The 1956 German Grand Prix was held on August 5. It was the seventh race of the 1956 Formula One Season. Juan Manuel Fangio dominated the weekend in his Lancia-Ferrari, leading the entire race from pole, and setting the fastest lap. Maserati driver Stirling Moss was second, 46.4 seconds behind, and Jean Behra was the only other driver on the lead lap, but more than seven minutes behind.
Background
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None of the British teams made the trek to Germany, meaning that the entire field was nothing but Ferraris, Maseratis and a pair of French Gordinis.
Entry listEdit
The full entry list for the 1956 German Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice OverviewEdit
QualifyingEdit
Qualifying ResultsEdit
The full qualifying results for the 1956 German Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|  Lancia-Ferrari
| 9:51.2 | — |
| 2 | 2 |  Peter Collins
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 9:51.5 | + 0.3 |
| 3 | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 9:54.4 | + 3.2 |
| 4 | 7 | Stirling Moss
| Maserati
| 10:03.4 | + 12.2 |
| 5 | 4 | Luigi Musso
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 10:20.3 | + 29.1 |
| 6 | 8 | Cesare Perdisa
| Maserati
| 10:23.5 | + 32.3 |
| 7 | 8 | Umberto Maglioli
| Maserati
| 10:27.6 | + 36.4 |
| 8 | 6 |  Jean Behra
| Maserati
| 10:31.6 | + 40.4 |
| 9 | 16 | Roy Salvadori
| Maserati
| 10:32.4 | + 41.2 |
| 10 | 5 |  Alfonso de Portago
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 10:37.7 | + 46.5 |
| 11 | 21 | Bruce Halford
| Maserati
| 11:04.1 | + 1:12.9 |
| 12 | 12 |  Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 11:16.5 | + 1:25.3 |
| 13 | 19 | Horace Gould
| Maserati
| 11:32.2 | + 1:41.0 |
| 14 | 15 | Louis Rosier
| Maserati
| 11:39.0 | + 1:47.8 |
| 15 | 10 | Robert Manzon
| Gordini
| 11:55.8 | + 2:04.6 |
| 16 | 20 | Paco Godia
| Maserati
| 11:57.6 | + 2:06.4 |
| 17 | 11 |  André Pilette
| Gordini
| 12:07.6 | + 2:16.4 |
| 18 | 14 | Giorgio Scarlatti
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 13:05.2 | + 3:14.0 |
| 19 | 18 | Luigi Piotti
| Maserati
| 13:50.1 | + 3:58.9 |
| 20 | 22 |  Ottorino Volonterio
| Maserati
| 14:17.1 | + 4:25.9 |
GridEdit
RaceEdit
ResultsEdit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
| Lancia-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 |
| DSQ | 21 | Bruce Halford
| Maserati
| 20 | Outside assistance | 11 | |
| 4 | 20 | Paco Godia
| Maserati
| 20 | +2 Laps | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Louis Rosier
| Maserati
| 19 | +3 Laps | 14 | 2 |
| NC | 22 | Ottorino Volonterio
| Maserati
| 16 | +6 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 | André Milhoux
| Gordini
| 15 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alfonso de Portago Peter Collins
| Lancia-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
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 11 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Peter Collins
| Lancia-Ferrari
| 8 | Fuel Leak | 2 | |
| Ret | 3 | Eugenio Castellotti
| Lancia-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
| Lancia-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: [1] | |||||||
MilestonesEdit
Standings after raceEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ "1956 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1956/races/148/germany.html. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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