1956 German Grand Prix
- Round
- 7 of 1956
- Circuit
- Nurburgring Nordschleife
- Location
- Nurburg, Germany
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Fastest lap
- Juan Manuel Fangio
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 22 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Sir Stirling Moss | Maserati | 4 | 22 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 8 | 22 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Paco Godia | Maserati | 16 | 20 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 14 | 19 | 2 | — |
| DNS | Luigi Piotti | Maserati | — | — | — | Car raced by Villoresi |
| DNF | Peter Collins | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | — | DNF |
| DNF | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | — | DNF |
| DNF | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 5 | 11 | — | Accident |
| DNS | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 6 | — | — | Accident in practice |
| DNF | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati | 7 | 3 | — | Steering |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 9 | 2 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari | 10 | 14 | — | Accident |
| DSQ | Bruce Halford | Maserati | 11 | 20 | — | Push start |
| DNF | Harry Schell | Maserati | 12 | 13 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Horace Gould | Maserati | 13 | 3 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 15 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari | 17 | 0 | — | Engine |
| DNS | André Pilette | Gordini | 18 | — | — | Accident in practice |
| NC | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | 19 | 16 | — | NC |
| DNF | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 20 | 13 | — | Engine |
| DNF | André Milhoux | Gordini | 21 | 15 | — | Engine |