1956 - Le Mans 24 Hours
29 July 1956 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Richard von Frankenberg and Wolfgang von Trips 5th overall and 1st in class in a Porsche 550 A, 18 laps behind the winning Jaguar D-type
Class S1.5 - 1st, 3rd
No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
25 | Porsche 550 A RS Coupé | 550-0104 | S1.5 | Richard von Frankenberg (D)/Wolfgang von Trips (D) | Porsche KG (D) | 5th | 1st | 282 laps | |
34 | Porsche 356 A | 356-56007 | S1.5 | Roland Bourel (F)/Maurice Slotine (F) | Porsche KG (D) | 13th | 3rd | 212 laps | |
24 | Porsche 550 A RS Coupé | 550-0103 | S1.5 | Umberto Maglioli (I)/Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche KG (D) | DNF | 136 laps - Piston | ||
26 | Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS | S1.5 | Max Nathan (D)/Helmut Glöckler (D) | Porsche KG (D) | DNF | 61 laps - Accident/Fire | |||
27 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0041 | S1.5 | Mathieu Hezemans (NL)/Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) | Wolfgang Seidel | DNF | 48 laps - Suspension | ||
28 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0034 | S1.5 | Claude Storez (F)/Helmut Polensky (D) | Gonzague Olivier | DNF | 45 laps - Ignition |
Non Championship Race Le Mans 24 Hours
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