1956
German Sportscar Championship
 

SEASON OVERVIEW

Round Date Country Circuit Meeting Pole position Winner Fastest lap
1 April 26 - Wintersternfahrt - - -
2 May 27 Nürburgring Nürburgring 1000Km J.M.Fangio / E.Castellotti (Ferrari) P.Taruffi / H.Schell (Maserati) J.M.Fangio (Ferrari)
3 June 24 German roads Rallye Wiesbaden (GT) - - -
3 July 22 Solitude Solitude-Rennen (S 1.5) - H.Herrmann (Porsche) H.Herrmann (Porsche)
4 August 5 Nürburgring Rheinland Pokal (GT 2.0) - L.Blendl (Porsche) H.Schülze (Porsche)
4 August 5 Nürburgring Rheinland Pokal (S 1.5) - H.Herrmann (Porsche) S.Moss (Maserati)
5 September 2 Nürburgring Eifelrennen (GT 2.0) - M.Nathan (Porsche) -
6 September 16 Avus Grosser Preis von Berlin (GT 2.0) - C.G.Hammarlund (Porsche) C.G.Hammarlund (Porsche)
6 September 16 Avus Grösser Preis von Berlin (GT 1.3) - J.Bonnier (Alfa Romeo) W.Ringgenberg (Alfa Romeo)
6 September 16 Avus Grösser Preis von Berlin
(Serial Sports)
- M.Nathan (Porsche) M.Nathan (Porsche)
6 September 16 Avus Grösser Preis von Berlin (S 1.5) E.Barth (AWE) W.von Trips (Porsche) H.Herrmann / W.von Trips (Porsche)

DRIVERS STANDINGS (S 1.5)
 
Position   Driver WIN
NUR
R W
SOL
RHE
EIF
AVU
Points
Champion Hans HERRMANN - 2 - 1 1 - 2 30 Pts
2nd Wolfgang VON TRIPS - 1 - 2 DNF - 1 22,5 Pts
3rd Richard VON FRANKENBERG - 2 - 4 4 - DNF 12,5 Pts
- Umberto MAGLIOLI - 1 - DNS 5 - - -
- Michael MAY - DNF - - - - - -
- Pierre MAY - DNF - - - - - -
- Karl BUSCH - DNF - - - - - -
- Karl SCHWANEBERG - DNF - - - - - -
- Heini WALTER - - - - - - 10 -

DRIVERS STANDINGS (Ser S 1.5)
 
Position   Driver WIN
NUR
R W
SOL
RHE
EIF
AVU
Points
Champion Max NATHAN - - - 1 DNF - 1 17 Pts
2nd Sepp LIEBL - 1 - 8 5 - 4 5 Pts
- Friedrich KRETSCHMANN - 1 - - - - - -
- Mathieu HEZEMANS - 2 - - - - - -
- Carel GODIN de BEAUFORT - 2 - 5 4 - 5 -
- Theo HELFRICH - DNF - - - - 3 -
- Peter NÖCKER - DNF - 6 6 - - -
- Wolfgang SEIDEL - DNF - - - - - -
- Helmut GLÖCKLER - DNF - - - - - -
- William BUFF - DNF - 2 2 - - -
- Gotfrid KÖCHERT - DNF - - 1 - - -
- Christian GOETHALS - DNS - - - - - -
- Freddy ROUSSELLE - DNS - - - - - -
- Michael MAY - - - 3 - - - -
- Ernst VÖGEL - - - 4 - - - -
- Josef JESER - - - 7 3 - 2 -
- Harald VON SAUCKEN - - - 9 7 - - -
- Paul DENK - - - - - - 6 -

DRIVERS STANDINGS (GT 2.0)
 
Position   Driver WIN
NUR
R W
SOL
RHE
EIF
AVU
Points
Champion Max NATHAN 1 1 1 - ? 1 2 40,5 Pts
2nd Helmut SCHÜLZE - 2 2 - 3 2 4 27 Pts
3rd Helmut ZICK 4 3 4 - 2 3 3 24 Pts
- Gert KAISER - 1 - - - - - -
- Joaquim Felipe NOGUEIRA - 2 - - - - - -
- Hans Georg PLAUT - 3 - - - - - -
- W.H. WITTMANN - 4 - - - - - -
- Walter HAMPEL - 4 - - - - - -
- Ludwig BLENDL - DNF - - 1 - 5 -
- Dieter LISSMANN - DNF - - - - - -
- Heini BUESS - DNF - - - - - -
- Franz HAMMERNICK - DNF - - - - - -
- Fred ALBRECHT - - - - 4 - - -
- Siegfried GÜNTHER - - - - 5 - - -
- Friedrich KRETSCHMANN - - - - 6 - - -
- Carl-Gunnar HAMMARLUND - - - - - - 1 -

DRIVERS STANDINGS (GT 1.3)
 
Position   Driver WIN
NUR
R W
SOL
RHE
EIF
AVU
Points
2nd Richard TRENKEL 2 DNF 4 - 5 - 9 11 Pts
- Helmut BUSCH - 7 - - - - - -
- Horst BÖS - 7 - - - - - -
- Sepp GREGER - 8 - - 4 - - -
- Harald VON SAUCKEN - 8 - - - - - -
- Hartmuth OESTERLE - 9 - - - - - -
- Siegfried GÜNTHER - 9 - - - - - -
- Helmut DEUTENBERG - 10 - - - - - -
- Heinz-Gerd JÄGER - 10 - - - - - -
- Karl FALK - 11 - - - - - -
- Albert JOCH - 11 - - - - - -
- Helmut NIEDERMAYR - DNF - - - - - -
- Paul-Ernst STRÄHLE - DNF - - - - - -
- Paul DENK - DNF - - - - - -
- Josef JESER - DNF - - - - - -
- Manfred ELMENHORST - DNF - - - - - -
- Alfred KLING - DNF - - 6 - - -
- Edmund GRAF - DNF - - - - - -
- Richard VON FRANKENBERG - - - - - - 8 -