1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  1956 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 6 races in the
1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date21–22 July 1956
LocationSolitude
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 11.409 km (7.089 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 4:27.9
Podium
First Reg Armstrong Gilera
Second Umberto Masetti MV Agusta
Third Pierre Monneret Gilera
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 4:36.0
Podium
First Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second August Hobl DKW
Third Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 4:45.2
Podium
First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Remo Venturi MV Agusta
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Romolo Ferri Gilera
Time 4:56.0
Podium
First Romolo Ferri Gilera
Second Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Third Tarquinio Provini Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Wilhelm Noll BMW
Time 4:54.3
Podium
First Wilhelm Noll BMW
Second Fritz Hillebrand BMW
Third Helmut Fath BMW

500 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Reg Armstrong Gilera 18 1:23:16.4 8
2 Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 18 +14.0 6
3 Pierre Monneret Gilera 18 +41.8 4
4 Gerold Klinger BMW 18 3
5 Eddie Grant Norton 18 2
6 Keith Bryen Norton 18 1
7 Alois Huber BMW 18
8 Ernst Hiller BMW 18
[1]

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

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

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

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

References
  1. Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 159–160.
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1956 Belgian Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1956 season		 Next race:
1956 Ulster Grand Prix
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