1956 season/Round 7
German Grand Prix 1956
- Nürburgring
- Nürburg
- 5 August 1956
- 22 laps
- 501.8 km
- 22.810 km a lap
- P1Juan Manuel FangioFerrari3:38:43.700
- P2Stirling MossMaserati+46.400
- P3Jean BehraMaserati+7:38.300
- Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioFerrari · 9:51.200
- Fastest lapJuan Manuel Fangio9:41.600 · lap 14
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangiofastest lap | 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 22 | 3:38:43.700 | 9 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 7 | Maserati | 4 | 22 | +46.400 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | 6 | Maserati | 8 | 22 | +7:38.300 | 4 |
| 4 | Paco Godia | 20 | Maserati | 16 | 20 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Louis Rosier | 15 | Maserati | 14 | 19 | +3 laps | 2 |
| NC | Ottorino Volonterio | 22 | Maserati | 19 | 16 | +6 laps | |
| DNF | André Milhoux | 11 | Gordini | 21 | 15 | Engine | |
| DNF | Alfonso de Portago | 5 | Ferrari | 10 | 14 | Accident | |
| DNF | Peter Collinsshared | 5 | Ferrari | – | |||
| DNF | Luigi Villoresi | 18 | Maserati | 20 | 13 | Engine | |
| DNF | Harry Schell | 12 | Maserati | 12 | 13 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Luigi Musso | 4 | Ferrari | 5 | 11 | Accident | |
| DNF | Eugenio Castellottishared | 4 | Ferrari | – | |||
| DNF | Peter Collins | 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Eugenio Castellotti | 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Electrical | |
| DNF | Umberto Maglioli | 8 | Maserati | 7 | 3 | Steering | |
| DNF | Horace Gould | 19 | Maserati | 13 | 3 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | 16 | Maserati | 9 | 2 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Robert Manzon | 10 | Gordini | 15 | 0 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Giorgio Scarlatti | 14 | Ferrari | 17 | 0 | Engine | |
| DSQ | Bruce Halford | 21 | Maserati | 11 | 20 | +2 laps | |
| DNS | Cesare Perdisa | 8 | Maserati | 6 | Accident in practice | ||
| DNS | André Pilette | 11 | Gordini | 18 | Accident in practice | ||
| DNS | Luigi Piotti | 18 | Maserati | – | Car raced by Villoresi |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 9:51.200 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 9:51.500 | +0.300 |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 9:54.400 | +3.200 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 10:03.400 | +12.200 |
| 5 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 10:20.300 | +29.100 |
| 6 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 10:21.000 | +29.800 |
| 7 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 10:23.500 | +32.300 |
| 8 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 10:31.600 | +40.400 |
| 9 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 10:32.400 | +41.200 |
| 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 10:37.100 | +45.900 |
| 11 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 11:04.100 | +1:12.900 |
| 12 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 11:16.500 | +1:25.300 |
| 13 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 11:33.200 | +1:42.000 |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 11:39.000 | +1:47.800 |
| 15 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 11:55.800 | +2:04.600 |
| 16 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 11:57.600 | +2:06.400 |
| 17 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 13:05.200 | +3:14.000 |
| 18 | André Pilette | Gordini | 13:31.000 | +3:39.800 |
| 19 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 13:50.100 | +3:58.900 |
| 20 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | 14:17.100 | +4:25.900 |
| 21 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | ||
| 22 | André Milhoux | Gordini |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 14 | 9:41.600 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 30 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jean Behra | 22 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Peter Collins | 22 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | 19 | |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | 7.5 | |
| 7 | Paul Frère | 6 | |
| 7 | Sam Hanks | 6 | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | 4 | |
| 10 | Don Freeland | 4 |