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
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
				Maurice Trintignant	1-2
Irish Racing Cars	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	Desmond Titterington	1-3
				Duncan Hamilton	1-2
				Stuart Lewis-Evans	3
	Lancia-Climax		Coventry Climax FPF IV		2
Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Robert Manzon	1-2
				Stirling Moss	1-3
				José Froilán González	1-3
				Peter Whitehead	1-3
				Ottorino Volonterio	3
Scuderia Adriatica	Ferrari	Ferrari R560	Ferrari RS560	Gerino Gerini	1-3
				Dorino Serafini	1-3
Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Gordini	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A	Consalvo Sanesi	1-2
				Jack Brabham	1-2
				Eugenio Castellotti	1-2
Coventry Climax	Lancia-Climax	Lancia D50	Coventry Climax FPF IV	Stuart Lewis-Evans	1
Brits Under No European Legislation	O.S.C.A.-Porsche	O.S.C.A. F154	Porsche 755	Maria Teresa de Filippis	1-2
	Cooper-Maserati	Cooper T41	Maserati 56A		3
Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall VW56	Vanwall 254	Cliff Allison	1-2
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Cooper-Maserati	Cooper T41	Maserati 56A	Lucien Bianchi	1-2
Ecurie Maghreb	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555	Louis Chiron	1-3
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
British Commonwealth Motorsport Association	B.C.M.A.	B.C.M.A. C-01	B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin	Peter Collins	1-2
				Tony Brooks	1-2
				Mike Hawthorn	1-2
Escuderia Hernandez	Cooper-Gordini	Cooper T41	Gordini G258/A	Carlos Menditéguy	1
	Hernandez	Hernandez Tipo 56	Hernandez H258/A		3
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
Hampshire Racing Alliance	Vanwall	Vanwall VW56	Vanwall 254	David Hampshire	1-2
	Vanwall-O.S.C.A.		O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Roy Salvadori	2
British Racing Motors	BRM	BRM P25	BRM P25	Ron Flockhart	1-2
	AAC	AAC 555	AAC 555	Paul Frère	1-2
				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
Ecurie Rosier	Gordini	Gordini G-953	Gordini ART-004	Louis Rosier	2
Ecurie Voeckler	Gordini	Gordini Type 56	Gordini G258/A	André Simon	2
Scuderia Centro Sud	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. F156A	O.S.C.A. 1500S-56	Luigi Villoresi	3
	Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50	Alfonso de Portago	3

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	Peter Collins	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Gordini	Alexander Racing Team-Gordini
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	BEL	GER	GDR	IRL	SCO	GBR	ITA	THA	Pts.
1	Desmond Titterington	1	Ret									9
=	Jack Brabham	Ret	1									9
3	Peter Collins	2	Ret									6
=	Eugenio Castellotti	Ret	2									6
5	Juan Manuel Fangio	3	12									4
6	Consalvo Sanesi	Ret	3									4
7	Robert Manzon	4	Ret									3
=	Peter Whitehead	Ret	4									3
9	Duncan Hamilton	5	Ret									2
=	B. Bira	Ret	5									2
11	José Froilán González	6	6									2
-	Mike Hawthorn	Ret	7									0
-	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Ret	8									0
-	Stirling Moss	Ret	9									0
-	Cliff Allison	DNQ	10									0
-	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret	11									0
-	Onofre Marimón	DNQ	13									0
-	Dries van der Lof	Ret	Ret									0
-	Tony Brooks	Ret	Ret									0
-	Maurice Trintignant	Ret	Ret									0
-	Paco Godia	Ret	Ret									0
-	Stuart Lewis-Evans	DNQ	Ret									0
-	Gerino Gerini	DNPQ	Ret									0
-	Phil Hill	Ret										0
-	Giulio Cabianca		Ret									0
-	André Simon		Ret									0
-	Umberto Maglioli		Ret									0
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ	DNQ									0
-	Dorino Serafini	DNQ	DNQ									0
-	David Hampshire	DNQ	DNQ									0
-	Louis Chiron	DNPQ	DNQ									0
-	Cesare Perdisa	DNQ										0
-	Carlos Menditéguy	DNQ										0
-	Roy Salvadori		DNQ									0
-	Theo Fitzau		DNQ									0
-	Alfonso de Portago		DNQ									0
-	Luigi Musso		DNQ									0
-	Lucien Bianchi	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
-	Ron Flockhart	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
-	Paul Frère	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
-	Jean Behra	DNPQ	DNPQ									0
-	Hans Tak	DNPQ										0
-	Louis Rosier		DNPQ									0

Constructors' championship

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

Entrants' championship

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

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