Date 5 August 1956 Course length 22.810 km (14.173 mi) | Course Permanent road course | |
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Official name XVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany Distance 22 laps, 501.820 km (311.806 mi) | ||
The 1956 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 August 1956 at Nürburgring. It was the seventh round of the 1956 World Drivers' Championship.
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. Present at the event was 18-year old Juan Carlos, later King of Spain, in support of his relative Alfonso de Portago.
Championship standings after the race
References
1956 German Grand Prix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA