1955 Belgian Grand Prix

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)

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	4:18.600
3	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	4:19.200
4	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	4:20.900
5	Jean Behra	Maserati	4:23.600
6	Karl Kling	Mercedes	4:24.000
7	Luigi Musso	Maserati	4:26.400
8	Paul Frere	Ferrari	4:29.700
9	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	4:33.000
10	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	4:35.200
11	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	4:50.900
12	Louis Rosier	Maserati (P)	4:55.400
13	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	5:09.000

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	4:18.100
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	4:18.600	0.500
3	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	4:19.200	1.100
4	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	4:20.900	2.800
5	Jean Behra	Maserati	4:23.600	5.500
6	Karl Kling	Mercedes	4:24.000	5.900
7	Luigi Musso	Maserati	4:26.400	8.300
8	Paul Frere	Ferrari	4:29.700	11.600
9	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall	4:33.000	14.900
10	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	4:35.200	17.100
11	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	4:50.900	32.800
12	Louis Rosier	Maserati (P)	4:55.400	37.300
13	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	5:09.000	50.900
14	Johnny Claes	Maserati (P)	–

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)

See also

• Belgian Grand Prix
• Spa-Francorchamps Circuit
• 1955 World Championship season