1956 German Grand Prix

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.

Race

 * 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
 * Note: Only the top five positions are included.