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1955 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 36 laps
Round4 of 7
Race numbers

The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 45th World Championship race
  • 6th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes362hr 39m 29.000s9 FL
2+1(GBR) Stirling MossMercedes36+8.100s6
3+1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari36+1m 40.500s4
4+4(BEL) Paul FrereFerrari36+3m 25.500s3
5+8Maserati35+1 lap
  • 1
  • 1
6+4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari35+1 lap 
7 (ITA) Luigi MussoMaserati34+2 laps 
8+3(ITA) Cesare PerdisaMaserati33+3 laps 
9+3(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)33+3 laps 
R (DEU) Karl KlingMercedes21DNF 
R (ITA) Eugenio CastellottiLancia16DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HawthornVanwall8DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraMaserati3DNF 
Did not start
  (BEL) Johnny ClaesMaserati (privateer)   

Notes

  • Johnny Claes did not start due to engine issues in practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 4:18.100

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Eugenio CastellottiLancia
2(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
3(GBR) Stirling MossMercedes
4(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
5(FRA) Jean BehraMaserati
6(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes
7(ITA) Luigi MussoMaserati
8(BEL) Paul FrereFerrari
9(GBR) Mike HawthornVanwall
10(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
11(ITA) Cesare PerdisaMaserati
12(FRA) Louis RosierMaserati (privateer)
13(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio19
2(FRA) Maurice Trintignant11.33
3(ITA) Giuseppe Farina10.33
4(USA) Bob Sweikert8
5(GBR) Stirling Moss7
6(ITA) Eugenio Castellotti6
7(USA) Jimmy Davies4
8(USA) Tony Bettenhausen3
=(USA) Paul Russo3
10(FRA) Jean Behra3
11(USA) Johnny Thompson3
=(BEL) Paul Frere3
13(ARG) Roberto Mieres3
14(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez2
15(ITA) Cesare Perdisa2
16(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
17(ITA) Umberto Maglioli1.33
18(DEU) Karl Kling1
=(DEU) Hans Herrmann1
20(USA) Walt Faulkner1
=(USA) Bill Homeier1
22(USA) Bill Vukovich1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Last start
Giuseppe Farina
Lancia
Wins
15th for Juan Manuel Fangio
6th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
2nd for Mercedes
Podiums
21st for Juan Manuel Fangio
20th and last for Giuseppe Farina
2nd for Stirling Moss (first for Mercedes)
64th for Ferrari
9th & 10th for Mercedes (4th constructor to score ten podiums)
Poles
1st and only for Eugenio Castellotti (11th different polesitter, 3rd Italian driver; last Italian polesitter until 1966)
2nd and last for Lancia
Fastest laps
16th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Mercedes)
7th for Mercedes
Front row starts
31st for Juan Manuel Fangio
6th for Stirling Moss
1st for Eugenio Castellotti (30th different front row starter, 8th Italian driver; only front row start for Lancia)
Points finishes
25th and last for Giuseppe Farina
Win & fastest lap
9th for Juan Manuel Fangio (last for Mercedes) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari)