The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 7

German Grand Prix

1956  ·  Nürburgring  ·  5 August 1956  ·  22 laps

  1. 1st Juan Fangio Ferrari · 03:38:43.7
  2. 2nd Stirling Moss Maserati · +46.4
  3. 3rd Jean Behra Maserati · +7:38.300

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 5

Eugenio Castellotti

Retirement Ferrari  —  Electrical

03 Lap 8

Peter Collins

Retirement Ferrari  —  Fuel leak

04 Lap 11

Luigi Musso

Retirement Ferrari  —  Accident

05 Lap 16

Ottorino Volonterio

Retirement Maserati  —  +6 Laps

06 Lap 20

Bruce Halford

Retirement Maserati  —  Disqualified

07 On the Charge

Paco Godia

Maserati  —  P16 → P4

08 Victory

Juan Fangio

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Juan Fangio Ferrari 1 22 03:38:43.7 9
2 Stirling Moss Maserati 4 22 +46.4 6
3 Jean Behra Maserati 8 22 +7:38.300 4
4 Paco Godia Maserati 16 20 +2 Laps 3
5 Louis Rosier Maserati 14 19 +3 Laps 2
6 Bruce Halford Maserati 11 20 Disqualified
7 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 19 16 +6 Laps
8 André Milhoux Gordini 21 15 Engine
9 Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 10 14 Accident
10 Harry Schell Maserati 12 13 Overheating
11 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 20 13 Engine
12 Luigi Musso Ferrari 5 11 Accident
13 Peter Collins Ferrari 2 8 Fuel leak
14 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 3 5 Electrical
15 Umberto Maglioli Maserati 7 3 Steering
16 Horace Gould Maserati 13 3 Oil pressure
17 Roy Salvadori Maserati 9 2 Suspension
18 Robert Manzon Gordini 15 0 Suspension
19 Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 17 0 Engine
20 Cesare Perdisa Maserati 0 Withdrew
21 André Pilette Gordini 0 Withdrew
22 Luigi Piotti Maserati 0 Withdrew

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