Drivers Standings
| 1956 Drivers Standings | ||||||||||
| # | Driver | Constructor | Points | Races | Wins | Podiuns | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Fastest laps |
| 1 | Ferrari | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | Maserati | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ferrari | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Maserati | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Watson-Offenhauser | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Ferrari | 7,5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ferrari | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Maserati | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Connaught-Alta | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ferrari | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | BRM & Maserati & Vanwall | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Phillips-Offenhauser | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | BRM & Connaught-Alta | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Maserati | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Maserati & Vanwall | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Maserati | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Maserati | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Gordini | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Maserati | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Maserati | 1,5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Maserati | 1,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Ferrari & Gordini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Gordini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Maserati | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Gordini | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Gordini & Maserati | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Stevens-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Cooper-Bristol | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Maserati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Gordini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Connaught-Alta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | Maserati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Connaught-Alta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Maserati & Vanwall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Connaught-Alta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Bugatti & Vanwall | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Emeryson-Alta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | Connaught-Alta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Maserati & Vanwall | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | BRM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Maserati | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Only the best five scores counted towards the championship | ||||||||||
| Points for top five finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2) + 1 point for fastest lap. | ||||||||||
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