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
				Dries van der Lof	1-2
				Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	1-2
Irish Racing Cars	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	Template:GBR Desmond Titterington	1-2
				Template:GBR Duncan Hamilton	1-2
	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	1-2
				José Froilán González	1-2
				Template:GBR Peter Whitehead	1-2
Scuderia Adriatica	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Gerino Gerini	1-2
				Dorino Serafini	1-2
Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Gordini	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A	Consalvo Sanesi	1-2
				Template:AUS Jack Brabham	1-2
				Eugenio Castellotti	1-2
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
Template:GBR Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall VW56	Vanwall 254	Template:GBR Cliff Allison	1-2
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Cooper-Maserati	Cooper T41	Maserati 56A	Template:BEL Lucien Bianchi	1-2
Ecurie Maghreb	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555	Louis Chiron	1-2
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Juan Manuel Fangio	1-2
				Hermano da Silva Ramos	1-2
				Paco Godia	1-2
				Tony Bettenhausen	1-2
				Phil Hill	1
				Umberto Maglioli	2
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
				Template:GBR Tony Brooks	1
				Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	1
Escuderia Hernandez	Cooper-Gordini	Cooper T41	Gordini G258/A	Carlos Menditéguy	1
Asso di Fiori	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Onofre Marimón	1-2
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	1-2
	Vanwall-O.S.C.A.		O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Template:GBR Roy Salvadori	2
Template:GBR British Racing Motors	BRM	BRM P25	BRM P25	Template:GBR Ron Flockhart	1-2
	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555	Template:BEL Paul Frère	1-2
				Template:FRA Jean Behra	1-2
Reatherson Racing Developments	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Cesare Perdisa	1
				Giulio Cabianca	2
MSG Köthen	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Theo Fitzau	2
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

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	13 May	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Desmond Titterington	Lancia	Irish Racing Cars
2	French Grand Prix	Rouen-les-Essarts	3 June
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	17 June
4	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	8 July
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:GBR Desmond Titterington	1										9
2	Template:GBR Peter Collins	2										6
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	3										4
4	Template:FRA Robert Manzon	4										3
5	Template:GBR Duncan Hamilton	5										2
6	José Froilán González	6										1
-	Dries van der Lof	Ret										0
-	Template:GBR Tony Brooks	Ret										0
-	B. Bira	Ret										0
-	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret										0
-	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Ret										0
-	Phil Hill	Ret										0
-	Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	Ret										0
-	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Ret										0
-	Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	Ret										0
-	Paco Godia	Ret										0
-	Template:GBR Stirling Moss	Ret										0
-	Template:GBR Peter Whitehead	Ret										0
-	Eugenio Castellotti	Ret										0
-	Consalvo Sanesi	Ret										0
-	Onofre Marimón	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR Cliff Allison	DNQ										0
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ										0
-	Dorino Serafini	DNQ										0
-	Cesare Perdisa	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR David Hampshire	DNQ										0
-	Carlos Menditéguy	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans	DNQ										0
-	Template:BEL Lucien Bianchi	DNPQ										0
-	Louis Chiron	DNPQ										0
-	Gerino Gerini	DNPQ										0
-	Template:GBR Ron Flockhart	DNPQ										0
-	Template:BEL Paul Frère	DNPQ										0
-	Template:FRA Jean Behra	DNPQ										0
-	Hans Tak	DNPQ										0

Constructors' championship

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

Entrants' championship

Pos.	Entrant	MON	FRA Template:FRA	BEL Template:BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR Template:GBR	ITA	THA	Pts.
1	Irish Racing Cars	1										9
		5
2	Template:GBR British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	2										6
		Ret
		Ret
3	Scuderia Ferrari	3										4
		Ret
		Ret
		Ret
		Ret
4	Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili	4										3
		6
		Ret
		Ret
-	Template:GBR Team Lotus	Ret										0
		Ret
		Ret
-	Template:FRA Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Ret										0
		Ret
		Ret
-	Scuderia Adriatica	DNQ										0
		DNPQ
-	Asso di Fiori	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR Vandervell Products Ltd.	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR Brits Under No European Legislation	DNQ										0
-	Reatherson Racing Developments	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR Hampshire Racing Alliance	DNQ										0
-	Escuderia Hernandez	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR Coventry Climax	DNQ										0
-	Template:GBR British Racing Motors	DNPQ										0
		DNPQ
		DNPQ
-	Officine Alfieri Maserati	DNPQ										0
-	Ecurie Maghreb	DNPQ										0
-	Jonkheer Gijsbert van Loon	DNPQ										0

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