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

1956 German Grand Prix

DateSunday, 5 August 1956
Winner
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  •  Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  •  Juan Manuel Fangio
  • 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
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Race result

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

Notes

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

Starting grid

Pole time: 9:51.200

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioFerrari
2(GBR) Peter CollinsFerrari
3(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
4(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati
5(ITA) Luigi MussoFerrari
6  
7(ITA) Umberto MaglioliMaserati
8(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
9(GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)
10(ESP) Alfonso de PortagoFerrari
11(GBR) Bruce HalfordMaserati (privateer)
12(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)
13(GBR) Horace GouldMaserati (privateer)
14(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)
15(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
16(ESP) Francisco GodiaMaserati
17(ITA) Giorgio ScarlattiFerrari (privateer)
18  
19(CHE) Ottorino VolonterioMaserati (privateer)
20(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati (privateer)
21(BEL) Andre MilhouxGordini

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio30
2(GBR) Peter Collins22
=(FRA) Jean Behra22
4(GBR) Stirling Moss19
5(USA) Pat Flaherty8
6(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti7.5
7(USA) Sam Hanks6
=(BEL) Paul Frere6
9(ITA) Luigi Musso4
10(GBR) Mike Hawthorn4
=(USA) Don Freeland4
12(ESP) Alfonso de Portago3
13(ITA) Cesare Perdisa3
14(USA) Johnnie Parsons3
=(USA) Harry Schell3
=(GBR) Jack Fairman3
=(ESP) Francisco Godia3
18(BEL) Olivier Gendebien2
=(BRA) Hermano da Silva Ramos2
=(USA) Dick Rathmann2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
=(GBR) Horace Gould2
=(FRA) Louis Rosier2
24(BRA) Chico Landi1.5
=(ITA) Gerino Gerini1.5
26(USA) Paul Russo1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & 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
1-2 start
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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