1955 Pau Grand Prix

XVIe Grand Prix Automobile de Pau
Pau layout for the 1955 race.
Race details
Date	April 11, 1955
Official Name	XVIe Grand Prix Automobile de Pau
Location	Circuit de Pau-Ville Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Course	Temporary street circuit 2.760km (1.715mi)
Distance	110 laps, 303.600km (188.689 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Alberto Ascari Lancia
Time	1:34.5
Fastest Lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari Lancia
Time	1:35.3
Podium
First	Jean Behra Maserati
Second	Eugenio Castellotti Lancia
Third	Roberto Mieres Maserati
Lap Leaders
No race-code specified

The 1955 Pau Grand Prix (officially the XVI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau) was the second non-championship race of the 1955 Formula One Season, held at the Circuit de Pau-Ville on 11 April 1955. The 110 lap race was won by Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F.

Background

Entry list

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
4	Élie Bayol	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
6	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
8	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
10	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
12	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
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	Jean Lucas	Privateer	Ferrari	500	Ferrari	500 L4 2.0
22	André Simon	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
24	Claude Storez	Deutsch-Bonnet	DB	Monomill	Panhard	L2 0.75
26	Paul Armagnac	Deutsch-Bonnet	DB	Monomill	Panhard	L2 0.75
28	Mario Alborghetti	Scuderia Volpini	Maserati	4CLT/48	Maserati	4CLT L4s 1.5	P
30	Alfonso de Portago	Privateer	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	555 L4 2.5
32	Jacques Pollet	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1955 Pau Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	6	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	1:34.5	—
2	14	Jean Behra	Maserati	1:35.4	+0.9s
3	16	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	1:35.6	+1.1s
4	8	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	1:36.7	+2.2s
5	10	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	1:37.0	+2.5s
6	18	Luigi Musso	Maserati	1:37.3	+2.8s
7	2	Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:38.4	+3.9s
8	4	Élie Bayol	Gordini	1:38.5	+4.0s
9	30	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	1:40.1	+5.6s
10	12	Louis Rosier	Maserati	1:40.2	+5.7s
11	22	André Simon	Maserati	1:40.2	+5.7s
12	20	Jean Lucas	Ferrari	1:47.8	+13.3s
13	32	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	1:48.0	+13.5s
14	26	Paul Armagnac	DB-Panhard	1:52.7	+18.2s
15	28	Mario Alborghetti	Maserati	1:53.3	+18.8s
16	24	Claude Storez	DB-Panhard	1:58.9	+24.4s

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Alberto Ascari
3		Jean Behra
Roberto Mieres
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Luigi Villoresi
	Eugenio Castellotti
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Luigi Musso
8		Robert Manzon
Élie Bayol
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Alfonso de Portago
	Louis Rosier
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		André Simon
13		Jean Lucas
Jacques Pollet
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Paul Armagnac
	Mario Alborghetti
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17		Claude Storez
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Race

Results

The full results for the 1955 Pau Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	14	Jean Behra	Maserati	110	3:02:09.6	2
2	10	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	110	+1:01.0	5
3	16	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	110	+1:30.5	3
4	8	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	109	+1 lap	4
5	6	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	109	+1 lap	1
6	22	André Simon	Maserati	105	+5 laps	11
7	12	Louis Rosier	Maserati	104	+6 laps	10
8	30	Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari	103	+7 laps	9
9	20	Jean Lucas	Ferrari	97	+13 laps	12
10	26	Paul Armagnac	DB-Panhard	92	+18 laps	14
Ret	32	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	80	Rear axel	13
Ret	24	Claude Storez	DB-Panhard	64	Mechanical	16
Ret	2	Robert Manzon	Gordini	48	Brakes	7
Ret	4	Élie Bayol	Gordini	35	Engine	8
Ret	18	Luigi Musso	Maserati	32	Valve	6
Ret	28	Mario Alborghetti	Maserati	19	Fatal accident	15

Milestones

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