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Nürburgring Juan Fangio won the German Grand Prix 1956 at Nürburgring on 5 August 1956, starting from pole position. Stirling Moss finished second for Maserati, with Jean Behra completing the podium for Maserati.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan FangioFAN | Ferrari | 22 | 3:38:43.7 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Stirling MossMOS | Maserati | 22 | +46.4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Jean BehraBEH | Maserati | 22 | +7:38.3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Paco GodiaGOD | Maserati | 20 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Louis RosierROS | Maserati | 19 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| D | 11 | Bruce HalfordHAL | Maserati | 20 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| N | 19 | Ottorino VolonterioVOL | Maserati | 16 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | André MilhouxMIL | Gordini | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Alfonso de PortagoDEP | Ferrari | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Harry SchellSCH | Maserati | 13 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Luigi VilloresiVIL | Maserati | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Luigi MussoMUS | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Peter CollinsCOL | Ferrari | 8 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Eugenio CastellottiCAS | Ferrari | 5 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Umberto MaglioliMAG | Maserati | 3 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Horace GouldGOU | Maserati | 3 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Maserati | 2 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Robert ManzonMAN | Gordini | 0 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Giorgio ScarlattiSCA | Ferrari | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Cesare PerdisaPER | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | André PilettePIL | Gordini | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Luigi PiottiPIO | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Juan Fangio
- Circuit Nürburgring
- Winning team Ferrari