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1939 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 Drivers German Sportscar Championship (info)

German Sportscar Championship 1956

Round	Date	Race	State	Practiced	Started	Classified
1		Wintersternfahrt	D
2	27.5.1956	1000 km Nürburgring	D	61	57	26
3	24.6.1956	Rallye Wiesbaden	D
3	22.7.1956	Solitude [S1.5]	D		20
4	5.8.1956	Rheinland Nürburgring [GT2.0]	D
4	5.8.1956	Rheinland Nürburgring [S1.5/GT+2.0]	D
5	2.9.1956	Eifelrennen [GT+2.0]	D
5	2.9.1956	Eifelrennen [GT1.3]	D
5	2.9.1956	Eifelrennen [GT2.0]	D
6	16.9.1956	GP Berlin [GT2.0]	D
6	16.9.1956	GP Berlin [GT+2.0]	D
6	16.9.1956	GP Berlin [GT1.3]	D
6	16.9.1956	GP Berlin [Serial Sports]	D
6	16.9.1956	GP Berlin [S1.5]	D

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 1

Wintersternfahrt

Wintersternfahrt	Date: 1956

No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
-	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	1.	GT2.0
-	Richard Trenkel (D)	Porsche 356	2.	GT1.3
-	Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche 356	4.	GT2.0

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 2

1000 km Nürburgring

2. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen Weltmeisterschaftslauf für Sportwagen auf dem Nürburgring	Date: 27.5.1956

Practiced:	61	(S+2.0 - 11, S2.0 - 0, S1.5 - 11, ser.S1.5 - 7, GT/T+2.0 - 5, GT/T2.0 - 6, GT/T1.3 - 18)
Started:	57	(S+2.0 - 11, S2.0 - 0, S1.5 - 11, ser.S1.5 - 3, GT/T+2.0 - 5, GT/T2.0 - 6, GT/T1.3 - 18)
Classified:	26	(S+2.0 - 4, S2.0 - 0, S1.5 - 3, ser.S1.5 - 2, GT/T+2.0 - 2, GT/T2.0 - 4, GT/T1.3 - 11)

Circuit lenght: 22,810 km

Race distance: 1003,640 km

Winner's average speed: 129,807 km/h

Other classes continue to 44 or 1 hour past overall winner, general classification based on standing at end of overall winner's 44th lap.

3 qualifying session held for a total od 1590 minutes on 24-26/5

Fastest lap:

Juan Manuel Fangio

No. 1

Ferrari 860 Monza

10:5,3

135,662 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	6	Piero Taruffi (I) Harry Schell (USA) Jean Behra (F) - DNP Stirling Moss (GB) - DNP	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	44	7:43:54,500	1.	S+2.0	6.
2.	1	Juan Manuel Fangio (RA) Eugenio Castellotti (I)	Ferrari 860 Monza 0602M	Scuderia Ferrari	44	7:44:20,700	2.	S+2.0	1.	10:03,600
3.	4	Phil Hill (USA) Alfonso de Portago (E) - DNP Olivier Gendebien (B) - DNP DNS - Ken Wharton (GB)	Ferrari 290 MM 0626M	Scuderia Ferrari	44	7:53:55,900	3.	S+2.0	3.
4.	21	Wolfgang von Trips (D) Umberto Maglioli (I)	Porsche 550 RS 38	Porsche	44	8:01:45,900	1.	S1.5
5.	9	Peter Collins (GB) Tony Brooks (GB)	Aston Martin DB3S 5	David Brown	43	7:52:50,500	4.	S+2.0
6.	20	Richard von Frankenberg (D) Hans Herrmann (D)	Porsche 550 RS 0112	Porsche	44	8:06:10,200	2.	S1.5	7.
7.	26	Edgar Barth (DDR) Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR)	AWE R3/55	VEB	43		3.	S1.5
8.	56	Bengt Martenson (S) Wittigo Einsiedel (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Bengt O. Martenson	44	8:47:51,000	1.	GT/T+2.0
9.	61	Max Nathan (D) Gert Kaiser (S)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Max Nathan	44		1.	GT/T2.0
10.	65	Helmut Schulze (D) Joaquim Felipe Nogueira (P)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Helmut Schülze	44		2.	GT/T2.0
11.	81	Jo Bonnier (S) Herbert Mackay-Fraser (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Jo Bonnier	43		1.	GT/T1.3
12.	83	Walter Ringgenberg (CH) Heini Walter (CH)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Walter Ringgenberg	43		2.	GT/T1.3
13.	43	Friedrich Kretschmann (D) Sepp Liebl (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Friedrich Kretschmann	43	8:50:37,600	1.	ser.S1.5
14.	87	Piero Carini (I) Franco Bordoni (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Piero Carini	42		3.	GT/T1.3
15.	63	Helmut Zick (D) Hans-Georg Plaut (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Hans Georg Plaut	42		3.	GT/T2.0
16.	88	Gilberte Thirion (F) Ada Pace (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Gilberte Thirion	42	8:50:31,800	4.	GT/T1.3
17.	53	Rainer Guenzler (D) Helmut Retter (D)	Mercedes-Benz 220S	Rainer Guenzler	42	8:50:09,000	2.	GT/T+2.0
18.	86	Adolf-Werner Lang (D) Kurt Kuhnke (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Adolf-Werner Lang	41		5.	GT/T1.3
19.	85	Kurt Zeller (D) Wolfgang Bieling (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Kurt Zeller	40		6.	GT/T1.3
20.	64	W. H. Wittmann (D) Walter Hampel (D)	Porsche 356 1600S	W. H. Wittmann	40		4.	GT/T2.0
21.	76	Helmut Busch (D) Horst Bös (D)	Porsche 356	Helmut Busch	40		7.	GT/T1.3
22.	77	Sepp Greger (D) Harald von Saucken (D)	Porsche 356	Sepp Greger	40		8.	GT/T1.3
23.	78	Hartmuth Oesterle (D) Siegfried Günther (D)	Porsche 356	Hartmuth Oesterle	40		9.	GT/T1.3
24.	45	Mathieu Hezemans (NL) Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Gotfrid Koechert	38		2.	ser.S1.5
25.	72	Helmut Deutenberg (D) Heinz-Gerd Jäger (D)	Porsche 356	Helmut Deutenberg	39		10.	GT/T1.3
26.	74	Karl Falk (D) Albert Joch (D)	Porsche 356	Karl Falk	39		11.	GT/T1.3
	Did not finish:
	7	Mike Hawthorn (GB) Desmond Titterington (GB)	Jaguar D type XKD 601 032RW	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	43	Drive shaft		S+2.0	5.
	10	Peter Walker (GB) Roy Salvadori (GB)	Aston Martin DB3S 8	David Brown	41	De Dion tube		S+2.0
	27	Paul Thiel (DDR) Egon Binner (DDR)	AWE R3/55	VEB	29	Engine		S1.5
	31	Louis Chiron (F) Luigi Villoresi (I)	Osca MT4 1500 1165	Monte Carlo Sport	26	Engine		S1.5
	38	Carlo Tomasi (RA) Alessandro de Tomaso (RA)	Maserati 150S 1660	Isabel Haskell	25	Engine		S1.5
	33	Hans Tak (NL) Henk van Zalinge (NL)	Maserati 150S	Beels Racing	22	DQ - assistance		S1.5
	5	Stirling Moss (GB) Jean Behra (F) DNS - Cesare Perdisa (I)	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	19	Rear spring		S+2.0	4.
	12	Cesare Perdisa (I) Robert Manzon (F) - DND	Maserati 350S 3501	Officine Alfieri Maserati	12	Rear axle		S+2.0
	2	Alfonso de Portago (E) Olivier Gendebien (B) - DND DNS - Eugenio Castellotti (I)	Ferrari 860 Monza 0628M	Scuderia Ferrari	9	DQ - assistance		S+2.0	8.
	8T	Paul Frere (B) Duncan Hamilton (GB) - DND	Jaguar D type XKD 504	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	7	Gearbox		S+2.0
	29	Francesco Giardini (I) André Pilette (B) - DND	Maserati 150S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	7	Fuel system		S1.5
	3	Luigi Musso (I) Maurice Trintignant (F) - DND	Ferrari 290 MM 0616MM	Scuderia Ferrari	4	Accident		S+2.0	2.
	37	Giuseppe Musso (I) Walter E. Monaco (USA) - DND	Maserati 150S 1653	Isabel Haskell	3	Withdrawn		S1.5
	34	Michael May (CH) Pierre May (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder 031 BE-62682	Michael May		DNF		S1.5
	36	Karl Busch (D) Karl Schwaneberg (D) - DND	Porsche 550 Spyder	Karl Busch		Accident		S1.5
	40	Theo Helfrich (D) Peter Nöcker (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Theo Helfrich		DNF		ser.S1.5
	41	Wolfgang Seidel (D) Helmut Glöckler (D) - DND	Porsche 550 Spyder	Wolfgang Seidel		Wheel		ser.S1.5
	46	Dick Fitzwilliam (GB) Robin Carnegie (GB) - DND	MGA	Richard W. Fitzwilliam		DQ - assistance		ser.S1.5
	47	William Buff (USA) Gotfrid Köchert (A)	Porsche 550 Spyder	William C. Buff		DNF		ser.S1.5
	50	Fritz Riess (D) Friedrich-Victor Rolff (D) - DND	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Fritz Riess		Gearbox		GT/T+2.0
	52	Erwin Bauer (D) Willi Heeks (D)	Mercedes-Benz 220S	Erwin Bauer		Split fuel tank		GT/T+2.0
	57	Günther Isenbügel (D) Helmut Rathjen (D)	Ford Thunderbird	Günther Isenbügel		Engine		GT/T+2.0
	62	Ludwig Blendl (D) Dieter Lissmann (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Ludwig Blendl		Wheel		GT/T2.0
	67	Heini Buess (CH) Franz Hammernick (CH) - DND	Porsche 356 1500 Super	Meute		Gearbox		GT/T2.0
	70	Richard Trenkel (D) Helmut Niedermayr (D)	Porsche 356	Richard Trenkel		DNF		GT/T1.3
	71	Paul-Ernst Strähle (D) Paul Denk (D)	Porsche 356	Erich Hofmann		DNF		GT/T1.3
	73	Josef Jeser (D) Manfred Elmenhorst (D)	Porsche 356	Josef Jeser		DNF		GT/T1.3
	75	Alfred Kling (D) Edmund Graf (D)	Porsche 356	Alfred Kling		Engine		GT/T1.3
	80	Helmut Felder (D) Heinz Endemann (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Helmut Felder		DNF		GT/T1.3
	82	Marcel Stern (CH) Louis Noverraz (CH)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Meute		Engine		GT/T1.3
	84	Alfranco Pagani (I) Pietro Cagnana (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Mediolanum		Windscreen broken		GT/T1.3
	Did not start:
	44	Christian Goethals (B) Freddy Rousselle (B)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Ecurie Francorchamps				ser.S1.5
	Running in practice:
	T	Peter Collins (GB) Luigi Musso (I) Mike Hawthorn (GB) Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)	Ferrari 250 GT	Scuderia Ferrari		T-car		GT/T+2.0
	T	Piero Taruffi (I)	Maserati 350S 3502	Officine Alfieri Maserati		T-car		S+2.0
	1T	xxx	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari		T-car		S+2.0
	8	Paul Frere (B) Duncan Hamilton (GB)	Jaguar D type XKD 603	Jaguar Cars Ltd.		Accident in practice		S+2.0
	In entry list:
	-	Siegfried Günther (D)	Porsche 356	Hartmuth Oesterle				GT/T1.3
	11	Ken Wharton (GB) Emmanuel de Graffenried (CH)	Maserati 300S	John de Puy				S+2.0
	30	Francesco Giardini (I) André Pilette (B)	Maserati 150S	Officine Alfieri Maserati				S1.5
	35	Georges Trouis (F) Harry Merkel (D)	Kieft 1100 Turner	Franco-Brittanique				S1.5
	42	Ernst Lautenschlager (D) Heinz Fischer (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Ernst Lautenschlager				ser.S1.5
	54	Hans-Joachim Zimmer (D) Heinz Jacobi (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 0405500301	Hans-Joachim Zimmer				GT/T+2.0
	55	Armando Zampiero (I)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Armando Zampiero				GT/T+2.0
	60	Rolf-Friedrich Götze (D) Heinrich Sauter (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Rolf-Friedrich Goetze				GT/T2.0
	66	Ernst Seiler (CH) Hans Wirz (CH)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Ernst Seiler				GT/T2.0
	68	Olle Persson (S) Harald Kronegard (S)	Porsche 356 Carrera	Olof Persson				GT/T2.0

