500cc World Standing 1956
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | Nation | Points |
|---|
1 | John SURTEES | MV Agusta | GBR | 24 | | 2 | Walter ZELLER | BMW | GER | 16 |
3 | John HARTLE | Norton | GBR | 14 | | 4 | Pierre MONNERET | Gilera | FRA | 12 |
5 | Reg ARMSTRONG | Gilera | IRL | 11 | | 6 | Umberto MASETTI | MV Agusta | ITA | 9 |
7 | Geoff DUKE | Gilera | GBR | 8 | | 8 | Bob BROWN | Matchless | AUS | 6 |
8 | Libero LIBERATI | Gilera | ITA | 6 | | 10 | Eddie GRANT | Norton | RSA | 6 |
11 | Jack BRETT | Norton | GBR | 5 | | 12 | George MURPHY | Matchless | NZE | 4 |
13 | Keith BRYEN | Norton | AUS | 4 | | 14 | Gerold KLINGER | BMW | AUT | 3 |
14 | Geoffrey TANNER | Norton | GBR | 3 | | 16 | R.W. HERRON | Norton | GBR | 2 |
16 | P.B. FAHEY | Matchless | NZE | 2 | | 16 | Bill LOMAS | Moto Guzzi | GBR | 2 |
16 | Alfredo MILANI | Gilera | ITA | 2 | | 16 | Carlos BANDIROLA | MV Agusta | ITA | 2 |
21 | Auguste GOFFIN | Norton | BEL | 1 | | 21 | Ernst HILLER | BMW | GER | 1 |
21 | Derek ENNETT | Matchless | GBR | 1 |