PORSCHE RACING HISTORY1956 - Rheinland-Pfalz Preis Nürburgring
5 August 1956 - Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany
Hans Herrmann wins in a Porsche 550 A RS
Overall - 1st : S1.5 - 1st : ser.S1.5 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 51 | Porsche 550 A RS | S1.5 | Hans Herrmann (D) | Porsche (D) | 1st | 4th | 7 laps | ||
| 53 | Porsche 550 A RS | S1.5 | Richard von Frankenberg (D) | Porsche (D) | 4th | 5th | 7 laps | ||
| 54 | Porsche 550 A RS | 550-0104 | S1.5 | Umberto Maglioli (I) | Porsche (D) | 5th | 5th | 7 laps | |
| 64 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0084 | ser.S1.5 | Gotfrid Koechert (D) | 8th | 1st | 7 laps | ||
| 69 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0081 | ser.S1.5 | William C. Buff (USA) | 9th | 2nd | 7 laps | ||
| 70 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0016 | ser.S1.5 | Josef Jeser (D) | Lautenschlager (D) | 14th | 3rd | 7 laps | |
| 62 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0041 | ser.S1.5 | Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) | Hezemans (NL) | 15th | 4th | 7 laps | |
| 72 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0018 | ser.S1.5 | Sepp Liebl (D) | 16th | 5th | 7 laps | ||
| 71 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0036 | ser.S1.5 | Peter Nöcker (D) | 20th | 6th | 7 laps | ||
| 73 | Porsche 356 Speedster | ser.S1.5 | Harald von Saucken (D) | 7th | |||||
| 52 | Porsche 550 A RS | S1.5 | Wolfgang von Trips (D) | Porsche (D) | DNF | Engine | |||
| 66 | Porsche 550 Spyder | 550-0045 | ser.S1.5 | Max Nathan (D) | DNF | 1 lap - Accident |
German Sports Car Championship
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