1955 Belgian Grand Prix
45th World Championship race, 6th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix, 6th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 5 June 1955 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Juan Manuel Fangio  Mercedes |
| Pole position: |  Eugenio Castellotti Lancia |
| Fastest lap: | Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes |
| Circuit: | Spa-Francorchamps, 36 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 7 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 36 | 2hr 39m 29.000s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +1 |  Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 36 | +8.100s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 36 | +1m 40.500s | 4 |
| 4 | +4 |  Paul Frere | Ferrari | 36 | +3m 25.500s | 3 |
| 5 | +8 | Roberto Mieres &  Jean Behra | Maserati | 35 | +1 lap | 1 1 |
| 6 | +4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 35 | +1 lap | |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 34 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | +3 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +3 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (P) | 33 | +3 laps | |
| R | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Maserati | 3 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Johnny Claes | Maserati (P) | |||||
- Johnny Claes did not start after encountering engine issues in practice.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 4:18.100 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | |
| 4 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 6 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | |
| 8 | Paul Frere | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | |
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | |
| 12 | Louis Rosier | Maserati (P) | |
| 13 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | 10.33 |
| 4 |  Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss | 7 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | 6 |
| 7 | Jimmy Davies | 4 |
| 8 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| = | Paul Russo | 3 |
| 10 | Jean Behra | 3 |
| 11 | Johnny Thomson | 3 |
| = | Paul Frere | 3 |
| 13 | Roberto Mieres | 3 |
| 14 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
| 15 | Cesare Perdisa | 2 |
| 16 | Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 17 | Umberto Maglioli | 1.33 |
| 18 | Karl Kling | 1 |
| = | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| 20 | Walt Faulkner | 1 |
| = | Bill Homeier | 1 |
| 22 | Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Giuseppe Farina
- Constructor: Lancia
- Wins
- Driver: 15th Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 6th for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 2nd for Mercedes
- Podiums
- Driver: 21st for Juan Manuel Fangio, 20th and last for Giuseppe Farina, 2nd for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 64th for Ferrari, 9th & 10th for Mercedes
- Poles
- Driver: 1st and only for Eugenio Castellotti (11th different polesitter, 3rd Italian driver)
- Constructor: 2nd and last for Lancia
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 16th Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 7th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- Driver: 31st for Juan Manuel Fangio, 6th for Stirling Moss, 1st for Eugenio Castellotti (30th different front row starter, 8th Italian driver)
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th and last for Giuseppe Farina
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 9th for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari)