1956 1000 km of Nürburgring

Sports car endurance race in Germany The 2. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen auf dem Nürburgring took place on 27 May 1956, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was only the second time the event had taken place, since its inaugural event 1953 1000 km of Nürburgring had poor attendance, thus the 1954 event was not held. Like many other races, the 1955 issue was cancelled after the Le Mans tragedy, resp. only held as a 500km race for 1500cc cars.https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-1955-08-28.html It was also round two of the German Sportscar Championship.http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nürburgring-1956-05-27.html Mainz-Finthen [SRP+1.6] Racing Sports CarsAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes thumb|right|Nürburgring Nordschleife Report Entry A grand total 71 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 61 arrived for practice and qualifying. Fresh from their domination on the Mille Miglia, came two work teams of Scuderia Ferrari, and Officine Alfieri Maserati. The team from Maranello arrived with four cars, two 860 Monzas and two 290 MMs. The pairing to beat was that of Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti driving the more powerful 860 Monza. This car was powered by a 3.4 litre 4-cylinder engine, producing 280 bhp. Their Modenese rivals, who were 12 points going into the meeting need a victory to reopened the Constructors’ Championship. Do to this, their arrived with four cars, two 300Ss, plus a 350s and a 150S. Their stars drivers, headed by the young Englishman, Stirling Moss, were in the 300Ss with a smaller 3.0 litre 6-cylinder engine, but it still produced 245 bhp.http://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Nurburgring-1956-05-27.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres Racing Sports Carshttp://www.maseraticorse.com/maseraticorse/en/en/index/archive/2006/24h-nuerburgring/races/24h-nuerburgring/nurburgring/1000-km-1956.html 1956 Nürburgring 1000 km Maserati Corse 21 July 2015 22 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722121506/http://www.maseraticorse.com/maseraticorse/en/en/index/archive/2006/24h-nuerburgring/races/24h-nuerburgring/nurburgring/1000-km-1956.html dead Qualifying Qualifying was held over three sessions for a total of 1,590 minutes over the three prior to the race. The Ferrari 860 Monza of Fangio took pole position, averaging a speed of 84.534 mph around the 14.173 mile circuit. This was an incredible lap time, especially when compared to the time set by team-mate Luigi Musso, into the slower 290 MM – which was a full three seconds slower. The ’53 pole winner was on pole yet again, having given everyone a lesson on how to drive the 174 corner of the ‘Ring. When the finish session had finished, Ferrari had secured the first three places, the 300S driver by Moss and Jean Behra was fourth. The first non-Italian car was fifth, the Jaguar D-Type of Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Titterington.http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1956-05-27.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres Racing Sports Carshttp://www.jmfangio.org/gp1956nurburgring.htm Un tributo al chueco... 1000 Km. Nurburgring 1956 jmfangio.org Race The day of the race would be warm and dry, with a crowd of approximately 70,000 in attendance to witness for is regarded one of Maserati’s finest ever race victory. The start of the 1,000 kilometer race did not bode well for the Modenese marque, despite Moss taking the lead. On lap 11, after Behra had replaced Moss after the first pit stop, the rear transverse leaf spring of their 300S broke, forcing the Frenchman to the wheel of the second 300S. This was being driven by Harry Schell and Piero Taruffi, which was laying in third place at the time. Behra immediately embarked on charge back through the field to catch the leading Ferrari of Fangio and Castellotti. It was then decided by the team to put Moss into the car. At this point of the race, Moss was lying 66 seconds behind Fangio. As soon as Moss got into the car, he began to lap the 22km circuit at a pace that no-one would match. He was lapping 4/5 seconds faster than the ‘Maestro’ Fangio. At this pace, the seemingly safe win in the hands of the Ferrari duo, suddenly was in doubt. On lap 26 of the 44 scheduled, Fangio was unhappy with his car’s handling, so he got his mechanics to check its suspension while refueling, losing about a minute in the process. Sensing the threat to his victory, Fangio delayed handed the car over to Castellotti, as