The 1956 German Grand Prix started August 5th, 1956 at 01:00 on Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. Juan Fangio started from pole position with Peter Collins next to him. Eugenio Castellotti started from third place.
After 3 hour, 38 minutes and 43 seconds Juan Fangio finished the race first. The podium was completed with Stirling Moss in second and Jean Behra in third place.
After the 1956 German Grand Prix, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 30 points. Fangio is 8 points ahead of Peter Collins.
After 3 hour, 38 minutes and 43 seconds Juan Fangio finished the race first. The podium was completed with Stirling Moss in second and Jean Behra in third place.
After the 1956 German Grand Prix, Juan Fangio is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 30 points. Fangio is 8 points ahead of Peter Collins.
Circuit
Location
Nürburg, Germany
Date
August 5th, 1956 at 01:00
Round
7/8
Winner
Juan Fangio
Winning time
3:38:43.7
Pole position
Juan Fangio
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 3:38:43.7 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| 2 2 | #7 Stirling Moss | Maserati | +46.4 | 4 | 22 | 6 |
| 3 5 | #6 Jean Behra | Maserati | +7:38.3 | 8 | 22 | 4 |
| 4 12 | #20 Paco Godia | Maserati | +2 Laps | 16 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 9 | #15 Louis Rosier | Maserati | +3 Laps | 14 | 19 | 2 |
| - | #21 Bruce Halford | Maserati | Disqualified | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #22 Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | +6 Laps | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #11 André Milhoux | Gordini | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| - | #5 Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #12 Harry Schell | Maserati | DNF (Overheating) | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #18 Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #4 Luigi Musso | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #2 Peter Collins | Ferrari | DNF (Fuel leak) | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #3 Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | DNF (Electrical) | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #8 Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | DNF (Steering) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #19 Horace Gould | Maserati | DNF (Oil pressure) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #16 Roy Salvadori | Maserati | DNF (Suspension) | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #10 Robert Manzon | Gordini | DNF (Suspension) | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #14 Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #8 Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #11 André Pilette | Gordini | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Luigi Piotti | Maserati | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 22 | -8 |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 5 | 22 | -8 | |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | 3 | 19 | -11 |
| 5 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 1 | 1 | 8 | -22 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 1 | 7.5 | -22.5 | |
| 7 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | -24 | |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 6 | -24 | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 4 | -26 |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 1 | 4 | -26 | |
| 11 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 1 | 4 | -26 | |
| 12 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | -27 | |
| 13 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 1 | 3 | -27 | |
| 14 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 3 | -27 | ||
| 15 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 3 | -27 | ||
| 16 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 3 | -27 | ||
| 17 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -27 | ||
| 18 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 2 | -28 | ||
| 19 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2 | -28 | ||
| 20 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Maserati | 2 | -28 | ||
| 21 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2 | -28 | ||
| 22 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 2 | -28 | ||
| 23 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -28 | ||
| 24 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati | 1.5 | -28.5 | ||
| 25 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 1.5 | -28.5 | ||
| 26 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -29 | ||
| 27 | André Pilette | Gordini | 0 | -30 | ||
| 28 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 0 | -30 | ||
| 29 | Óscar González | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 30 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 0 | -30 | ||
| 31 | Alberto Uria | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 32 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 33 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 34 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | -30 | ||
| 35 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 0 | -30 | ||
| 36 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 0 | -30 | ||
| 37 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 0 | -30 | ||
| 38 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -30 | ||
| 39 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 40 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 41 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 42 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 0 | -30 | ||
| 43 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 0 | -30 | ||
| 44 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 45 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 46 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 0 | -30 | ||
| 47 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 48 | André Milhoux | Gordini | 0 | -30 | ||
| 49 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 50 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 0 | -30 | ||
| 51 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 52 | José Froilán González | Vanwall | 0 | -30 | ||
| 53 | André Simon | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 54 | Piero Scotti | Connaught | 0 | -30 | ||
| 55 | Desmond Titterington | Connaught | 0 | -30 | ||
| 56 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 0 | -30 | ||
| 57 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 58 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 59 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 0 | -30 | ||
| 60 | Louis Chiron | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 61 | Colin Chapman | Vanwall | 0 | -30 | ||
| 62 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 63 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 64 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 65 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 66 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 67 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 68 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 69 | Archie Scott Brown | Connaught | 0 | -30 | ||
| 70 | Paul Emery | Emeryson | 0 | -30 | ||
| 71 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 72 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 73 | Jack Brabham | Maserati | 0 | -30 | ||
| 74 | Ron Flockhart | BRM | 0 | -30 | ||
| 75 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 76 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 77 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 78 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 79 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -30 | ||
| 80 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 0 | -30 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Sebastian Vettel | Daniil Kvyat | 1:16.645 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:15.545 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen | 1:18.442 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:19.908 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:33.468 - Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.725 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber | 1:34.302 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel | 1:15.824 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #14 Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | 1:33.365 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Felipe Massa | 1:15.987 - Nick Heidfeld | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:16.357 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jenson Button | 1:14.873 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | 1:13.780 - Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Jarno Trulli | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jacques Villeneuve | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2000 | #4 Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Mika Salo | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Olivier Panis | Éric Bernard | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Mark Blundell | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Jean Alesi | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alessandro Nannini | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1985 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | Teo Fabi | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Alain Prost | |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Andrea de Cesaris | Riccardo Patrese | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1982 | #27 Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | Keke Rosberg | Didier Pironi | |
| 1981 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | Alain Prost | |
| 1980 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Alan Jones | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Jody Scheckter | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Jochen Mass | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #11 Clay Regazzoni | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #2 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Clay Regazzoni | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #6 Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1968 | #6 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1967 | #2 Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #3 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | Jim Clark | |
| 1965 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #7 John Surtees | Graham Hill | Lorenzo Bandini | John Surtees | |
| 1963 | #7 John Surtees | Jim Clark | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #11 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney | |
| 1961 | #7 Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Phil Hill | |
| 1959 | #4 Tony Brooks | Dan Gurney | Phil Hill | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #8 Tony Brooks | Roy Salvadori | Maurice Trintignant | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #1 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Maurice Trintignant | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #12 Nino Farina | Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #101 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Rudi Fischer | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #71 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari |