1956 German Grand Prix

The , or the XVIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland, was held on August 5th. It was the seventh race of the 1956 Formula One Season. Juan Manuel Fangio dominated the weekend in his , leading the entire race from pole, and setting the fastest lap. driver Stirling Moss was second, 46.4 seconds behind, and Jean Behra was the only other driver on the lead lap, but more than seven minutes behind.
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==Background==
None of the British teams made the trek to Germany, meaning that the entire field was nothing but Ferraris, Maseratis and a pair of French Gordinis.
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
2 	Peter Collins 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
3 	Eugenio Castellotti 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
4 	Luigi Musso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
5 	Alfonso de Portago 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D50 	 	DS50 2.5 V8 	
6 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
7 	Stirling Moss 	Officine Alfieri Maserati 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
8 	Umberto Maglioli 	Officine Alfieri Maserati 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
8 	Cesare Perdisa 	Officine Alfieri Maserati 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
10 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 2.5 L8 	
11 	André Milhoux 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 2.5 L8 	
11 	André Pilette 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 2.5 L8 	
12 	Harry Schell 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
14 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	500 	 	500 2.0 L4 	
15 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
16 	Roy Salvadori 	Gilby Engineering 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
18 	Luigi Piotti 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
18 	Luigi Villoresi 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
19 	Horace Gould 	Gould's Garage 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
20 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	Officine Alfieri Maserati 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
21 	Bruce Halford 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
22 	Ottorino Volonterio 	Privateer 	 	A6GCM 	 	250F1 2.5 L6 	
Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the is outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Speed Ave.
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	9:51.2 	— 	138.897 km/h
2 	2 	Peter Collins 	 	9:51.5 	+0.3s 	138.827 km/h
3 	3 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	9:54.4 	+3.2s 	138.149 km/h
4 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	10:03.4 	+12.2s 	136.089 km/h
5 	4 	Luigi Musso 	 	10:20.3 	+29.1s 	132.381 km/h
6* 	8 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	10:23.5 	+32.3s 	131.702 km/h
7 	8 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	10:27.6 	+36.4s 	130.841 km/h
8 	6 	Jean Behra 	 	10:31.6 	+40.4s 	130.013 km/h
9 	16 	Roy Salvadori 	 	10:32.4 	+41.2s 	129.848 km/h
10 	5 	Alfonso de Portago 	 	10:37.7 	+46.5s 	128.769 km/h
11 	21 	Bruce Halford 	 	11:04.1 	+1:12.9 	123.650 km/h
12 	12 	Harry Schell 	 	11:16.5 	+1:25.3 	121.384 km/h
13 	19 	Horace Gould 	 	11:32.2 	+1:41.0 	118.630 km/h
14 	15 	Louis Rosier 	 	11:39.0 	+1:47.8 	117.476 km/h
15 	10 	Robert Manzon 	 	11:55.8 	+2:04.6 	114.719 km/h
16 	20 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	11:57.6 	+2:06.4 	114.431 km/h
17* 	11 	André Pilette 	 	12:07.6 	+2:16.4 	112.859 km/h
18 	14 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	13:05.2 	+3:14.0 	104.580 km/h
19* 	18 	Luigi Piotti 	 	13:50.1 	+3:58.9 	98.923 km/h
20 	22 	Ottorino Volonterio 	 	14:17.1 	+4:25.9 	95.807 km/h
NC† 	18 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	— 	— 	—
NC† 	11 	André Milhoux 	 	— 	— 	—
Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 20/07/2020)
** Perdisa, Pilette, and Piotti could not take the start of the race as their cars were driven by other drivers.
*† Milhoux and Villoresi were allowed to start at the back of the grid as they had failed to set their time in practice.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the is outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	22 	3:38:43.7 	1 	9FL
2 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	22 	+46.4s 	4 	6
3 	6 	Jean Behra 	 	22 	+7:38.3 	8 	4
4 	20 	Francisco Godia-Sales 	 	20 	+2 laps 	16 	3
5 	15 	Louis Rosier 	 	19 	+3 laps 	14 	2
DSQ* 	21 	Bruce Halford 	 	20 	Disqualified 	11 	
NC† 	22 	Ottorino Volonterio 	 	16 	+6 laps 	19 	
Ret 	11 	André Milhoux 	 	15 	Engine 	21 	
Ret 	5 	Alfonso de Portago 	 	10 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	5 	Peter Collins 	 	4 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	18 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	13 	Engine 	20 	
Ret 	12 	Harry Schell 	 	13 	Water pump 	12 	
Ret 	4 	Luigi Musso 	 	8 	Accident 	5 	
Ret 	4 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	3 	Accident 	5 	
Ret 	2 	Peter Collins 	 	8 	Fuel line 	2 	
Ret 	3 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	5 	Magneto 	3 	
Ret 	8 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	3 	Steering 	7 	
Ret 	19 	Horace Gould 	 	3 	Oil pressure 	13 	
Ret 	16 	Roy Salvadori 	 	2 	Engine 	9 	
Ret 	10 	Robert Manzon 	 	0 	Suspension 	15 	
Ret 	14 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	0 	Gearbox 	18 	
DNS‡ 	8 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	 	 	 	
DNS‡ 	11 	André Pilette 	 	 	 	 	
DNS‡ 	18 	Luigi Piotti 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)	Source:'Germany 1956: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 21/07/2020)
*FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.
** Halford was disqualified for outside assistance as the black flag waved.
*† Volonterio could not be classified as he had failed to complete enough of the race distance.
*‡ Perdisa, Pilette, and Piotti could not take the start of the race as their cars were driven by other drivers.
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
==References==
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