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Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 1, a Ferrari 860 Monza, (Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti, co-drivers), Car Number 5, a Maserati 300S (Stirling Moss and Jean Behra, co-drivers), Car Number 4, a Ferrari 290 MM (Phil Hill, Alfonso de Portago and Olivier Gendebien, co-drivers), Car Number 7, a Jaguar D-Type (Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Titterington, co-drivers), Car Number 9, an Aston Martin DB3S, (Peter Collins and Tony Brooks, co-drivers), race start.

Nurburgring 1000 km

  • Title Nurburgring 1000 km
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Track action scene, left to right: Car Number 1, a Ferrari 860 Monza, (Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti, co-drivers), Car Number 5, a Maserati 300S (Stirling Moss and Jean Behra, co-drivers), Car Number 4, a Ferrari 290 MM (Phil Hill, Alfonso de Portago and Olivier Gendebien, co-drivers), Car Number 7, a Jaguar D-Type (Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Titterington, co-drivers), Car Number 9, an Aston Martin DB3S, (Peter Collins and Tony Brooks, co-drivers), race start.
  • Years 1956  
  • Date 1956-05-27
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Nürburg  
  • Country Germany  
  • Marque Ferrari   Maserati   Jaguar   Aston Martin  
  • Model Ferrari 860 Monza   Maserati 300S   Ferrari 290 MM   Jaguar D-Type   Aston Martin DB3S  
  • Engine Type Ferrari I4, Maserati I6, Ferrari V12, Jaguar I6, Lagonda I6  
  • Group/Class S+ 2.0  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 1, Car Number 5, Car Number 4, Car Number 7, Car Number 9
  • Event ADAC 1000 km  
  • Venue Nürburgring  
  • Entrant Scuderia Ferrari   Officine Alfieri Maserati   Jaguar Cars Ltd.   David Brown  
  • Race Data Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti co-driving Car Number 1, a Ferrari 860 Monza, finished second overall and second in class in the 1000 km race. Stirling Moss and Jean Behra co-driving Car Number 5, a Maserati 300S, did not finish (DNF) in the 1000 km race. Phil Hill, Alfonso de Portago and Olivier Gendebien co-driving Car Number 4, a Ferrari 290 MM, finished third overall and third in class in the 1000 km race. Mike Hawthorn and Desmond Titterington co-driving Car Number 7, a Jaguar D-Type, did not finish (DNF) in the 1000 km race. Peter Collins and Tony Brooks co-driving Car Number 9, an Aston Martin DB3S, finished fifth overall and fourth in class in the 1000 km race.
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1956-b1_27.0_0001
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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