1955 British Grand Prix

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	2:00.600
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:01.400
4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:02.000
5	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	2:03.000
6	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:03.200
7	Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:03.800
8	Andre Simon	Maserati	2:04.000
9	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:04.200
10	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:05.000
11	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:05.000
12	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:05.400
13	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:05.400
14	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Alta (P)	2:06.600
15	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	2:08.400
16	Lance Macklin	Maserati (P)	2:08.400
17	Ken McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	2:09.600
18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:10.600
19	Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta (P)	2:11.600
20	Roy Salvadori	Maserati (P)	2:11.600
21
22	Horace Gould	Maserati (P)	2:11.800
23	Mike Sparken	Gordini	2:12.600
24	Peter Collins	Maserati (P)	2:13.400
25	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	2:27.400

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	2:00.400
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:00.600	0.200
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:01.400	1.000
4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:02.000	1.600
5	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	2:03.000	2.600
6	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:03.200	2.800
7	Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:03.800	3.400
8	Andre Simon	Maserati	2:04.000	3.600
9	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:04.200	3.800
10	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:05.000	4.600
11	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:05.000	4.600
12	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:05.400	5.000
13	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:05.400	5.000
14	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Alta (P)	2:06.600	6.200
15	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	2:08.400	8.000
16	Lance Macklin	Maserati (P)	2:08.400	8.000
17	Ken McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	2:09.600	9.200
18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:10.600	10.200
19	Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta (P)	2:11.600	11.200
20	Roy Salvadori	Maserati (P)	2:11.600	11.200
21	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	2:11.600	11.200
22	Horace Gould	Maserati (P)	2:11.800	11.400
23	Mike Sparken	Gordini	2:12.600	12.200
24	Peter Collins	Maserati (P)	2:13.400	13.000
25	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	2:27.400	27.000

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)

See also

• British Grand Prix
• Aintree Circuit
• 1955 World Championship season