1956 German Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 5 August 1956 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Nurburgring, 22 laps |
Round | 7 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1956 German Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 22 | 3hr 38m 43.700s | 9 FL | |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Maserati | 22 | +46.400s | 6 |
3 | +5 | ![]() | Maserati | 22 | +7m 38.300s | 4 |
4 | +12 | ![]() | Maserati | 20 | +2 laps | 3 |
DQ | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 20 | +2 laps | ||
5 | +9 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 19 | +3 laps | 2 |
NC | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 16 | +6 laps | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 15 | DNF | ||
R | Ferrari | 14 | DNF | |||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 13 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 13 | DNF | ||
R | Ferrari | 11 | DNF | |||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 8 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 3 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 0 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
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![]() | Gordini |
Notes
- Bruce Halford was disqualified for receiving a push start after a spin.
Starting grid
Pole time: 9:51.200
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari |
4 | ![]() | Maserati |
5 | ![]() | Ferrari |
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7 | ![]() | Maserati |
8 | ![]() | Maserati |
9 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
10 | ![]() | Ferrari |
11 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
12 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
13 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
15 | ![]() | Gordini |
16 | ![]() | Maserati |
17 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) |
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19 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
20 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
21 | ![]() | Gordini |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1956 German Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 30 |
2 | ![]() | 22 |
= | ![]() | 22 |
4 | ![]() | 19 |
5 | ![]() | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 7.5 |
7 | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
24 | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
26 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Andre Milhoux (only start), Giorgio Scarlatti
- Last start
- Louis Rosier
- Wins
- 20th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to win 20 races, 1st Argentine driver; last for Ferrari)
- 25th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 28th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 7th for Stirling Moss & Jean Behra
- 74th for Ferrari, 25th & 26th for Maserati
- Poles
- 23rd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 24th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 12th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 20th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to set 20 fastest laps, 1st Argentine driver; last for Ferrari)
- 19th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 40th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 1st Argentine driver), 13th for Stirling Moss, 5th for Eugenio Castellotti, 4th for Peter Collins
- Points finishes
- 6th and last for Louis Rosier, 1st for Francisco Godia (84th different point scorer, 2nd Spanish driver)
- Pole & win
- 12th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Ferrari)
- Win & fastest lap
- 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 1st Argentine driver; only win and fastest lap for Ferrari) NEW RECORD
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 7th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Ferrari) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari)