Round 7 · 5 August 1956
1956 German Grand Prix: results
Juan Fangio (Ferrari) won the 1956 German Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 5 August 1956 at Nürburgring (Germany), starting from position 1. Stirling Moss (Maserati) and Jean Behra (Maserati) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 3:38:43.700 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 4 | +46.400 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 8 | +458.300 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 16 | +2 Laps | 3 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 14 | +3 Laps | 2 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 11 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 7 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | 19 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 8 | André Milhoux | Gordini | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 9 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Accident |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 12 | — | — | Overheating |
| 11 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Fuel leak |
| 14 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Electrical |
| 15 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 7 | — | — | Steering |
| 16 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 13 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 17 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 9 | — | — | Suspension |
| 18 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 15 | — | — | Suspension |
| 19 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 21 | André Pilette | Gordini | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 22 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | — | — | — | Withdrew |