1955 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1955 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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 Spa-Francorchamps layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | June 5, 1955 | ||||
| Official name | XVII Grote Prijs Van Belgie | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 14.120 km (8.774 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.855 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Lancia | ||||
| Time | 4:18.1 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 4:20.6 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 5, 1955. It was race 4 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. The 36-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Ferrari driver Nino Farina came in third.
Race report
[edit]Harry Schell set a grid time but his car was driven by teammate Maurice Trintignant. This was the easiest of wins for Mercedes. With the absence of Lancia, there was very little competition. Fangio disappeared into the distance with Moss tracking him round. Private entrant Eugenio Castellotti retired after 16 laps, Jean Behra crashed and Hawthorn's Vanwall had an oil leak. The domination of the silver cars was such that they came in over 2 minutes ahead of Farina in third place after he had lost a great deal of time attempting unsuccessfully to pass Castellotti.
Entries
[edit]| Team | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scuderia Ferrari
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2 | Nino Farina
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Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| 4 |  Maurice Trintignant
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 Harry Schell
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| 6 |  Paul Frère
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| 8 | Piero Taruffi
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 Daimler Benz AG
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10 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| 12 | Karl Kling
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| 14 |  Stirling Moss
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| Officine Alfieri Maserati
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22 | Luigi Musso
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Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| 24 | Jean Behra
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| Roberto Mieres
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| 26 | Cesare Perdisa
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| Ecurie Rosier
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28 | Louis Rosier
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| Scuderia Lancia
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30 | Eugenio Castellotti
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Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | |
| Stirling Moss Ltd
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38 | Johnny Claes
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Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Vandervell Products
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40 | Mike Hawthorn
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Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P |
Source:[1]
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Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Eugenio Castellotti
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Lancia | 4:18.1 | — |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Mercedes | 4:18.6 | +0.5 |
| 3 | 14 | Stirling Moss
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Mercedes | 4:19.2 | +1.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Nino Farina
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Ferrari | 4:20.9 | +2.8 |
| 5 | 24 | Jean Behra
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Maserati | 4:23.6 | +5.5 |
| 6 | 12 | Karl Kling
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Mercedes | 4:24.0 | +5.9 |
| 7 | 22 | Luigi Musso
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Maserati | 4:26.4 | +8.3 |
| 8 | 6 | Paul Frère
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Ferrari | 4:29.7 | +11.6 |
| 9 | 4 | Harry Schell
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Ferrari | 4:31.0 | +12.9 |
| 10 | 40 | Mike Hawthorn
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Vanwall | 4:33.0 | +14.9 |
| 11 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant
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Ferrari | 4:33.2 | +15.1 |
| 12 | 26 | Cesare Perdisa
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Maserati | 4:50.9 | +32.8 |
| 13 | 28 | Louis Rosier
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Maserati | 4:55.4 | +37.3 |
| 14 | 24 | Roberto Mieres
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Maserati | 5:09.0 | +50.9 |
| DNS | 8 | Piero Taruffi
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Ferrari | No time | |
| DNS | 38 | Johnny Claes
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Maserati | No time | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Race
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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Mercedes | 36 | 2:39:29.0 | 2 | 91 |
| 2 | 14 | Stirling Moss
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Mercedes | 36 | +8.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Nino Farina
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Ferrari | 36 | +1:40.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Paul Frère
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Ferrari | 36 | +3:25.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | Roberto Mieres Jean Behra
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Maserati | 35 | +1 Lap | 13 | 1 1 |
| 6 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant
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Ferrari | 35 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 7 | 22 | Luigi Musso
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Maserati | 34 | +2 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 26 | Cesare Perdisa
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Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 28 | Louis Rosier
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Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | Karl Kling
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Mercedes | 21 | Oil Leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 30 | Eugenio Castellotti
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Lancia | 16 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 40 | Mike Hawthorn
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Vanwall | 8 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jean Behra
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Maserati | 3 | Spun Off | 5 | |
| DNS | 38 | Johnny Claes
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Maserati | Engine | |||
| DNS | 48 | Piero Taruffi
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Ferrari | ||||
| DNS | 4 | Harry Schell
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Ferrari | ||||
Source:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drive
[edit]- Car #24: Roberto Mieres (10 laps) and Jean Behra (25 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
Championship standings after the race
[edit]- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 1
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
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19 |
 1
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2 | Maurice Trintignant
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11 1⁄3 |
| 1
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3 | Nino Farina
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10 1⁄3 |
| 1
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4 | Bob Sweikert
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8 |
| 11
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5 | Stirling Moss
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7 |
| Source: [4] | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Constructors' Championship not introduced until 1958.
References
[edit]- ^ "1955 Belgian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "1955 Belgian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "1955 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Belgium 1955 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Steve Small - The Grand Prix Who's Who, 1996
- Sheldon and Rabagliati - A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 6, 1954-1959, 1987
- James Allen on F1 - video of 1955 event Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Half-hour HiDef copy of contemporary film of the 1955 GP