| Circuit | Nürburgring – Nordschleife |
| Date | 05.08.1956 |
| Laps | 22 |
| Distance | 501,820 km / 311,806 miles |
| No | Driver | Ferrari | S/N | Team | Result |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari-Lancia D 50 F1 | 0010 | Scuderia Ferrari | 1. |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Ferrari-Lancia D 50 F1 | – | Scuderia Ferrari | retired |
| 3 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari-Lancia D 50 F1 | – | Scuderia Ferrari | retired / electrical |
| 4 | Luigi Musso – car taken over by Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari-Lancia D 50 F1 | – | Scuderia Ferrari | retired / accident |
| 5 | Alfonso de Portago – car taken over by Peter Collins |
Ferrari-Lancia D 50 F1 | – | Scuderia Ferrari | retired / accident |
| 14 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Ferrari 500 F2 | – | Scuderia Ferrari | retired / engine |