1955 British Grand Prix
47th World Championship race, 6th World Championship British Grand Prix, 1st World Championship race at Aintree
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 16 July 1955 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Stirling Moss  Mercedes |
| Pole position: | Stirling Moss Mercedes |
| Fastest lap: | Stirling Moss Mercedes |
| Circuit: | Aintree, 90 laps |
| Round: | 6 of 7 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 90 | 3hr 07m 21.200s | 9 FL | |
| 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 90 | +0.200s | 6 | |
| 3 | +1 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 90 | +1m 11.800s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 89 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 89 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +6 | Mike Hawthorn & Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 87 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +16 |  Mike Sparken | Gordini | 81 | +9 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | Lance Macklin | Maserati (P) | 79 | +11 laps | |
| 9 | +6 | Ken Wharton &  Harry Schell | Vanwall | 72 | +18 laps | |
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 47 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Collins | Maserati (P) | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (P) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Horace Gould | Maserati (P) | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Tony Rolt & Peter Walker | Connaught-Alta (P) | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta (P) | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Andre Simon | Maserati | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Maserati | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 2:00.400 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Maserati | |
| 4 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | |
| 5 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | |
| 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | |
| 8 | Andre Simon | Maserati | |
| 9 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | |
| 10 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | |
| 12 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | |
| 14 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Alta (P) | |
| 15 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | |
| 16 | Lance Macklin | Maserati (P) | |
| 17 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | |
| 18 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | |
| 19 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta (P) | |
| 20 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (P) | |
| 21 | |||
| 22 | Horace Gould | Maserati (P) | |
| 23 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | |
| 24 | Peter Collins | Maserati (P) | |
| 25 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1955
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 33 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 22 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Farina | 10.33 |
| 5 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | 8 |
| 7 | Roberto Mieres | 7 |
| 8 | Luigi Musso | 6 |
| 9 | Karl Kling | 5 |
| 10 | Jimmy Davies | 4 |
| 11 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| = | Paul Russo | 3 |
| 13 | Jean Behra | 3 |
| 14 | Johnny Thomson | 3 |
| = |  Paul Frere | 3 |
| = | Piero Taruffi | 3 |
| 17 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
| 18 | Cesare Perdisa | 2 |
| 19 | Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 20 | Umberto Maglioli | 1.33 |
| 21 | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| 22 | Walt Faulkner | 1 |
| = | Bill Homeier | 1 |
| 24 | Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jack Brabham, Mike Sparken (only start)
- Last start
- Driver: Lance Macklin, Leslie Marr, Ken McAlpine, Tony Rolt, Peter Walker
- World Champion
- Driver: 3rd World Championship for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Stirling Moss (14th different winner, 2nd British driver)
- Constructor: 8th for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 4th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- Driver: 23rd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 4th for Stirling Moss, 2nd and last for Karl Kling
- Constructor: 13th, 14th & 15th for Mercedes
- Poles
- Driver: 1st for Stirling Moss (12th different polesitter, 1st British driver)
- Constructor: 7th for Mercedes
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 3rd for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Stirling Moss
- Constructor: 8th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- Driver: 33rd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 8th for Stirling Moss, 2nd for Jean Behra
- Points finishes
- Driver: 5th and last for Karl Kling
- Pole & win
- Driver: 1st for Stirling Moss (6th different driver to win from pole, 1st British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 1st for Stirling Moss (9th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st British driver)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 1st for Stirling Moss (5th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st British driver)