1956 German Grand Prix
| 1956 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 8 in the 1956 Formula One season | |||
 Nürburgring layout | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 5 August 1956 | ||
| Official name | XVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent road course | ||
| Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||
| Distance | 22 laps, 501.820 km (311.806 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 9:51.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | |
| Time | 9:41.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1956 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 August 1956 at Nürburgring. It was the seventh round of the 1956 World Drivers' Championship.
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. Present at the event was 18-year old Juan Carlos, later King of Spain, in support of his relative Alfonso de Portago.[1]
Classification
| 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 |
| DSQ | 21 | Bruce Halford
|
Maserati | 20 | Disqualified | 11 | |
| NC | 22 |  Ottorino Volonterio
|
Maserati | 16 | +6 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 |  André Milhoux
|
Gordini | 15 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins
|
Ferrari | 14 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati | 13 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Harry Schell
|
Maserati | 13 | Overheating | 12 | |
| Ret | 4 | Luigi Musso Eugenio Castellotti
|
Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari | 8 | Fuel Leak | 2 | |
| Ret | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Ferrari | 5 | Electrical | 3 | |
| Ret | 8 | Umberto Maglioli
|
Maserati | 3 | Steering | 7 | |
| Ret | 19 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati | 3 | Oil Pressure | 13 | |
| Ret | 16 | Roy Salvadori
|
Maserati | 2 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 | Robert Manzon
|
Gordini | 0 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Ferrari | 0 | Engine | 17 | |
| DNS | 8 | Cesare Perdisa
|
Maserati | Practice Accident | 6 | ||
| DNS | 11 | André Pilette
|
Gordini | Practice Accident | 18 | ||
| DNS | 18 | Luigi Piotti
|
Maserati | Villoresi Drove Car | |||
Source:[2]
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Notes
- 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).
- Only Grand Prix appearance for: Andre Milhoux.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Louis Rosier.
- Career Firsts: Paco Godia (points).
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 |
|
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5 |  Pat Flaherty
|
8 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ Födisch, Jörg Thomas; Völker, Bernhard; Behrndt, Michael (2008). Der große Preis von Deutschland. Alle Rennen seit 1926. Königswinter: HEEL Verlag. p. 75. ISBN 9783868520439.
- ^ "1956 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.