1955 Dutch Grand Prix

1955 Dutch Grand Prix
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Round	5 of 1955
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Race Details
Date	June 19, 1955
Official Name	V Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit van Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 419.3 km (260.541 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time	1:40.0
Fastest Lap
Driver	Roberto Mieres Maserati
Time	1:40.9 on lap 3
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio
Second	Stirling Moss
Third	Luigi Musso
Lap Leaders

The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was the fifth race of the season. It was held on June 19, a mere eight days after the Le Mans Disaster, but the organizers decided to hold the race anyway. Despite the specter of the accident and the cool and wet weather, a sizeable and noisy crowd was in attendance, in contrast to the somber mood of the teams.

The race itself ended with a Mercedes 1-2, with Juan Manuel Fangio beating Stirling Moss by 0.3 seconds, with Luigi Musso almost a minute further back in a Maserati.

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
4	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
6	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5	E
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
10	Stirling Moss	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
12	Karl Kling	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
14	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
16	Roberto Mieres	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
18	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
20	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
22	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
24	Jacques Pollet	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T32	Gordini	25 L6 2.5	E
26	Peter Walker	Stirling Moss Ltd.	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
28	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
30	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	E
32	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D

Practice Overview

Practice Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:40.0	—
2	10	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	1:40.4	+ 0.4
3	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes	1:41.1	+ 1.1
4	18	Luigi Musso	Maserati	1:41.2	+ 1.2
5	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:41.5	+ 1.5
6	14	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:41.5	+ 1.5
7	16	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	1:42.1	+ 2.1
8	4	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:42.4	+ 2.4
9	6	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	1:42.7	+ 2.7
10	26	Peter Walker	Maserati	1:44.9	+ 4.9
11	20	Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:46.0	+ 6.0
12	24	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	1:48.6	+ 8.6
13	28	Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:49.2	+ 9.2
14	22	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	1:50.2	+ 10.2
15	32	Horace Gould	Maserati	1:50.4	+ 10.4
16	30	Johnny Claes	Ferrari	1:53.3	+ 13.3

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Juan Manuel Fangio
3		Stirling Moss
Karl Kling
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Luigi Musso
	Mike Hawthorn
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Jean Behra
8		Roberto Mieres
Maurice Trintignant
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Eugenio Castellotti
	Peter Walker
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Robert Manzon
13		Jacques Pollet
Louis Rosier
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Hermano da Silva Ramos
	Horace Gould
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17		Johnny Claes
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Race

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	100	2:54:23.8	1	8
2	10	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	100	+ 0.3	2	6
3	18	Luigi Musso	Maserati	100	+ 57.1	4	4
4	16	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	99	+ 1 Lap	7	4
5	6	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	97	+ 3 Laps	9	2
6	14	Jean Behra	Maserati	97	+ 3 Laps	6
7	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	95	+ 5 Laps	5
8	22	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	92	+ 8 Laps	14
9	28	Louis Rosier	Maserati	92	+ 8 Laps	13
10	24	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	90	+ 10 Laps	12
11	30	Johnny Claes	Ferrari	88	+ 12 Laps	16
Ret	4	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	65	Gearbox	8
Ret	20	Robert Manzon	Gordini	44	Transmission	11
Ret	32	Horace Gould	Maserati	23	Spun Off	15
Ret	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes	21	Spun Off	3
Ret	26	Peter Walker	Maserati	2	Wheel Bearing	10
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