The 1955 British Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 1955 Formula One Season. It was held at Aintree Circuit on July 16, 1955, and became the penultimate round of the year, following the Le Mans disaster which led to the cancellation of the French, German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix.
This Grand Prix saw history being made, as Stirling Moss became the first Briton to win a British Grand Prix, winning in a Mercedes 1-2-3-4. In fact, the team was so dominant during the weekend that the top four in the race were Mercedes drivers, the highest of the non-Mercedes cars being the Maserati of Luigi Musso.
The podium was completed by Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio and German Karl Kling. It was also the debut for Australian driver, and future world champion, Jack Brabham.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1955 British Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice[]
Practice Results[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 2:00.4 | — |
2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 2:00.6 | + 0.2 |
3 | 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 2:01.4 | + 1.0 |
4 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 2:02.0 | + 1.6 |
5 | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 2:03.0 | + 2.6 |
6 | 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 2:03.2 | + 2.8 |
7 | 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 2:03.8 | + 3.4 |
8 | 8 | André Simon | Maserati | 2:04.0 | + 3.6 |
9 | 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 2:04.2 | + 3.8 |
10 | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2:05.0 | + 4.6 |
11 | 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:05.0 | + 4.6 |
12 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:05.4 | + 5.0 |
13 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2:05.4 | + 5.0 |
14 | 36 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Alta | 2:06.6 | + 6.2 |
15 | 28 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 2:08.4 | + 8.0 |
16 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 2:08.4 | + 8.0 |
17 | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | 2:09.6 | + 9.2 |
18 | 24 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 2:10.6 | + 10.2 |
19 | 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | 2:11.6 | + 11.2 |
20 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2:11.6 | + 11.2 |
21 | 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 2:11.6 | + 11.2 |
22 | 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2:11.8 | + 11.4 |
23 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 2:12.6 | + 12.2 |
24 | 42 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 2:13.4 | + 13.0 |
25 | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | 2:27.4 | + 27.0 |
Grid[]
Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
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Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
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1 | ______________ | ||||
Stirling Moss | 2 | ______________ | |||
Juan Manuel Fangio | 3 | ||||
Jean Behra | |||||
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4 | ______________ | ||||
Karl Kling | 5 | ||||
Piero Taruffi | |||||
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6 | ______________ | ||||
Roberto Mieres | 7 | ______________ | |||
Harry Schell | 8 | ||||
André Simon | |||||
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9 | ______________ | ||||
Luigi Musso | 10 | ||||
Eugenio Castellotti | |||||
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11 | ______________ | ||||
Robert Manzon | 12 | ______________ | |||
Mike Hawthorn | 13 | ||||
Maurice Trintignant | |||||
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14 | ______________ | ||||
Tony Rolt | 15 | ||||
Ken Wharton | |||||
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16 | ______________ | ||||
Lance Macklin | 17 | ______________ | |||
Kenneth McAlpine | 18 | ||||
Hermano da Silva Ramos | |||||
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19 | ______________ | ||||
Leslie Marr | 20 | ||||
Roy Salvadori | |||||
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21 | ______________ | ||||
Jack Fairman | 22 | ______________ | |||
Horace Gould | 23 | ||||
Mike Sparken | |||||
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24 | ______________ | ||||
Peter Collins | 25 | ||||
Jack Brabham |
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Race[]
Race Results[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 90 | 3:07:21.2 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 90 | + 0.2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 90 | + 1:11.8[1] | 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 Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 87 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
7 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 81 | + 9 Laps | 23 | |
8 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 79 | + 11 Laps | 16 | |
9 | 28 | Ken Wharton Harry Schell |
Vanwall | 72 | + 18 Laps | 15 | |
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 | 42 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 28 | Clutch | 24 | |
Ret | 24 | Hermano 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 Peter Walker |
Connaught-Alta | 19 | Transmission | 14 | |
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 |
Standings after the race[]
Trivia[]
- First win and pole position for Stirling Moss.
- Moss' pole and fastest lap times are the same (2:00.4), a rare occurrence in Formula One.
- First races for Jack Brabham and Mike Sparken. The latter's only appearance.
- First win for a British driver at the British Grand Prix.
- All laps were timed using equipment for horse racing, which timed to 1⁄5 of a second.
Notes[]
- ↑ Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 90. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
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