| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1956-01-22 |
| 2 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 1956-05-13 |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 1956-05-30 |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1956-06-03 |
| 5 | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | 1956-07-01 |
| 6 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 1956-07-14 |
| 7 | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 1956-08-05 |
| 8 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1956-09-02 |
| Pos | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 30 | 3 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 27 | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 25 | 2 |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 7.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Mike Hawthorn | Maserati, BRM, Vanwall | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Ron Flockhart | BRM, Connaught | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Harry Schell | Vanwall, Maserati | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini, Maserati | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 1.5 | 0 |
| 26 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 1.5 | 0 |
| 27 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 |
| - | André Pilette | Gordini, Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| - | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| - | Óscar González | Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Driver | Pos | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRM | Mike Hawthorn | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron Flockhart | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| Connaught | Jack Fairman | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Flockhart | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| Ferrari | Juan Fangio | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Peter Collins | 3 | 25 | 2 | |
| Eugenio Castellotti | 6 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Frère | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Luigi Musso | 11 | 4 | 1 | |
| Alfonso de Portago | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Olivier Gendebien | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| André Pilette | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordini | Hernando da Silva Ramos | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| André Pilette | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurtis Kraft | Sam Hanks | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnnie Parsons | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dick Rathmann | 24 | 2 | 0 | |
| Paul Russo | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| Maserati | Stirling Moss | 2 | 27 | 2 |
| Jean Behra | 4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Paco Godia | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mike Hawthorn | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| Cesare Perdisa | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Harry Schell | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Louis Rosier | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Luigi Villoresi | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Horace Gould | 21 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hernando da Silva Ramos | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gerino Gerini | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Chico Landi | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Luigi Piotti | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Óscar González | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanwall | Mike Hawthorn | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Harry Schell | 17 | 3 | 0 |