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Race · 1956 Formula 1

1956 German Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won · German Grand Prix, 1956-08-05

Only five cars were classified — the 1956 season's race of attrition. Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 German Grand Prix.

P1
Winner from
5
Cars classified
21
Cars started
Fewest cars classified in any 1956 race (5)
Won by — Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari), from P1.

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, from grid slot 1, on 1956-08-05 at Nürburgring.

Why this race is here

Selection is threshold-earned: a race qualifies only by holding an outright season record — the deepest winning grid slot or the fewest cars classified — held uniquely, on completed seasons only. Fame carries no weight.

The race

WinnerJuan Manuel Fangio
ConstructorFerrari
Started fromP1
Cars classified5 of 21 started
CircuitNürburgring, Germany
Date1956-08-05

Data from F1DB (github.com/f1db/f1db), licensed CC BY 4.0 — source

More: the 1956 season · Nürburgring · Juan Manuel Fangio.

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