The following is an overview of the events of 1956 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 29–30 April23rd Mille Miglia 13 May14th Monaco Grand Prix 30 May40th Indianapolis 500 4–14 June38th Isle of Man TT 10 June40th Targa Florio 28–29 July24th 24 Hours of Le Mans 4 November3rd Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef7FebruaryJohn NielsenDanishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().2JuneJan LammersDutchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (). FIA Sportscar champion (2002-2003).8Péter BesenyeiHungarianAir racerRed Bull Air World Race champion (2003).17AugustNigel LambBritishAir racerRed Bull Air World Race champion (2014).8SeptemberStefan JohanssonSwedishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().23DecemberMichele AlboretoItalianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef3FebruaryJohnny Claes39BelgianRacing driverThe first Belgian Formula One driver.31MarchRalph DePalma73Italian-AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1915).17JuneBob Sweikert30AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1955)29OctoberLouis Rosier50FrenchRacing driverWinner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ()
See also List of 1956 motorsport champions
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