race, drizzle forced him to slow and he held second from Trintignant. Kling finished fourth ahead of Mantovani, the last driver to travel the full race distance, getting some points for a saddened Maserati. Kling claimed the fastest lap point. Just ten of the 23 qualifiers finished the gruelling race. With an elapsed time of 3 hours 45 minutes 45.8 seconds this was the longest (non Indy 500) F1 championship race in history, until the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, which lasted just over four hours (but in this case it's also considered the time with race suspended). The win pushed Fangio further ahead in the championship, now to the point where he had more than double the points of his nearest rival Gonzalez. A win in the next race at the Swiss Grand Prix could wrap up his second championship. Classification Qualifying Race Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Shared drive Car #1: González (16 laps), then Hawthorn (6 laps) Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. References External links German Grand Prix German Grand Prix European Grand Prix German Grand Prix German Grand Prix