- Winner
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, and Jean Behra
- Race date
- August 5, 1956
- Pole
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Fastest lap
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Classified drivers
- 24
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Ferrari. Stirling Moss is listed 2 for Maserati, with Jean Behra 3 for Maserati.
Grid to finish
Paco Godia from P16 to P4 (+12), Louis Rosier from P14 to P5 (+9), and Jean Behra from P8 to P3 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 3 Engine, 3 Finished, 2 Accident, 2 Accident in practice, and 2 DNF. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:41.600 on lap 14. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.