German Grand Prix
Round 7 · 5 August 1956 ·Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Moss
Maserati
2
Fangio
Ferrari
1
Behra
Maserati
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio |  Argentine | Ferrari | 22 | 3:38:43.7 | 9 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss |  British | Maserati | 22 | +46.4 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Behra |  French | Maserati | 22 | +7:38.3 | 4 |
| 4 | Paco Godia |  Spanish | Maserati | 20 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Louis Rosier | French | Maserati | 19 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| D | Bruce Halford | British | Maserati | 20 | Disqualified | 0 |
| N | Ottorino Volonterio |  Swiss | Maserati | 16 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| R | André Milhoux |  Belgian | Gordini | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Alfonso de Portago | Spanish | Ferrari | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Harry Schell |  American | Maserati | 13 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Luigi Villoresi |  Italian | Maserati | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Luigi Musso | Italian | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Peter Collins | British | Ferrari | 8 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | Eugenio Castellotti | Italian | Ferrari | 5 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Umberto Maglioli | Italian | Maserati | 3 | Steering | 0 |
| R | Horace Gould | British | Maserati | 3 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| R | Roy Salvadori | British | Maserati | 2 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Robert Manzon | French | Gordini | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Giorgio Scarlatti | Italian | Ferrari | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| W | Cesare Perdisa | Italian | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | André Pilette | Belgian | Gordini | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Luigi Piotti | Italian | Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew
- N
- Not classified
- D
- Disqualified