1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:	German
Flag:	West Germany
Location:	Solitude
Course Mi:	7.809
Course Km:	11.409
Race No:	4
Season No:	6
Date:	21–22 July
Year:	1956
Fast Rider 500:	Bill Lomas
Fast Rider 500 Country:	UK
Fast Rider 500 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Fast Time 500:	4:27.9
First Rider 500:	Reg Armstrong
First Rider 500 Country:	IRL
First Rider 500 Bike:	Gilera
Second Rider 500:	Umberto Masetti
Second Rider 500 Country:	Italy
Second Rider 500 Bike:	MV Agusta
Third Rider 500:	Pierre Monneret
Third Rider 500 Country:	France
Third Rider 500 Bike:	Gilera
Fast Rider 350:	Bill Lomas
Fast Rider 350 Country:	UK
Fast Rider 350 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Fast Time 350:	4:36.0
First Rider 350:	Bill Lomas
First Rider 350 Country:	UK
First Rider 350 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Second Rider 350:	August Hobl
Second Rider 350 Country:	West Germany
Second Rider 350 Bike:	DKW
Third Rider 350:	Dickie Dale
Third Rider 350 Country:	UK
Third Rider 350 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Fast Rider 250:	Carlo Ubbiali
Fast Rider 250 Country:	Italy
Fast Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Fast Time 250:	4:45.2
First Rider 250:	Carlo Ubbiali
First Rider 250 Country:	Italy
First Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Second Rider 250:	Luigi Taveri
Second Rider 250 Country:	Switzerland
Second Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Third Rider 250:	Remo Venturi
Third Rider 250 Country:	Italy
Third Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Fast Rider 125:	Romolo Ferri
Fast Rider 125 Country:	Italy
Fast Rider 125 Bike:	Gilera
Fast Time 125:	4:56.0
First Rider 125:	Romolo Ferri
First Rider 125 Country:	Italy
First Rider 125 Bike:	Gilera
Second Rider 125:	Carlo Ubbiali
Second Rider 125 Country:	Italy
Second Rider 125 Bike:	MV Agusta
Third Rider 125:	Tarquinio Provini
Third Rider 125 Country:	Italy
Third Rider 125 Bike:	Mondial
Fast Rider Sidecar:	Wilhelm Noll
Fast Rider Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Fast Rider Sidecar Bike:	BMW
Fast Passenger Sidecar:	Fritz Cron
Fast Passenger Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Fast Time Sidecar:	4:54.3
First Rider Sidecar:	Wilhelm Noll
First Rider Sidecar Country:	West Germany
First Passenger Sidecar:	Fritz Cron
First Passenger Sidecar Country:	West Germany
First Rider Sidecar Bike:	BMW
Second Rider Sidecar:	Fritz Hillebrand
Second Rider Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Second Passenger Sidecar:	Manfred Grunwald
Second Passenger Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Second Rider Sidecar Bike:	BMW
Third Rider Sidecar:	Helmut Fath
Third Rider Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Third Passenger Sidecar:	Emil Ohr
Third Passenger Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Third Rider Sidecar Bike:	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	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

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

125cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	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	+1:27.6	3
5	August Hobl	DKW	9	+1:40.6	2
6	Cecil Sandford	Mondial	9	+2:06.6	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
31 starters, 24 finishers
Source:^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 . Temple Press Ltd . Cook . R. A. B. . 159–160.
2. Book: Haefliger, Werner . FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide . Lightweight class . 26 . 978-2-9701086-8-9 . 2024.