The 1956 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 August 1956 at Nürburgring. It was race 7 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. Winner 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. Attendees Present at the event was 18-year old Juan Carlos, later King of Spain, in support of his relative Alfonso de Portago. Classification Qualifying Race Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Shared drives Car #5: Alfonso de Portago (10 laps) and Peter Collins (4 laps). Car #4: Luigi Musso (8 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (3 laps). Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Note: Only the top five positions are included. References German Grand Prix German Grand Prix German Grand Prix German Grand Prix