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
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Pos
!No
!Driver
!Constructor
!Time
!Gap
|-
!1
| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Ferrari
| 9:51.2
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 5
| Peter Collins
| Ferrari
| 9:51.5
| +0.3
|-
!3
| 4
| Eugenio Castellotti
| Ferrari
| 9:54.4
| +3.2
|-
!4
| 7
| Stirling Moss
| Maserati
| 10:03.4
| +12.2
|-
!5
| 4
| Luigi Musso
| Ferrari
| 10:20.3
| +29.1
|-
!6
| 8
| Cesare Perdisa
| Maserati
| 10:21.0
| +29.8
|-
!7
| 8
| Umberto Maglioli
| Maserati
| 10:26.7
| +35.5
|-
!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
| Ferrari
| 10:37.1
| +45.9
|-
!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
| 14
| Giorgio Scarlatti
| Ferrari
| 13:05.2
| +3:14.0
|-
!18
| 11
| André Pilette
| Gordini
| 13:31.0
| +3:39.8
|-
!19
| 18
| Luigi Piotti
| Maserati
| 13:50.1
| +3:58.9
|-
!20
| 22
| Ottorino Volonterio
| Maserati
| 14:17.1
| +4:25.9
|-
!21
| 17
| Luigi Villoresi
| Maserati
|
|
|-
!22
| 11
| André Milhoux
| Gordini
|
|
|-
! colspan="6" | Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| 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
|-
! 4
| 20
| Paco Godia
| Maserati
| 20
| +2 Laps
| 16
| 3
|-
! 5
| 15
| Louis Rosier
| Maserati
| 19
| +3 Laps
| 14
| 2
|-
!
| 21
| Bruce Halford
| Maserati
| 20
| Push start
| 11
|
|-
!
| 22
| Ottorino Volonterio
| Maserati
| 16
| +6 Laps
| 19
|
|-
!
| 11
| André Milhoux
| Gordini
| 15
| Engine
| 21
|
|-
!
| 5
| Alfonso de Portago<br /> Peter Collins
| Ferrari
| 14
| Accident
| 10
|
|-
!
| 17
| Luigi Villoresi
| Maserati
| 13
| Engine
| 20
|
|-
!
| 12
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 13
| Overheating
| 12
|
|-
!
| 4
| Luigi Musso<br /> Eugenio Castellotti
| Ferrari
| 11
| Accident
| 5
|
|-
!
| 2
| Peter Collins
| Ferrari
| 8
| Fuel Leak
| 2
|
|-
!
| 3
| Eugenio Castellotti
| Ferrari
| 5
| Electrical
| 3
|
|-
!
| 8
| Umberto Maglioli
| Maserati
| 3
| Steering
| 7
|
|-
!
| 19
| Horace Gould
| Maserati
| 3
| Oil Pressure
| 13
|
|-
!
| 16
| Roy Salvadori
| Maserati
| 2
| Suspension
| 9
|
|-
!
| 10
| Robert Manzon
| Gordini
| 0
| Suspension
| 15
|
|-
!
| 14
| Giorgio Scarlatti
| Ferrari
| 0
| Engine
| 17
|
|-
!
| 8
| Cesare Perdisa
| Maserati
|
| Practice Accident
| 6
|
|-
!
| 11
| André Pilette
| Gordini
|
| Practice Accident
| 18
|
|-
!
| 18
| Luigi Piotti
| Maserati
|
| Villoresi Drove Car
|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
;Notes
- – 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
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
|align="left"| 30
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2
| Peter Collins
|align="left"| 22
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Jean Behra
|align="left"| 22
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Stirling Moss
|align="left"| 19
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Pat Flaherty
|align="left"| 8
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}