The 1956 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 August 1956 at Nürburgring. It was race 7 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.
Winner Forty-five-year-old Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio won the race for Ferrari, and broke Hermann Lang's 17-year-old lap record, set in a Mercedes.
Attendees Present at the event was 18-year old Juan Carlos, later King of Spain, in support of his relative Alfonso de Portago.
Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 9:51.2—2 5 Peter Collins Ferrari 9:51.5 +0.33 4 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 9:54.4 +3.24 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 10:03.4 +12.25 4 Luigi Musso Ferrari 10:20.3 +29.16 8 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 10:21.0 +29.87 8 Umberto Maglioli Maserati 10:26.7 +35.58 6 Jean Behra Maserati 10:31.6 +40.49 16 Roy Salvadori Maserati 10:32.4 +41.210 5 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 10:37.1 +45.911 21 Bruce Halford Maserati 11:04.1 +1:12.912 12 Harry Schell Maserati 11:16.5 +1:25.313 19 Horace Gould Maserati 11:32.2 +1:41.014 15 Louis Rosier Maserati 11:39.0 +1:47.815 10 Robert Manzon Gordini 11:55.8 +2:04.616 20 Paco Godia Maserati 11:57.6 +2:06.417 14 Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 13:05.2 +3:14.018 11 André Pilette Gordini 13:31.0 +3:39.819 18 Luigi Piotti Maserati 13:50.1 +3:58.920 22 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 14:17.1 +4:25.921 17 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 22 11 André Milhoux Gordini Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 22 3:38:43.7 1 9 2 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 22 +46.4 4 6 3 6 Jean Behra Maserati 22 +7:38.3 8 4 4 20 Paco Godia Maserati 20 +2 Laps 16 3 5 15 Louis Rosier Maserati 19 +3 Laps 14 2 21 Bruce Halford Maserati 20 Push start 11 22 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 16 +6 Laps 19 11 André Milhoux Gordini 15 Engine 21 5 Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins Ferrari 14 Accident 10 17 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 13 Engine 20 12 Harry Schell Maserati 13 Overheating 12 4 Luigi Musso Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 11 Accident 5 2 Peter Collins Ferrari 8 Fuel Leak 2 3 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 5 Electrical 3 8 Umberto Maglioli Maserati 3 Steering 7 19 Horace Gould Maserati 3 Oil Pressure 13 16 Roy Salvadori Maserati 2 Suspension 9 10 Robert Manzon Gordini 0 Suspension 15 14 Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 0 Engine 17 8 Cesare Perdisa Maserati Practice Accident 6 11 André Pilette Gordini Practice Accident 18 18 Luigi Piotti Maserati Villoresi Drove Car Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drives Car #5: Alfonso de Portago (10 laps) and Peter Collins (4 laps). Car #4: Luigi Musso (8 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (3 laps).
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 30 1 2 Peter Collins 22 3 Jean Behra 22 4 Stirling Moss 19 5 Pat Flaherty 8Source:
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