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

Shared drives

Championship standings after the race