World Sportscar Championship 1956 standings

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World Sportscar Championship 1956 standings

Championship points standings for the World Sportscar Championship 1956

Driver	Team	Car
Pierre About
Fred F. Allen	Hambro Automotive Co.
Paul Armagnac	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
David H. Ash	Hambro Automotive Co.
Bob Ballinger	S.H. Arnolt Co.
Edgar Barth	VEB
Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 300 S
John Gordon Benett	Briggs Cunningham
Georges Berger
Egon Binner	VEB
Sid W. Blackman	Hambro Automotive Co.
Lucio Bollaert
Roberto Bonomi
Claude Bourillot
Ted Boynton	S.H. Arnolt Co.
Giovanni Bracco
J. Brundage	Porsche KG
Carlos Bruno
Franco Bruno
William C. Buff	William C. Buff
Karl Busch	Karl Busch
Red Byron	Cooper Car Co
Giulio Cabianca
Jorge Camaño
Ela Capotosti
Elias Carballido
Osvaldo Carballido
Robin Carnegie	Richard W. Fitzwilliam
Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari
Ernesto Florencio Castro
Louis Chiron	Monte Carlo Sport
Danilo Ciapessoni
Peter Collins	Scuderia Ferrari
Louis Cornet
Leech Cracraft	Cooper Car Co
Ray Crawford	Raceway Enterprises
Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham
Don Davis, Jr.	Carl Beuhler III
Carel Godin de Beaufort	Gottfrid Koechert
Maria Teresa de Filippis
Alejandro de Tomaso
Kurt Delfosse
Joao Rozende Dos Santos
Joseph Hap Dressel	Joseph Hap Dressel
Gus Ehrman	Hambro Automotive Co.
Jack R Ensley	Jack Ensley
Werner Enz
Pedro Escudero
Juan Manuel Fangio	Scuderia Ferrari
Lino Fayen
John Fitch	Raceway Enterprises
Richard W. Fitzwilliam	Richard W. Fitzwilliam
René Foiret
Elliott Forbes-Robinson Snr.	Donald Healey Motor Co	Austin-Healey 100S
Robert Gatz	Carl Beuhler III
Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari
Gerino Gerini	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Francesco Giardini	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Helmut Glöckler	Wolfgang Seidel
Juan Gobbi
Max Goldman	Raceway Enterprises
Alberto Gomez
Alfonso Gómez Mena	Alfonso Gomez Mena
José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Santiago Gonzalez	Alfonso Gomez Mena
Ricardo Grandío
Michel Guy
Walt Hansgen	Raceway Enterprises
Isabelle Haskell
Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar New York Inc.
Theo Helfrich	Theo Helfrich
Hans Herrmann	Porsche KG
Mathieu Hezemans	Gottfrid Koechert
Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari
George Huntoon	Ship & Share Motors
Miguel Jantus
Raul Jaras
Jaroslav Juhan
William Kinchloe	Hambro Automotive Co.
Louis Klemantaski
Rolf Knoch
Gotfrid Koechert
Eduardo Kovacs-Jones
Friedrich Kretschmann	Friedrich Kretschmann
John Kvarnström
Chico Landi	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Celso Lara-Barberis
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta
Sepp Liebl	Friedrich Kretschmann
José Félix Lopes
Carlos Lostalo
Pete Lovely	John Edgar Entreprises
Erik Lundgren	Tore Bjurström
Umberto Maglioli	Porsche KG
Angel Maiocchi
M. Marshall	Porsche KG
Michael May	Michael May
Pierre May	Michael May
Tomas Mayol
Jack McAfee	John Edgar Entreprises
Carlos Menditeguy	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Guillaume Mercader	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
Luis Milan
José M. Millet
Walter E. Monaco	Isabel Haskell
Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 300 S
Enrique Muro
Luigi Musso	Scuderia Ferrari
Carlos Raul Najurieta
Peter Nöcker	Theo Helfrich
Nando Pagliarini
Jim Pauley	Porfirio Rubirosa
Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Guido Perrella
J.E. Peterson	S.H. Arnolt Co.
André Pilette	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Julio Pola
Cesar Reyes
Cesar Rivero
Arthur Rosenhammer	VEB
Porfirio Rubirosa	Porfirio Rubirosa
Roy Salvadori	David Brown & Sons Ltd.
Consalvo Sanesi
Harry Schell	Scuderia Ferrari, Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 300 S
Miguel Schroeder
Karl Schwaneberg	Karl Busch
Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel
Carroll Shelby	David Brown & Sons Ltd.
Stephen Spitler	Hambro Automotive Co.
Phil Stewart	S.H. Arnolt Co.
Phil Stiles	Ship & Share Motors
Bob Sweikert	Jack Ensley
Hans Tak	Beels Racing
Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 300 S
Paul Thiel	VEB
Desmond Titterington	Jaguar USA
Carlos Tomasi
Enrique Saenz Valiente
John van Driel	Hambro Automotive Co.
Henk van Zalinge	Beels Racing
Godofredo Vianna
Luigi Villoresi
Richard von Frankenberg	Porsche KG
Fritz Huschke von Hanstein	Porsche KG
Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche KG
William F. Woodbury	Joseph Hap Dressel
M. R. John Wyllie	M. R. John Wyllie
Margaret Wyllie	M. R. John Wyllie

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Stirling Moss	2
	Eugenio Castellotti	2
Most pole positions	Juan Manuel Fangio	2
Most podium positions	Stirling Moss	2
	Eugenio Castellotti	2
	Luigi Musso	2
Most podium positions without a win	Luigi Musso	2
Most fastest race laps	José Froilán González	1
	Mike Hawthorn	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
27.7%	U.S.A.	Phil Hill, Isabelle Haskell, Harry Schell, Bob Sweikert, Jack R Ensley, Carroll Shelby, Jack McAfee, Pete Lovely, John Fitch, Walt Hansgen, Jim Pauley, Phil Stiles, George Huntoon, Briggs Cunningham, John Gordon Benett, Bob Ballinger, Phil Stewart, M. Marshall, J. Brundage, Max Goldman, Ray Crawford, J.E. Peterson, Ted Boynton, Joseph Hap Dressel, William F. Woodbury, William Kinchloe, Stephen Spitler, David H. Ash, Gus Ehrman, John van Driel, Leech Cracraft, Red Byron, Fred F. Allen, Sid W. Blackman, Don Davis, Jr., Robert Gatz, M. R. John Wyllie, Margaret Wyllie, Walter E. Monaco, William C. Buff, Elliott Forbes-Robinson Snr.	41
19.6%	Argentina	Juan Manuel Fangio, Carlos Menditeguy, José Froilán González, Alejandro de Tomaso, Carlos Tomasi, Carlos Lostalo, Angel Maiocchi, Lucio Bollaert, Franco Bruno, Carlos Bruno, José Félix Lopes, Pedro Escudero, Roberto Bonomi, Ernesto Florencio Castro, Luis Milan, Ela Capotosti, Enrique Saenz Valiente, Jorge Camaño, Carlos Raul Najurieta, Cesar Rivero, Miguel Jantus, Alberto Gomez, Ricardo Grandío, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Cesar Reyes, Tomas Mayol, Juan Gobbi, José M. Millet, Miguel Schroeder	29
11.5%	Germany	Kurt Delfosse, Hans Herrmann, Fritz Huschke von Hanstein, Rolf Knoch, Werner Enz, Richard von Frankenberg, Edgar Barth, Friedrich Kretschmann, Sepp Liebl, Pierre May, Karl Busch, Karl Schwaneberg, Theo Helfrich, Peter Nöcker, Wolfgang Seidel, Helmut Glöckler, Wolfgang von Trips	17
9.5%	Italy	Eugenio Castellotti, Gerino Gerini, Luigi Musso, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Piero Taruffi, Cesare Perdisa, Giulio Cabianca, Luigi Villoresi, Nando Pagliarini, Guido Perrella, Consalvo Sanesi, Giovanni Bracco, Umberto Maglioli, Francesco Giardini	14
5.4%	Great Britain	Stirling Moss, Peter Collins, Roy Salvadori, Mike Hawthorn, Desmond Titterington, Louis Klemantaski, Richard W. Fitzwilliam, Robin Carnegie	8
5.4%	France	Jean Behra, Lino Fayen, Paul Armagnac, Guillaume Mercader, Claude Bourillot, Pierre About, Louis Cornet, Michel Guy	8
2.7%	Belgium	Olivier Gendebien, Georges Berger, René Foiret, André Pilette	4
2.7%	Netherlands	Mathieu Hezemans, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Hans Tak, Henk van Zalinge	4
2%	Brazil	Chico Landi, Celso Lara-Barberis, Godofredo Vianna	3
2%	DDR	Arthur Rosenhammer, Paul Thiel, Egon Binner	3
2%	Uruguay	Danilo Ciapessoni, Osvaldo Carballido, Elias Carballido	3
2%	Venezuela	Enrique Muro, Julio Pola, Joao Rozende Dos Santos	3
1.4%	Cuba	Alfonso Gómez Mena, Santiago Gonzalez	2
1.4%	Chile	Eduardo Kovacs-Jones, Raul Jaras	2
1.4%	Sweden	John Kvarnström, Erik Lundgren	2
0.7%	Czech Republic	Jaroslav Juhan	1
0.7%	Dominican Republic	Porfirio Rubirosa	1
0.7%	Austria	Gotfrid Koechert	1
0.7%	Monaco	Louis Chiron	1
0.7%	Switzerland	Michael May	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1956 World Sportscar Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
About, Pierre	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Allen, Fred F.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Armagnac, Paul	32 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Ash, David H.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ballinger, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Barth, Edgar	39 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Behra, Jean	35 y/o	2	1	1	0	0
Benett, John Gordon	42 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Berger, Georges	37 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Binner, Egon	n/a
Blackman, Sid W.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bollaert, Lucio	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bonomi, Roberto	36 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Bourillot, Claude	31 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Boynton, Ted	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bracco, Giovanni	48 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Brundage, J.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bruno, Carlos	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bruno, Franco	32 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Buff, William C.	n/a
Busch, Karl	n/a
Byron, Red	41 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Cabianca, Giulio	33 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Camaño, Jorge	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Capotosti, Ela	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Carballido, Elias	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Carballido, Osvaldo	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Carnegie, Robin	30 y/o
Castellotti, Eugenio	25 y/o	3	2	2	1	0
Castro, Ernesto Florencio	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Chiron, Louis	56 y/o
Ciapessoni, Danilo	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Collins, Peter	24 y/o	3	0	1	0	0
Cornet, Louis	28 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Cracraft, Leech	43 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Crawford, Ray	40 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Cunningham, Briggs	49 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Davis, Jr., Don	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
de Beaufort, Carel Godin	22 y/o
de Filippis, Maria Teresa	29 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
de Tomaso, Alejandro	27 y/o	2	0	0	0	0
Delfosse, Kurt	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Dos Santos, Joao Rozende	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Dressel, Joseph Hap	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ehrman, Gus	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Ensley, Jack R	49 y/o	1	0	1	0	0
Enz, Werner	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Escudero, Pedro	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Fangio, Juan Manuel	45 y/o	3	1	1	2	0
Fayen, Lino	30 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Fitch, John	38 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Fitzwilliam, Richard W.	40 y/o
Foiret, René	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Forbes-Robinson Snr., Elliott	n/a
Gatz, Robert	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Gendebien, Olivier	32 y/o	2	0	1	0	0
Gerini, Gerino	27 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Giardini, Francesco	n/a
Glöckler, Helmut	47 y/o
Gobbi, Juan	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Goldman, Max	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Gomez, Alberto	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Gómez Mena, Alfonso	43 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
González, José Froilán	33 y/o	1	0	1	0	1
Gonzalez, Santiago	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Grandío, Ricardo	22 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Guy, Michel	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Hansgen, Walt	36 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Haskell, Isabelle	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Hawthorn, Mike	27 y/o	1	0	0	0	1
Helfrich, Theo	43 y/o
Herrmann, Hans	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Hezemans, Mathieu	41 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Hill, Phil	29 y/o	2	0	1	0	0
Huntoon, George	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Jantus, Miguel	26 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Jaras, Raul	25 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Juhan, Jaroslav	34 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Kinchloe, William	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Klemantaski, Louis	44 y/o	1	0	1	0	0
Knoch, Rolf	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Koechert, Gotfrid	38 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Kovacs-Jones, Eduardo	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Kretschmann, Friedrich	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Kvarnström, John	36 y/o
Landi, Chico	48 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Lara-Barberis, Celso	40 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Larreta, Alberto Rodriguez	22 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Liebl, Sepp	40 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Lopes, José Félix	43 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Lostalo, Carlos	34 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Lovely, Pete	30 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Lundgren, Erik	37 y/o
Maglioli, Umberto	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Maiocchi, Angel	44 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Marshall, M.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
May, Michael	21 y/o
May, Pierre	n/a
Mayol, Tomas	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
McAfee, Jack	33 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Menditeguy, Carlos	40 y/o	2	1	1	0	0
Mercader, Guillaume	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Milan, Luis	37 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Millet, José M.	33 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Monaco, Walter E.	n/a
Moss, Stirling	26 y/o	2	2	2	0	0
Muro, Enrique	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Musso, Luigi	31 y/o	3	0	2	0	0
Najurieta, Carlos Raul	31 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Nöcker, Peter	28 y/o
Pagliarini, Nando	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Pauley, Jim	41 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Perdisa, Cesare	23 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Perrella, Guido	n/a	0	0	0	0	0
Peterson, J.E.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Pilette, André	37 y/o
Pola, Julio	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Reyes, Cesar	25 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Rivero, Cesar	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Rosenhammer, Arthur	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Rubirosa, Porfirio	47 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Salvadori, Roy	34 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Sanesi, Consalvo	45 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Schell, Harry	35 y/o	1	1	1	0	0
Schroeder, Miguel	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Schwaneberg, Karl	n/a
Seidel, Wolfgang	29 y/o
Shelby, Carroll	33 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Spitler, Stephen	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Stewart, Phil	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Stiles, Phil	37 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Sweikert, Bob	30 y/o	1	0	1	0	0
Tak, Hans	40 y/o
Taruffi, Piero	49 y/o	1	1
Thiel, Paul	32 y/o
Titterington, Desmond	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Tomasi, Carlos	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Valiente, Enrique Saenz	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
van Driel, John	32 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
van Zalinge, Henk	34 y/o
Vianna, Godofredo	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Villoresi, Luigi	47 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
von Frankenberg, Richard	34 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
von Hanstein, Fritz Huschke	45 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
von Trips, Wolfgang	28 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Woodbury, William F.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Wyllie, M. R. John	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Wyllie, Margaret	n/a	1	0	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL
1	1956-01-29	Buenos Aires	Menditeguy Moss	Gendebien Hill	Behra González	Castellotti Fangio	González
2	1956-03-24	Sebring	Castellotti Fangio	Musso Schell	Ensley Sweikert	Fangio	Hawthorn
3	1956-04-29	Brescia	Castellotti	Collins Klemantaski	Musso
4	1956-05-27	Nürburgring
5	1956-08-12	Kristianstad