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Home / Seasons / 1956 F1 World Championship Season / 1956 German Grand Prix

1956 German Grand Prix

DateSunday, 5 August 1956
Winner
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitNurburgring, 22 laps
Round7 of 8
Race numbers

The 1956 German Grand Prix was the

  • 55th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Nurburgring
More 1956 season
More German Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioFerrari223hr 38m 43.700s9 FL
2+2United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossMaserati22+46.400s6
3+5France flag lazyload Jean BehraMaserati22+7m 38.300s4
4+12Spain flag lazyload Francisco GodiaMaserati20+2 laps3
DQ United Kingdom flag lazyload Bruce HalfordMaserati (privateer)20+2 laps 
5+9France flag lazyload Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)19+3 laps2
NC Switzerland flag Ottorino VolonterioMaserati (privateer)16+6 laps 
R Belgium flag lazyload Andre MilhouxGordini15DNF 
R 
  • Spain flag lazyload Alfonso de Portago
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter Collins
Ferrari14DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)13DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)13DNF 
R 
  • Italy flag lazyload Luigi Musso
  • Italy flag lazyload Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari11DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter CollinsFerrari8DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Eugenio CastellottiFerrari5DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Umberto MaglioliMaserati3DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Horace GouldMaserati (privateer)3DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)2DNF 
R France flag lazyload Robert ManzonGordini0DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari (privateer)0DNF 
Did not start
  Italy flag lazyload Luigi PiottiMaserati (privateer)   
  Italy flag lazyload Cesare PerdisaMaserati   
  Belgium flag lazyload Andre PiletteGordini   

Notes

  • Bruce Halford was disqualified for receiving a push start after a spin.

Starting grid

Pole time: 9:51.200

PosDriverConstructor
1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioFerrari
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter CollinsFerrari
3Italy flag lazyload Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossMaserati
5Italy flag lazyload Luigi MussoFerrari
6  
7Italy flag lazyload Umberto MaglioliMaserati
8France flag lazyload Jean BehraMaserati
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)
10Spain flag lazyload Alfonso de PortagoFerrari
11United Kingdom flag lazyload Bruce HalfordMaserati (privateer)
12USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)
13United Kingdom flag lazyload Horace GouldMaserati (privateer)
14France flag lazyload Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)
15France flag lazyload Robert ManzonGordini
16Spain flag lazyload Francisco GodiaMaserati
17Italy flag lazyload Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari (privateer)
18  
19Switzerland flag Ottorino VolonterioMaserati (privateer)
20Italy flag lazyload Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)
21Belgium flag lazyload Andre MilhouxGordini

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1956 German Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio30
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter Collins22
=France flag lazyload Jean Behra22
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss19
5USA flag lazyload Pat Flaherty8
6Italy flag lazyload Eugenio Castellotti7.5
7USA flag lazyload Sam Hanks6
=Belgium flag lazyload Paul Frere6
9Italy flag lazyload Luigi Musso4
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hawthorn4
=USA flag lazyload Don Freeland4
12Spain flag lazyload Alfonso de Portago3
13Italy flag lazyload Cesare Perdisa3
14USA flag lazyload Johnnie Parsons3
=USA flag lazyload Harry Schell3
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Jack Fairman3
=Spain flag lazyload Francisco Godia3
18Belgium flag lazyload Olivier Gendebien2
=Brazil flag lazyload Hermano da Silva Ramos2
=USA flag lazyload Dick Rathmann2
=Italy flag lazyload Luigi Villoresi2
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Horace Gould2
=France flag lazyload Louis Rosier2
24Brazil flag lazyload Chico Landi1.5
=Italy flag lazyload Gerino Gerini1.5
26USA flag lazyload Paul Russo1

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)

See also

  • German Grand Prix
  • Nurburgring circuit
  • 1956 World Championship season

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