| 1956 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1956 World Sportscar Championship season was the 4th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 29, 1956 to August 12, 1956, and comprised 5 races.
Following the major incident at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans that killed 80 spectators, defending constructor's champion Mercedes-Benz officially pulled out of motorsports and thus did not return to the sport.
Due to the fallout of the accident at Le Mans, the race was not included as part of the schedule until safety had been brought up to a higher standard. The Targa Florio was also cancelled due to safety concerns.
This led to the shortest season in World Sportscar Championship history, as well as one of the fewest amount of factory-backed competitors for many years.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometres
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Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | January 29 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring
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Sebring International Raceway | March 24 |
| 3 |  Mille Miglia
|
Brescia | April 12 |
| 4 |  1000km Nürburgring
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Nürburgring | May 27 |
| 5 |  1000 km Kristianstad
|
Rabelöfsbanan | August 12 |
Season results[]
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #31 Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Results |
 Stirling Moss Carlos Menditeguy
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | #17 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti
| |||
| 3 | Brescia | #548 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Eugenio Castellotti
| |||
| 4 | Nürburgring | #6 Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Results |
| Piero Taruffi Harry Schell
| |||
| 5 | Rabelöfsbanan | #3 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
Phil Hill Maurice Trintignant
|
Manufacturers Championship[]
Only the best 3 results out of the 5 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are shown within brackets.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari
|
(6) | 8 | 8 | (6) | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | Maserati
|
8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Jaguar
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4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Aston Martin
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3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Porsche
|
1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
External links[]
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship race results
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship points table
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship images - Buenos Aires
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship images - Sebring
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship images - Mille Miglia
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship images - Nurburgring
- 1956 World Sportscar Championship images - Kristianstadt
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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