1955 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 16 July 1955 |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Aintree, 90 laps |
| Round | 6 of 7 |
| Race numbers | The 1955 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| 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 | Ferrari | 87 | +3 laps | ||
| 7 | +16 |  Mike Sparken | Gordini | 81 | +9 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | