Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1956 season calendar
| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Track | Track length | Laps | Race distance | Winner |
| 1 | 22 Jan | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 3.912 | 98 | 383.376 | Juan Manuel Fangio / Luigi Musso |
| 2 | 13 May | Monaco | Monte-Carlo | 3.145 | 100 | 314.500 | Stirling Moss |
| 3 | 30 May | Indy 500 | Indianapolis | 4.023 | 200 | 804.600 | Pat Flaherty |
| 4 | 3 Jun | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 14.120 | 36 | 508.320 | Peter Collins |
| 5 | 1 Jul | France | Reims-Gueux | 8.302 | 61 | 506.422 | Peter Collins |
| 6 | 14 Jul | Great Britain | Silverstone | 4.711 | 101 | 475.811 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 7 | 5 Aug | Germany | Nürburg | 22.810 | 22 | 501.820 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 8 | 2 Sep | Italy | Monza | 10.000 | 50 | 500.000 | Stirling Moss |