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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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