Rheinland-Pfalz Preis Nürburgring 1956 - Race Results

Event: Grosser Preis von Deutschland		Date: 5.8.1956
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kms	Organiser: AvD
Rheinland-Pfalz Preis Nürburgring
German Sportscar Championship (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time	Km/h
1^st	51	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 550A	Porsche	7	1:13:26.6000	159.6700 kms	130.5000	1^st	S1.5
2^nd	32	Stirling Moss	Maserati 150S	Maserati	7	1:13:29.8000	159.6700 kms	130.4000	2^nd	S1.5	10:13.3000	133.9000
3^rd	37	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co.	7	1:13:41.6000	159.6700 kms	129.9000	3^rd	S1.5
4^th	53	Richard von Frankenberg	Porsche 550A	Porsche	7	1:14:05.9000	159.6700 kms	129.3000	4^th	S1.5
5^th	54	Umberto Maglioli	Porsche 550A	Porsche	7	1:14:08.5000	159.6700 kms	129.2000	5^th	S1.5
6^th	30	Jean Behra	Maserati 150S	Maserati	7	1:14:08.7000	159.6700 kms	129.2000	6^th	S1.5
7^th	38	Jack Brabham	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co.	7	1:17:41.7000	159.6700 kms	128.3000	7^th	S1.5
8^th	64	Gotfrid Köchert	Porsche 550 Spyder		7	1:18:26.2000	159.6700 kms	122.2000	1^st	ser.S1.5	10:53.6000	125.7000
9^th	69	William Buff	Porsche 550 Spyder		7	1:18:43.0000	159.6700 kms	121.7000	2^nd	ser.S1.5
10^th	96	Wolfgang Seidel	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:20:41.6000	159.6700 kms	118.8000	1^st	GT+2.0
11^th	93	Walter Schock	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Daimler-Benz ?	7	1:20:42.6000	159.6700 kms	118.7000	2^nd	GT+2.0	10:56.3000	125.2000
12^th	57	Egon Binner	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv	7	1:21:07.4000	159.6700 kms	118.2000	8^th	S1.5
13^th	81	Willy Mairesse	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:21:13.2000	159.6700 kms	117.9000	3^rd	GT+2.0
14^th	70	Josef Jeser	Porsche 550 Spyder	Lautenschlager	7	1:21:43.1000	159.6700 kms	117.5000	3^rd	ser.S1.5
15^th	62	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 550 Spyder	Hezemans	7	1:21:37.2000	159.6700 kms	117.4000	4^th	ser.S1.5
16^th	72	Sepp Liebl	Porsche 550 Spyder		7	1:22:17.4000	159.6700 kms	116.5000	5^th	ser.S1.5
17^th	94	Friedrich-Victor Rolff	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Daimler-Benz ?	7	1:22:49.0000	159.6700 kms	115.8000	4^th	GT+2.0
18^th	88	Bengt Martenson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:23:01.8000	159.6700 kms	115.4000	5^th	GT+2.0
19^th	82	Arne Lindberg	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:23:02.6000	159.6700 kms	115.3000	6^th	GT+2.0
20^th	71	Peter Nöcker	Porsche 550 Spyder		7	1:23:48.2000	159.6700 kms	114.3000	6^th	ser.S1.5
	73	Harald von Saucken	Porsche 356 Speedster						7^th	ser.S1.5
	63	Dick Fitzwilliam	MGA						8^th	ser.S1.5
	42	Chris Power	Cooper T39 Climax						9^th	S1.5
	47	Bob Hicks	Lotus Eleven Climax						11^th	S1.5
	58	Paul Thiel	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv					12^th	S1.5
	43	David Piper	Lotus Eleven Climax						13^th	S1.5

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
31	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati 150S	Maserati		Accident	S1.5
41	André Milhoux	Gordini T15S	Gordini		Drivetrain	S1.5
52	Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche 550A	Porsche		Engine	S1.5
56	Edgar Barth	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv		Rear axle	S1.5
95	Kurt Ahrens	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL			Accident	GT+2.0
	E. Tours	Jaguar XK140 Coupe			DNF	GT+2.0
68	Jo Bonnier	Maserati 150S		2	Accident	ser.S1.5
66	Max Nathan	Porsche 550 Spyder		1	Accident	ser.S1.5

Started, result unknown:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
35	Isabelle Haskell	Maserati 150S	Haskell	S1.5
55	Arthur Rosenhammer	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv	S1.5
61	Hans Tak	Maserati 150S	Beels	ser.S1.5
83		Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		GT+2.0
84		Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		GT+2.0

	"Basilius"	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		GT+2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
48	Erwin Bauer	Borgward RSH	Borgward	Withdrawn	S1.5
49	Helmut Schulze	Borgward RSH	Borgward	Withdrawn	S1.5
50		Borgward RSH	Borgward	Withdrawn	S1.5

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
33	Louis Chiron	Osca	Monte Carlo		S1.5
34	André Testut	Osca	Monte Carlo		S1.5
36	Alessandro de Tomaso	Maserati 150S	Haskell		S1.5
38	Georges Berger	Maserati 150S			ser.S1.5
40	Werner Brändli	Sauter Spezial Porsche	RG Basilisk	Not known if ran	S1.5
45	Mathieu Hezemans	Porsche RS		Not known if ran	S1.5
46	Umberto Maglioli	Osca			S1.5
65	Amelio Garavaglia	Maserati 150S			ser.S1.5
67	Michael May	Porsche 550 Spyder		Not known if ran	ser.S1.5
		Ferrari Europa			GT+2.0
		Ferrari Europa			GT+2.0