1955 Belgian Grand Prix

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.

1955 Belgian Grand Prix
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Spa-Francorchamps layout
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 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time 4:20.6
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

Race report

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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.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 30   Eugenio Castellotti Lancia 4:18.1
2 10   Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 4:18.6 +0.5
3 14   Stirling Moss Mercedes 4:19.2 +1.1
4 2   Nino Farina Ferrari 4:20.9 +2.8
5 24   Jean Behra Maserati 4:23.6 +5.5
6 12   Karl Kling Mercedes 4:24.0 +5.9
7 22   Luigi Musso Maserati 4:26.4 +8.3
8 6   Paul Frère Ferrari 4:29.7 +11.6
9 4   Harry Schell Ferrari 4:31.0 +12.9
10 40   Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 4:33.0 +14.9
11 4   Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 4:33.2 +15.1
12 26   Cesare Perdisa Maserati 4:50.9 +32.8
13 28   Louis Rosier Maserati 4:55.4 +37.3
14 24   Roberto Mieres Maserati 5:09.0 +50.9
DNS 8   Piero Taruffi Ferrari No time
DNS 38   Johnny Claes Maserati No time
Source:[1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10   Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 36 2:39:29.0 2 91
2 14   Stirling Moss Mercedes 36 +8.1 3 6
3 2   Nino Farina Ferrari 36 +1:40.5 4 4
4 6   Paul Frère Ferrari 36 +3:25.5 8 3
5 24   Roberto Mieres
  Jean Behra
Maserati 35 +1 Lap 13 1
1
6 4   Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 35 +1 Lap 10
7 22   Luigi Musso Maserati 34 +2 Laps 7
8 26   Cesare Perdisa Maserati 33 +3 Laps 11
9 28   Louis Rosier Maserati 33 +3 Laps 12
Ret 12   Karl Kling Mercedes 21 Oil Leak 6
Ret 30   Eugenio Castellotti Lancia 16 Gearbox 1
Ret 40   Mike Hawthorn Vanwall 8 Gearbox 9
Ret 20   Jean Behra Maserati 3 Spun Off 5
DNS 38   Johnny Claes Maserati Engine
DNS 48   Piero Taruffi Ferrari
DNS 4   Harry Schell Ferrari
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drive

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Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1 1   Juan Manuel Fangio 19
  1 2   Maurice Trintignant 11 13
  1 3   Nino Farina 10 13
  1 4   Bob Sweikert 8
  11 5   Stirling Moss 7
Source: [3]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Constructors' Championship not introduced until 1958.

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Belgian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1955 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Belgium 1955 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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