The 1956 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 August 1956 at Nürburgring. It was race 7 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers.
Winner
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.
Attendees
Present at the event was 18-year old Juan Carlos, later King of Spain, in support of his relative Alfonso de Portago.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
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).
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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