1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix

West Germany  1956 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 6 races in the
1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 21–22 July 1956
Location Solitude
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 11.409 km (7.089 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 4:27.9
Podium
First Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Gilera
Second Italy Umberto Masetti MV Agusta
Third France Pierre Monneret Gilera
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 4:36.0
Podium
First United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second West Germany August Hobl DKW
Third United Kingdom Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 4:45.2
Podium
First Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Switzerland Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Romolo Ferri Gilera
Time 4:56.0
Podium
First Italy Romolo Ferri Gilera
Second Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Third Italy Tarquinio Provini Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Wilhelm Noll BMW
Time 4:54.3
Podium
First West Germany Wilhelm Noll BMW
Second West Germany Fritz Hillebrand BMW
Third West Germany Helmut Fath BMW

The 1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 21–22 July 1956 at the Solitude circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Gilera 18 1:23:16.4 8
2 Italy Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 18 +14.0 6
3 France Pierre Monneret Gilera 18 +41.8 4
4 Austria Gerold Klinger BMW 18 3
5 South Africa Eddie Grant Norton 18 2
6 Australia Keith Bryen Norton 18 1
7 West Germany Alois Huber BMW 18
8 West Germany Ernst Hiller BMW 18
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 13 1:00:52.3 8
2 West Germany August Hobl DKW 13 +31.1 6
3 United Kingdom Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 13 +1:00.7 4
4 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford DKW 13 3
5 West Germany Hans Bartl DKW 13 2
6 United Kingdom Bob Matthews Norton 13 1
7 United Kingdom John Storr Norton 13
8 Australia Keith Bryen Norton 13
9 West Germany Helmut Hallmeier NSU 13
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 13 1:02:58.6 8
2 Switzerland Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 13 +54.2 6
3 Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta 13 +57.9 4
4 West Germany Hans Baltisberger NSU 13 3
5 Australia Bob Brown NSU 13 2
6 West Germany Roland Heck NSU 13 1
7 West Germany Fritz Kläger NSU 13
8 West Germany Horst Kassner NSU 13
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Romolo Ferri Gilera 9 45:04.2 8
2 Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 +8.8 6
3 Italy Tarquinio Provini Mondial 9 +16.8 4
4 Italy Fortunato Libanori MV Agusta 9 3
5 West Germany August Hobl DKW 9 2
6 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Mondial 9 1
7 West Germany Karl Hofmann DKW 9
8 Italy Alano Montanari Ducati 9
9 Spain Marcelo Cama Montesa 9
10 East Germany Ernst Degner MZ 9
11 Italy Adelmo Mandolini Ducati 9
12 West Germany Karl Lottes DKW 9
[1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 West Germany Wilhelm Noll West Germany Fritz Cron BMW 9 45:04.9 8
2 West Germany Fritz Hillebrand West Germany Manfred Grunwald BMW 9 +0.9 6
3 West Germany Helmut Fath West Germany Emil Ohr BMW 9 +1:15.8 4
4 West Germany Walter Schneider West Germany Hans Strauss BMW 9 3
5 United Kingdom Cyril Smith United Kingdom Stanley Dibben Norton 9 2
6 West Germany Loni Neussner West Germany Dieter Hess BMW 9 1
7 United Kingdom Pip Harris United Kingdom Ray Campbell Norton 9
8 Switzerland Florian Camathias Switzerland Maurice Büla BMW 9
9 France Jacques Drion Switzerland Inge Stoll BMW 9
10 Switzerland Edgar Strub West Germany Hilmar Cecco Norton 9
11 West Germany Otto Schmid ? BMW 9
12 France Jean Murit Morocco Francis Flahaut BMW 9
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 159–160.
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1956 Belgian Grand Prix
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