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 3

Rallye Wiesbaden

Rallye Wiesbaden	Date: 24.6.1956

No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
-	Walter Schock (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	1.	GT+2.0
-	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	1.	GT2.0
-	Wilhelm Rudolf (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	1.	GT1.3
-	Helmut Schulze (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	2.	GT2.0
-	Wolfgang Seidel (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	3.	GT+2.0
-	Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche 356	4.	GT2.0
-	Richard Trenkel (D)	Porsche 356	4.	GT1.3

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 3

Solitude [S1.5]

Internationales Solitude-Rennen (Sportwagen bis 1,5 Liter), Solitude, Stuttgart	Date: 22.7.1956

Started:

Circuit lenght:

Race distance: 159,830 km

Winner's average speed: 148,100 km/h

Fastest lap:

Hans Herrmann

No. 10

Porsche 550A

4:34,7

149,500 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	10	Hans Herrmann (D)	Porsche 550A	Porsche	14	1:04:42,800	1.	S1.5
2.	9	Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Porsche 550A	Porsche	14	1:04:47,900	2.	S1.5
3.	1	Edgar Barth (DDR)	AWE R3/55	AWE/Rennkollektiv	14	1:05:27,400	3.	S1.5
4.	11	Richard von Frankenberg (D)	Porsche 550 Spezial	Porsche	14	1:06:14,200	4.	S1.5
5.	3	Paul Thiel (DDR)	AWE R3/55	AWE/Rennkollektiv	14	1:07:35,000	5.	S1.5
6.	7	Helmut Schulze (D)	Borgward 1500 RS	Borgward	14	1:08:12,800	6.	S1.5
7.	4	Egon Binner (DDR)	AWE R3/55	AWE/Rennkollektiv	14	1:09:35,500	7.	S1.5
8.	30	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		14	1:09:51,200	1.	ser.S1.5
9.	20	William Buff (USA)	Porsche 550 Spyder	William Buff	14	1:10:00,400	2.	ser.S1.5
10.	-	Michael May (CH)	Porsche 550 Spyder		14	1:10:05,400	3.	ser.S1.5
11.	-	Ernst Vogel (A)	Porsche 550 Spyder		14	1:10:07,400	4.	ser.S1.5
12.	-	Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 550 Spyder		14	1:12:17,400	5.	ser.S1.5
13.	-	Peter Nöcker (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		14	1:14:40,700	6.	ser.S1.5
14.	-	Josef Jeser (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		14	1:14:47,400	7.	ser.S1.5
15.	-	Sepp Liebl (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		13		8.	ser.S1.5
16.	-	Harald von Saucken (D)	Porsche 356 Speedster		13		9.	ser.S1.5
17.	5	Wolfgang Seidel (D)	AWE R3/55	AWE/Rennkollektiv	12		8.	S1.5
	Did not finish:
	6	Erwin Bauer (D)	Borgward 1500 RS	Borgward	5	Accident		S1.5
	2	Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR)	AWE R3/55	AWE/Rennkollektiv	1	DNF		S1.5
	Did not start:
	-	Maglioli	Porsche 550	Porsche

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 4

Rheinland Nürburgring [GT2.0]

Rheinland Pokal, Nürburgring	Date: 5.8.1956

Circuit lenght: 22,810 km

Race distance: 114,050 km

Winner's average speed: 110,800 km/h

Support race to F1 race.

Fastest lap:

Helmut Schulze

No.

Porsche 356 Carrera

11:58,1

114,300 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Ludwig Blendl (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	5	1:01:46,400	1.	GT2.0
2.	-	Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	5	1:01:50,900	2.	GT2.0
3.	-	Helmut Schulze (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	5	1:02:37,900	3.	GT2.0
4.	-	Fred Albrecht (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	5		4.	GT2.0
5.	-	Adolf-Werner Lang (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	5	1:03:26,400	1.	GT1.3
6.	-	Siegfried Günther (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	5		5.	GT2.0
7.	-	Kretschmann	Porsche 356 Carrera	5		6.	GT2.0
	-	Helmut Felder (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta		1:04:04,900	2.	GT1.3
	107	Kurt Ahrens (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta		1:04:27,800	3.	GT1.3
	-	Sepp Greger (D)	Porsche			4.	GT1.3
	-	Richard Trenkel (D)	Porsche 356			5.	GT1.3
	-	Alfred Kling (D)	Porsche			6.	GT1.3
	Did not finish:
	-	xxx	Alfa Romeo Giulietta		Engine		GT1.3
	-	xxx	Alfa Romeo Giulietta		Accident		GT1.3
	Other starters:
	-	xxx	Porsche				GT1.3
	-	xxx	Triumph				GT2.0
	121	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche				GT2.0

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 4

Rheinland Nürburgring [S1.5/GT+2.0]

Rheinland Pokal, Nürburgring	Date: 5.8.1956

Circuit lenght: 22,810 km

Race distance: 159,560 km

Winner's average speed: 130,500 km/h

Support race to F1 race
S1.5 and serial S1.5 run together while GT+2.0 started few minutes delayed after Sports.

Fastest lap:

Stirling Moss

No. 32

Maserati 150S

10:13,3

133,900 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.
1.	51	Hans Herrmann (D)	Porsche 550A	Porsche	7	1:13:26,600	1.	S1.5
2.	32	Stirling Moss (GB)	Maserati 150S 2401?? BO45747	Maserati	7	1:13:29,800	2.	S1.5	1.
3.	37	Roy Salvadori (GB)	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co.	7	1:13:41,600	3.	S1.5
4.	53	Richard von Frankenberg (D)	Porsche 550A	Porsche	7	1:14:05,900	4.	S1.5
5.	54	Umberto Maglioli (I)	Porsche 550A	Porsche	7	1:14:08,500	5.	S1.5
6.	30	Jean Behra (F)	Maserati 150S BO46402	Maserati	7	1:14:08,700	6.	S1.5
7.	38	Jack Brabham (AUS)	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co.	7	1:17:41,700	7.	S1.5
8.	64	Gotfrid Köchert (A)	Porsche 550 Spyder		7	1:18:26,200	1.	ser.S1.5
9.	69	William Buff (USA)	Porsche 550 Spyder		7	1:18:43,000	2.	ser.S1.5
10.	-	Wolfgang Seidel (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:20:41,600	1.	GT+2.0
11.	-	Walter Schock (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:20:42,600	2.	GT+2.0
12.	57	Egon Binner (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv	7		8.	S1.5
13.	-	Willy Mairesse (B)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7	1:21:13,200	3.	GT+2.0
14.	70	Josef Jeser (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Lautenschlager	7	1:21:43,100	3.	ser.S1.5
15.	61	Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 550 Spyder	Hezemans	7		4.	ser.S1.5
16.	72	Sepp Liebl (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		7		5.	ser.S1.5
17.	-	Friedrich-Victor Rolff (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7		4.	GT+2.0
18.	-	Bengt Martenson (S)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7		5.	GT+2.0
19.	-	Arne Lindberg (S)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		7		6.	GT+2.0
20.	71	Peter Nöcker (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		7		6.	ser.S1.5
	73	Harald von Saucken (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder				7.	ser.S1.5
	63	Dick Fitzwilliam (GB)	MGA				8.	ser.S1.5
	-	Power	Cooper T39 Climax				9.	S1.5
	47	Bob Hicks (GB)	Lotus Eleven Climax 184 VPO34				11.	S1.5
	58	Paul Thiel (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv			12.	S1.5
	43	David Piper (GB)	Lotus Eleven Climax				13.	S1.5
	Did not finish:
	68	Jo Bonnier (S)	Maserati 150S		2	Accident		ser.S1.5
	66	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder		1	Accident		ser.S1.5
	-	E. Tours	Jaguar XK140 Coupe			DNF		GT+2.0
	31	Cesare Perdisa (I)	Maserati 150S	Maserati		Accident		S1.5
	41	André Milhoux (B)	Gordini T15S 0039 8699CK75	Gordini		Drivetrain		S1.5
	52	Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Porsche 550A	Porsche		Engine		S1.5
	56	Edgar Barth (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv		Rear axle		S1.5
	Other starters:
	-	xxx	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL					GT+2.0
	-	Ahrens	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL					GT+2.0
	-	xxx	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL					GT+2.0
	35	Isabelle Haskell (USA)	Maserati	Haskell				S1.5
	39	Hans Tak (NL)	Maserati	Beels				S1.5
	55	Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv				S1.5
	Did not start:
	48	Erwin Bauer (D)	Borgward RSH	Borgward		Withdrawn		S1.5
	49	Helmut Schulze (D)	Borgward RSH	Borgward		Withdrawn		S1.5
	50	xxx	Borgward RSH	Borgward		Withdrawn		S1.5
	In entry list:
	-	xxx	Ferrari Europa					GT+2.0
	-	xxx	Ferrari Europa					GT+2.0
	33	Louis Chiron (F)	Osca	Monte Carlo				S1.5
	34	André Testut (F)	Osca	Monte Carlo				S1.5
	36	Alessandro de Tomaso (RA)	Maserati	Haskell				S1.5
	38	Georges Berger (B)	Maserati 150S					ser.S1.5
	40	Werner Brändli (CH)	Sauter Spezial Porsche	RG Basilisk		Not known if ran		S1.5
	45	Mathieu Hezemans (NL)	Porsche RS			Not known if ran		S1.5
	46	Umberto Maglioli (I)	Osca					S1.5
	65	Aurelio Garavaglia (I)	Maserati 150S					ser.S1.5
	66	Gert Kaiser (S)	Porsche 550 Spyder					ser.S1.5
	67	Michael May (CH)	Porsche 550 Spyder			Not known if ran		ser.S1.5

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 5

Eifelrennen [GT+2.0]

Eifelrennen, Nürburgring	Date: 2.9.1956

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	-	Walter Schock (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL				1.	GT+2.0
2.	-	Wolfgang Seidel (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL				2.	GT+2.0

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 5

Eifelrennen [GT1.3]

Eifelrennen, Nürburgring	Date: 2.9.1956

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Kurt Zeller (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	1.	GT1.3
2.	-	Lang	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	2.	GT1.3
3.	-	Wilhelm Rudolf (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	3.	GT1.3

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 5

Eifelrennen [GT2.0]

Eifelrennen, Nürburgring	Date: 2.9.1956

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche	1.	S2.0
2.	-	Helmut Schulze (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	2.	S2.0
3.	-	Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche	3.	S2.0

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 6

GP Berlin [GT2.0]

Internationales Avus-Rennen, Grosser Preis von Berlin, Avus	Date: 16.9.1956

Fastest lap:

Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund

No.

Porsche 356 Carrera

2:45,7

180,200 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund (S)	Porsche 356 Carrera	15	0:41:45,100	1.	GT2.0
2.	-	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	15		2.	GT2.0
3.	-	Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	15		3.	GT2.0
4.	-	Helmut Schulze (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	15		4.	GT2.0
5.	-	Ludwig Blendl (D)	Porsche 356 Carrera	15		5.	GT2.0

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 6

GP Berlin [GT+2.0]

Internationales Avus-Rennen, Grosser Preis von Berlin, Avus	Date: 16.9.1956

Fastest lap:

