1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Appearance
The 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the eighth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 8 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 9 September.
1956 Grand Prix season calendar
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 8 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain | ![]() |
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2 | 30 June | ![]() |
TT Circuit Assen | ![]() |
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3 | 8 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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4 | 22 July | ![]() |
Solitude | ![]() |
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5 | 11 August | ![]() |
Dundrod Circuit | ![]() |
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6 | 9 September | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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Standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
350cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 3 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 17 | 0 | |
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Germany | DKW | 17 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 14 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | DKW | 13 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 8 | 1 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
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Italy | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
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Netherlands | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
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South Africa | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
Australia | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 26 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
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Germany | NSU | 9 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 5 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
New Zealand | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
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Netherlands | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
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Netherlands | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Moto Guzzi | 2 | 0 | |
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Australia | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
France | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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Switzerland | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 14 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 10 | 0 | |
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Italy | MV Agusta | 9 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 6 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 5 | 0 | |
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France | Gilera | 4 | 0 | |
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Spain | Montesa | 4 | 0 | |
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Italy | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 4 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 3 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
Italy | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | LEF | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
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Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
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Gibraltar | Montesa | 1 | 0 | |
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Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.