long as possible, in an attempt to stave off Moss’s assault. However, the fate of the race was sealed, when the lap 40, the “Maestro” re-entered to pits for fuel, the 300S of Moss charged on towards an astounding victory. The winning partnership of Moss/Behra/Taruffi/Schell, won in a time of 7hr 43:54.5mins., averaging a speed of 80.658 mph. The margin of triumph over the Ferrari of Fangio/Castelloti was 26 seconds, and led another Ferrari driven by Hill/De Portago/Gendebien by 10 min 01.4s. Porsche snatched fourth place with Wolfgang von Trips/Umberto Maglioli, but their 550 RS finished almost 20 minutes adrift of the Maserati. Moss's pace was so quick that he lapped event he fifth placed Aston Martin DB3S of Peter Collins and Tony Brooks. Race did not end when Moss cross the finishing line, but continued for another hour to allow the other classes/division to try and complete the full 1000 km.http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1956/56nurb.html 1956 Nurburgring 1000 Km teamdan.com 2015-07-20 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121202/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1956/56nurb.html dead To add to Fangio's woes, Ferrari mechanics checked his after the race and found his 860 Monza did not actually problem with its suspension, as the quirky handling had simply been caused by the wrong tyre pressures. Official Classification Class Winners are in Bold text. Pos No ClassDriver Entrant Chassis Laps Reason Out 1st 6 S+2.0 Italy Piero TaruffiFrance Jean Behra USA Harry SchellGBR Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 7hr 43:54.5, 44 2nd 1 S+2.0 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Italy Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 860 Monza 7hr 44:20.7, 44 3rd 4 S+2.0 USA Phil HillBelgium Olivier Gendebien Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 290 MM 7hr 53:55.9, 44 4th 21 S1.5West Germany Wolfgang von TripsItaly Umberto MaglioliPorschePorsche 550 RS 8hr 01:45.9, 44 5th 9 S+2.0 GBR Peter Collins GBR Tony Brooks David Brown Aston Martin DB3S 43 6th 20 S1.5 West Germany Richard von Frankenberg West Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche Porsche 550 RS 44 7th 26 S1.5East Germany Edgar BarthEast Germany Arthur Rosenhammer VEB AWE R3/55 43 DNF 31 S+2.0 GBR Mike Hawthorn GBR Desmond Titterington Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-Type 43 Driveshaft DNF 10 S+2.0 GBR Peter Walker GBR Roy Salvadori David Brown Aston Martin DB3S 41 De Dion tube 8th 56 GT/T+2.0 Sweden Bengit Martenson West Germany Wittigo von Einsedel Bengit O. Martenson Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 44 9th 61 GT/T2.0 West Germany Max Nathan Sweden Gert Kaiser Max Nathan Porsche 356 Carrera 44 10th 65 GT/T2.0 West Germany Helmut Schülze Portugal Joaquim Felipe Nogueira Helmut Schülze Porsche 356 Carrera 44 11th 81 GT/T1.3 Sweden Jo Bonnier USA Herbert MacKay-Fraser Jo Bonnier Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 43 12th 83 GT/T1.3 Switzerland Walter Ringgenberg Switzerland Heini Walter Walter Ringgenberg Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 43 13th 43 ser.S1.5 West Germany Friedrich Kretschmann West Germany Sepp Liebl Friedrich Kretschmann Porsche 550 43 14th 87 GT/T2.0 Italy Piero CariniItaly Franco Bordoni Piero Carini Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 42 15th 63 GT/T2.0 West Germany Helmut Zick West Germany Hans-Gerog Plaut Hans Gerog Plaut Porsche 356 Carrera 42 16th 88 GT/T1.3Belgium Gilberte ThirionItaly Ada Pace Gilberte Thirion Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 42 17th 53 GT/T+2.0 West Germany Rainer Günzler West Germany Helmut Retter Rainer Günzler Mercedes-Benz 220S 42 18th 86 GT/T1.3 West Germany Adolf-Werner Lang West Germany Kurt Kuhnke Adolf-Werner Lang Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 41 19th 64 GT/T1.3 West Germany Kurt Zeller West Germany Wolfgang Bieling Kurt Zeller Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce 40 20th 64 GT/T2.0 West Germany W. H. Wittmann West Germany Walter Hampel W. H. Wittmann Porsche 356 Super 1600 40 21st 76 GT/T1.3 West Germany Helmut Busch West Germany Horst Bös Helmut Busch Porsche 356 Super 1300 40 22nd 77 GT/T1.3 West Germany Sepp Greger West Germany Harald von Saucken Sepp Greger Porsche 356A Super 1300 40 23rd 78 GT/T1.3 West Germany Hartmuth Oesterle West Germany Siegfried Günther Hartmuth Oesterle Porsche 356 Super 1300 40 24th 45 ser.S1.5 Netherlands Mathieu Hezemans Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Gotfrid Köchert Porsche 550 38 25th 72 GT/T1.3 West Germany Helmut Deutenberg West