Walter Schock

No.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

2:28,6

202,000 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	15	0:38:40,800	1.	GT+2.0
2.	-	Kurt Zeller (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	15	0:39:30,300	2.	GT+2.0
3.	-	Wolfgang Seidel (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	15	0:40:23,500	3.	GT+2.0
4.	-	Kurt Ahrens (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	15		4.	GT+2.0
5.	-	C. Bussler (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	15		5.	GT+2.0
	Other starters:
	-	Walter Schock (D)	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 6

GP Berlin [GT1.3]

Internationales Avus-Rennen, Grosser Preis von Berlin, Avus	Date: 16.9.1956

Fastest lap:

Walter Ringgenberg

No.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV

2:57,4

168,500 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Jo Bonnier (S)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15	0:43:39,100	1.	GT1.3
2.	-	Walter Ringgenberg (CH)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15		2.	GT1.3
3.	-	Wilhelm Rudolf (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15		3.	GT1.3
4.	-	Marcel Stern (CH)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15		4.	GT1.3
5.	-	Adolf-Werner Lang (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15		5.	GT1.3
6.	-	Kurt Zeller (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15		6.	GT1.3
7.	-	Helmut Felder (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	15		7.	GT1.3
8.	-	Richard von Frankenberg (D)	Porsche 356	15		8.	GT1.3
9.	-	Richard Trenkel (D)	Porsche 356	15		9.	GT1.3

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 6

GP Berlin [Serial Sports]

Internationales Avus-Rennen, Grosser Preis von Berlin, Avus	Date: 16.9.1956

Circuit lenght:

Race distance:

Winner's average speed: 189,700 km/h

Fastest lap:

Max Nathan

No.

Porsche 550 Spyder

2:33,9

194,100 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group
1.	-	Max Nathan (D)	Porsche 550 Spyder	30	1:18:47,000	1.	ser.S1.5
2.	-	Josef Jeser (D)	Porsche 550	30		2.	ser.S1.5
3.	-	Theo Helfrich (D)	Porsche 550	30		3.	ser.S1.5
4.	-	Sepp Liebl (D)	Porsche 550	30		4.	ser.S1.5
5.	-	Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 550	30		5.	ser.S1.5
6.	-	Paul Denk (D)	Porsche Speedster	30		6.	ser.S1.5

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German Sportscar Championship	Round: 6

GP Berlin [S1.5]

Internationales Avus-Rennen, Grosser Preis von Berlin, Avus	Date: 16.9.1956

Circuit lenght:

Race distance: 244,000 km

Winner's average speed: 203,800 km/h

Fastest lap:	Hans Herrmann	No. 7	Porsche 550 RS	2:24,3	207,100 km/h
Fastest lap:	Wolfgang von Trips	No. 8	Porsche 550 RS	2:24,3	207,100 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.
1.	8	Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Porsche 550 RS	Porsche	30	1:13:19,100	1.	S1.5
2.	7	Hans Herrmann (D)	Porsche 550 RS	Porsche	30	1:13:22,100	2.	S1.5
3.	11	Arthur Rosenhammer (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv	30		3.	S1.5
4.	-	Paul Thiel (DDR) Edgar Barth (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv	30		4.	S1.5
5.	2	Jack Brabham (AUS)	Cooper T39 Mk II Climax	Cooper	29		5.	S1.5
6.	-	Roy Salvadori (GB)	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper	29		6.	S1.5	2.
7.	-	Jo Bonnier (S)	Maserati 150S		28		7.	S1.5
8.	12	Egon Binner (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv	28		8.	S1.5
9.	-	Louis Chiron (F)	Osca MT4 1500 1165	Racing Sport	27		9.	S1.5
10.	10	Heini Walter (CH)	Sauter Spezial Porsche		27		10.	S1.5
	-	Luigi Piotti (I)	Osca MT4					S1.5
	Did not finish:
	9	Richard von Frankenberg (D)	Porsche 550A swb	Porsche		Accident		S1.5
	12	Edgar Barth (DDR)	AWE R3/55	Rennkollektiv		Engine		S1.5	1.
	Other starters:
	4	xxx	Porsche 550					S1.5

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