1955 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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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 | ||||
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.
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.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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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] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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]
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Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 |
1 | 2 | Maurice Trintignant | 111⁄3 |
1 | 3 | Nino Farina | 101⁄3 |
1 | 4 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
11 | 5 | Stirling Moss | 7 |
Source: [3] |
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