Germany Heinz-Gerd Jäger Helmut Deutenberg Porsche 356 Super 1300 39 26th 74 GT/T1.3 West Germany Karl Falk West Germany Albert Joch Karl Falk Porsche 356 Super 1300 39 DNF 27 S1.5 East Germany Paul Thiel East Germany Egon Binner VEB AWE R3/55 29 Engine DNF 31 S1.5 Monaco Louis Chiron Italy Luigi Villoresi Monte Carlo Sport Osca MT4 1500 26 Engine DNF 38 S1.5 Argentina Carlo Tomasi Argentina Alejandro de Tomaso Isabel Haskell Maserati 150S 25 Engine DISQ 33 S1.5 Netherlands Hans Tak Netherlands Henk van Zalinge Beels Racing Maserati 150S 22 Assistance DNF 5 S+2.0 GBR Stirling Moss France Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 19 Suspension DNF 12 S+2.0 Italy Casare Perdisa France Robert Manzon Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 350S 12 Axle DISQ 2 S+2.0 Spain 1945 Alfonso de Portago Belgium Olivier Gendebien Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 860 Monza 9 Assistance DNF 8T S+2.0 Belgium Paul Frère GBR Duncan Hamilton Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-Type 7 Gearbox DNF 29 S1.5 Italy Francesco Giardini Belgium André Pilette Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 150S 7 Fuel system DNF 3 S+2.0 Italy Luigi Musso France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 290 MM 4 Accident DNF 34 S1.5 Switzerland Michael May Switzerland Pierre May Michael May Porsche 550 DNF DNF 36 S1.5 West Germany Karl Busch West Germany Karl Schwaneberg Karl Busch Porsche 550 Accident DNF 40 ser.S1.5 West Germany Theo Helfrich West Germany Peter Nöcker Theo Helfrich Porsche 550 DNF DNF 41 ser.S1.5 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel West Germany Helm Glöcker Wolfgang Seidel Porsche 550 Wheel DISQ 46 ser.S1.5 GBR Dick Fitzwilliam GBR Robin Carnegie Richard W. Fitzwilliam MG A Assistance DNF 47 ser.S1.5 USA William Buff Austria Gotfrid Köchert William C. Buff Porsche 550 DNF DNF 50 GT/T+2.0 West Germany Fritz Riess West Germany Friedrich-Victor Rolff Fritz Riess Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gearbox DNF 52 GT/T+2.0 West Germany Erwin Bauer West Germany Willi Heeks Erwin Bauer Mercedes Bens 220S Split fuel tank DNF 57 GT/T+2.0 West Germany Günther Isenbügel West Germany Helmut Rathjen Günther Isenbügel Ford Thunderbird Engine DNF 62 GT/T2.0 West Germany Ludwig Blendl West Germany Dieter Lissmann Ludwig Blendl Porsche 356 Carrera Wheel DNF 67 GT/T2.0 Switzerland Heini Buess Switzerland Franz Hammernick Meute Porsche 356 Super 1500 Gearbox DNF 70 GT/T1.3 West Germany Richard Trenkel West Germany Helmut Niedermayr Richard Trenkel Porsche 356 DNF DNF 71 GT/T1.3 West Germany Paul Ernst Strähle West Germany Paul Denk Erich Hofmann Porsche 356 DNF DNF 73 GT/T1.3 West Germany Josef Jeser West Germany Manfred Elmenhorst Josef Jeser Porsche 356 1300 DNF DNF 75 GT/T1.3 West Germany Alfred Kling West Germany Edmund Graf Alfred Kling Porsche 356 Engine DNF 80 GT/T1.3 West Germany Helmut Felder West Germany Heinz Endermann Helmut Felder Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce DNF DNF 82 GT/T1.3 Switzerland Marcel Stern Switzerland Louis Noverraz Meute Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce Engine DNF 84 GT/T1.3 Italy Alfranco Pagani Italy Pietro Cagnana Mediolanum Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce Windscreen broken DNF 37 S1.5 Italy Giuseppe Musso USA Walter Monaco Isabel Haskell Maserati 150S Withdrawn DNS 44 ser.S1.5 Belgium Christian Goethals Belgium Freddy Rouselle Ecurie Francorchamps Porsche 550 DNS 8 S+2.0 Belgium Paul Frère GBR Duncan Hamilton Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-Type Accident in practice http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-1956-05-27.html Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres Racing Sports Cars Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, 10:05.2secs (84.296 mph) http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1956-05-27.html Goodwood National - Sports 1250 cc Racing Sports Cars 21 July 2015 Class Winners Class Winners Sports +2000 6 Maserati 300S Taruffi / Schell / Behra / Moss Sports 1500 21 Porsche 550 RS von Trips / Maglioli Series Sports 1500 43 Porsche 550 Sypder Kretschmann / Liebl Grand Touring & Special Touring +2000 56 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Martenson / Einsiedel Grand Touring & Special Touring 2000 61 Porsche 356 Carrera Nathan / Kaiser Grand Touring & Special Touring 1300 81 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce Bonnier / MacKay-Fraser References 30em 1956 World Sportscar Championship Mille Miglia Swedish Grand Prix Nurburgring Category:6 Hours of Nürburgring Nurburgring