1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 21–22 July 1956 at the Solitude circuit.

500 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Reg Armstrong Gilera 18 1:23:16.4 8 2 Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 18 +14.0 6 3 Pierre Monneret Gilera 18 +41.8 4 4 Gerold Klinger BMW 18 3 5 Eddie Grant Norton 18 2 6 Keith Bryen Norton 18 1 7 Alois Huber BMW 18 8 Ernst Hiller BMW 18

350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 13 1:00:52.3 8 2 August Hobl DKW 13 +31.1 6 3 Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 13 +1:00.7 4 4 Cecil Sandford DKW 13 3 5 Hans Bartl DKW 13 2 6 Bob Matthews Norton 13 1 7 John Storr Norton 13 8 Keith Bryen Norton 13 9 Helmut Hallmeier NSU 13

250 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 13 1:02:58.6 8 2 Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 13 +54.2 6 3 Remo Venturi MV Agusta 13 +57.9 4 4 Hans Baltisberger NSU 13 3 5 Bob Brown NSU 13 2 6 Roland Heck NSU 13 1 7 Fritz Kläger NSU 13 8 Horst Kassner NSU 13

125cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 Romolo Ferri Gilera 9 45:04.2 8 2 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 +8.8 6 3 Tarquinio Provini Mondial 9 +16.8 4 4 Fortunato Libanori MV Agusta 9 +1:27.6 3 5 August Hobl DKW 9 +1:40.6 2 6 Cecil Sandford Mondial 9 +2:06.6 1 7 Karl Hofmann DKW 9 8 Alano Montanari Ducati 9 9 Marcelo Cama Montesa 9 10 Ernst Degner MZ 9 11 Adelmo Mandolini Ducati 9 12 Karl Lottes DKW 9 31 starters, 24 finishers Source:

Sidecar classification Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Wilhelm Noll Fritz Cron BMW 9 45:04.9 8 2 Fritz Hillebrand Manfred Grunwald BMW 9 +0.9 6 3 Helmut Fath Emil Ohr BMW 9 +1:15.8 4 4 Walter Schneider Hans Strauss BMW 9 3 5 Cyril Smith Stanley Dibben Norton 9 2 6 Loni Neussner Dieter Hess BMW 9 1 7 Pip Harris Ray Campbell Norton 9 8 Florian Camathias Maurice Büla BMW 9 9 Jacques Drion Inge Stoll BMW 9 10 Edgar Strub Hilmar Cecco Norton 9 11 Otto Schmid ? BMW 9 12 Jean Murit Francis Flahaut BMW 9

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