	Template:BEL André Milhoux			DNQ								0
-	Template:BEL Gilberte Thirion				DNQ							0
-	Hans Tak	DNPQ										0
-	Template:FRA Louis Rosier		DNPQ									0

Constructors' championship

Pos.	Constructor	MON	FRA Template:FRA	BEL Template:BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR Template:GBR	ITA	THA	Pts.
1	Template:FRA Gordini	Ret	1	1								18
		Ret	2	Ret
		Ret	3	Ret
			Ret	Ret
			DNPQ
2	O.S.C.A	4	4	2								12
		6	6	3
		Ret	9	7
		Ret	13	10
		DNQ	Ret	Ret
			DNQ	Ret
				DNQ
3	Lancia	1	Ret	12								9
		5	Ret	Ret
				Ret
4	Ferrari	3	8	4								7
		Ret	11	5
		Ret	12	6
		Ret	Ret	8
		Ret	Ret	13
		DNQ	Ret	Ret
		DNQ	Ret	Ret
		DNPQ	DNQ	Ret
5	Template:GBR B.C.M.A.	2	7	Ret								6
		Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret
6	Template:GBR Lotus-B.C.M.A	Ret	5									2
		Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret
-	Template:GBR Vanwall	DNQ	10	9								0
		DNQ	DNQ	14
				Ret
				DNQ
-	Template:GBR Cooper-Climax			11								0
-	Template:GBR Cooper-Maserati	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret								0
				Ret
-	Lancia-Climax	DNQ	Ret									0
-	Template:GBR Vanwall-O.S.C.A.		DNQ	Ret								0
-	Template:GBR BRM	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret								0
-	AAC-BRM			Ret								0
-	Hernandez			Ret								0
-	AAC	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ								0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ
		DNPQ	DNPQ
-	Template:FRA Guidobaldi-Loonmotor	DNPQ	DNQ									0
		DNPQ	DNQ
-	O.S.C.A.-Porsche	DNQ	DNQ									0
-	Template:GBR Cooper-Gordini	DNQ										0

Entrants' championship

Pos.	Entrant	MON	FRA Template:FRA	BEL Template:BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR Template:GBR	ITA	THA	Pts.
1	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Ret	1	1								18
		Ret	2	Ret
		Ret	3	Ret
2	Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili	4	4	2								12
		6	6	3
		Ret	9	7
		Ret	Ret	Ret
3	Irish Racing Cars	1	Ret	12								9
		5	Ret	Ret
			Ret
4	Scuderia Ferrari	3	8	4								7
		Ret	11	5
		Ret	12	6
		Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret
5	Template:GBR British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	2	7	Ret								6
		Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret
6	Template:GBR Team Lotus	Ret	5									2
		Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret
-	Reatherson Racing Developments	DNQ	Ret	8								0
-	Template:GBR Vandervell Products Ltd.	DNQ	10	9								0
-	Asso di Fiori	DNQ	13	10								0
-	Template:GBR Cooper Car Company			11								0
-	Scuderia Adriatica	DNQ	Ret	13								0
		DNPQ	DNQ	Ret
-	Template:GBR Halford Auto Racing Team			14								0
				DNQ
-	Template:GBR Hampshire Racing Alliance	DNQ	DNQ	Ret								0
			DNQ	Ret
-	Template:GBR British Racing Motors	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret								0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ
-	Template:FRA Ecurie Voeckler		Ret	Ret								0
-	Template:GBR Brits Under No European Legislation	DNQ	DNQ	Ret								0
-	Escuderia Hernandez	DNQ		Ret								0
-	MSG Köthen		DNQ	Ret								0
-	Scuderia Centro Sud			Ret								0
				DNQ
-	Officine Alfieri Maserati	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret								0
-	Ecurie Maghreb	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ								0
-	Equipo Castelldefels		DNQ									0
			DNQ
-	Template:GBR Coventry Climax	DNQ										0
-	Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon	DNPQ										0
-	Template:FRA Ecurie Rosier		DNPQ									0

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