1955 British Grand Prix
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Results from the 1955 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Aintree on July 16, 1955
[edit] Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 90 | 3:07.21.2 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 90 | +0.2 secs | 2 | 6 |
3 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 90 | +71.8 secs | 4 | 4 |
4 | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 89 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 |
5 | 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 89 | +1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
6 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 87 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
Shr | 16 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | ||||
7 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 81 | +9 Laps | 23 | |
8 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 79 | +11 Laps | 16 | |
9 | 28 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 72 | +18 Laps | 15 | |
Shr | 28 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | ||||
Ret | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 59 | Overheating | 13 | |
Ret | 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 47 | Engine | 6 | |
Ret | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | 30 | Engine | 25 | |
Ret | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | 30 | Oil Pressure | 17 | |
Ret | 44 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 28 | Clutch | 24 | |
Ret | 24 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | Oil Pressure | 18 | |
Ret | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
Ret | 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 22 | Brakes | 22 | |
Ret | 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 20 | Throttle | 7 | |
Ret | 36 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Alta | 19 | Transmission | 14 | |
Shr | 36 | Peter Walker | Connaught-Alta | ||||
Ret | 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | 18 | Brakes | 19 | |
Ret | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
Ret | 8 | André Simon | Maserati | 9 | Gearbox | 8 | |
Ret | 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 9 | Oil Leak | 3 | |
Ret | 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | Transmission | 11 | |
DNS | 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | Engine | 21 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Stirling Moss - 2:00.4 (first career pole)
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 2:00.4
- Lap Leaders:
- Juan Manuel Fangio 10 laps (1-2 and 18-25)
- Stirling Moss 80 laps (3-17 and 26-90)
- Shared Drives:
- Car #16: Mike Hawthorn (60 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (27 laps).
- Car #28: Ken Wharton (50 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps).
- Car #36: Tony Rolt (10 laps) and Peter Walker (9 laps).
- Grand Prix debut for Jack Brabham. Only Grand Prix appearance for Mike Sparken.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Lance Macklin, Leslie Marr, Kenneth McAlpine, Tony Rolt, and Peter Walker.
- Career Firsts: Stirling Moss (win).
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