1956 MotoGP

6 Grands Prix. John Surtees heads the published standings with 24 points on a MV Agusta.

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Races6

Winners4different race winners

Riders classified159in the published standings

Makers12

Calendar every race, in order

Date	Race	Circuit	Winner	Maker	Pole	Fastest lap
1956-06-08	Isle of Man TT · Grand Prix	Snaefell Mountain	John Surtees	MV Agusta	—	· John Surtees
1956-06-30	Dutch TT · Grand Prix	Assen	John Surtees	MV Agusta	—	· John Surtees
1956-07-08	Belgian Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	John Surtees	MV Agusta	—	· Geoff Duke
1956-07-22	German Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Solitude	Reg Armstrong	Gilera	—	· Bill Lomas
1956-08-11	Ulster Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Dundrod	John Hartle	Norton	—	· Geoff Duke
1956-09-09	Nations Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Monza	Geoff Duke	Gilera	—	· Libero Liberati

Riders’ standings published

Pos	Rider	Maker	Points
1	John Surtees	MV Agusta	24
2	Walter Zeller	BMW	16
3	John Hartle	Norton	14
4	Pierre Monneret	Gilera	12
5	Reg Armstrong	Gilera	11
6	Umberto Masetti	MV Agusta	9
7	Geoff Duke	Gilera	8
8	Bob Brown	Matchless	6
9	Libero Liberati	Gilera	6
10	Eddie Grant	Norton	6
11	Jack Brett	Norton	5
12	Peter Murphy	Matchless	4
13	Keith Bryen	Norton	4
14	Gerold Klinger	BMW	3
15	Geoffrey Tanner	Norton	3
16	Alfredo Milani	Gilera	2
17	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	2
18	Paul Fahey	Matchless	2
19	Carlo Bandirola	MV Agusta	2
19	Wilf Herron	Norton	2
21	Ernst Hiller	BMW	1
22	Derek Ennett	Matchless	1
22	Auguste Goffin	Norton	1
24	Alan Trow	Norton	0
25	Gerald Robarts	Norton	0
26	Barry Hodgkinson	Norton	0
27	Alois Huber	BMW	0
28	Austin Carson	Norton	0
28	Roberto Colombo	MV Agusta	0
30	John Storr	Norton	0
31	Dave Chadwick	Norton	0
32	Piet Bakker	Norton	0
32	Gavin Dunlop	Matchless	0
34	Jackie Wood	Velocette	0
35	Bob Matthews	Norton	0
36	Priem Rozenberg	BMW	0
36	George Salt	Norton	0
38	Dennis Chapman	Norton	0
39	Frederick Cook	Matchless	0
40	Angus Martin	Matchless	0
41	Jacques Collot	Norton	0
42	Ernst Riedelbauch	BMW	0
43	Ralph Rensen	Norton	0
44	Casper Swart	Norton	0
45	John Grace	Norton	0
45	Hans-Günther Jäger	Norton	0
47	Stephen Murray	Norton	0
47	Mike O'Rourke	Norton	0
49	Giuseppe Cantoni	MV Agusta	0
49	George Costain	Norton	0
49	Peter Knees	BMW	0
52	Frank Perris	Matchless	0
53	Michael Roche	Norton	0
53	Hans-Joachim Scheel	Norton	0
53	Harry Turner	Norton	0
56	Ulf Gate	Norton	0
56	Pierre Nicholas	Norton	0
56	Des Sloan	Norton	0
59	Frank Fox	Norton	0
59	Bill Roberton	Matchless	0
59	Berthold Sieler	Norton	0
62	Martin Brosnan	BSA	0
62	Harry Plews	Norton	0
64	Harry Lowe	BSA	0
64	Karl-Heinz Scheifel	Norton	0
66	Phil Carter	Norton	0
66	Stanley Williamson	Norton	0
68	Denis Christian	Matchless	0
69	Ken Tostevin	Matchless	0
70	Ken Tully	Norton	0
71	Bob Ferguson	Matchless	0
72	Louis Carr	Matchless	0
73	Brian Duffy	Norton	0
74	Albert Moule	Norton	0
75	Dick Thomson	Matchless	0
76	Llewelyn Ranson	Norton	0
77	Vic Preston	Norton	0
78	Bill Beevers	Norton	0
79	Ken Willis	Norton	0
80	James Edwards	Norton	0
81	George Begg	AJS	0
82	Joe Glazebrook	Norton	0
83	E. Barona	Norton	0
84	Walter Hancock	BSA	0
85	Stan Cameron	AJS	0
86	Ralph Wijesinghe	BSA	0
87	Roly Capner	BSA	0
88	John Denton	Norton	0
None	Keith Campbell	Norton	0
None	Günther Borgesdiek	Norton	0
None	Robert Coleman	Norton	0
None	Francisco González	Norton	0
None	Ken Kavanagh	Moto Guzzi	0
None	Olle Nygren	Matchless	0
None	Leen Reehorst	Jawa	0
None	Martinus van Son	Matchless	0
None	Sven Andersson	Norton	0
None	Jean-Pierre Bayle	Norton	0
None	Raymond Bogaerdt	Norton	0
None	Buno Böhrer	Horex	0
None	Paolo Campanelli	Gilera	0
None	George Catlin	Norton	0
None	Artemio Cirelli	Gilera	0
None	John Clark	Matchless	0
None	Robert Cook	BSA	0
None	Ronald Cousins	Norton	0
None	Dickie Dale	Moto Guzzi	0
None	Firmin Dawue	Norton	0
None	Gerardo Düring	Matchless	0
None	Anton Elbersen	Matchless	0
None	Karl-Heinz Ewig	Norton	0
None	Ray Fay	BSA	0
None	Robin Fitton	Norton	0
None	Brian Freestone	Norton	0
None	Enrico Galante	Norton	0
None	Martino Giani	Gilera	0
None	Francesco Guglielminetti	Norton	0
None	William Hall	Norton	0
None	Gustav Havel	Jawa	0
None	Frantisek Helikar	Jawa	0
None	Eric Hinton	Norton	0
None	Jaap Iesberts	Matchless	0
None	Roy Ingram	BSA	0
None	Arnold Jones	Matchless	0
None	Kees Koster	Norton	0
None	George Leigh	Norton	0
88	Ivor Lloyd	Norton	0
88	Giuseppe Mantelli	Gilera	0
None	Robert McCracken	Norton	0
None	Bob McIntyre	Norton	0
None	Jules Nies	Norton	0
None	Frank Norris	Norton	0
None	Ernie Oliver	Norton	0
None	Sergio Pinza	Moto Guzzi	0
None	Maurice Pizzey	Norton	0
None	Derek Powell	Matchless	0
None	Charlie Salt	BSA	0
None	Brian Setchell	AJS	0
None	Terry Shepherd	Norton	0
None	Lodewijk Simons	Norton	0
None	František Šťastný	Jawa	0
None	Ken Swallow	Matchless	0
None	Gerrit Ten Kate	Norton	0
None	Gerry Turner	Pike-BSA	0
None	Drikus Veer	Jawa	0
None	John Waring	Norton	0
None	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	0
None	Jack Wilks	BSA	0
None	Trevor Williams	Norton	0
None	Len Aislabie	Norton	0
None	Rod Coleman	Norton	0
None	Robert King	Norton	0
None	Derek Minter	BSA	0
None	E. Muñoz	Norton	0
None	M. Muñoz	Norton	0
None	George Northwood	BSA	0
None	Tony Ovens	Norton	0
None	H. Wieland	Norton	0
None	J. Woods	Norton	0

Manufacturers

No manufacturers’ table in the archive for this season.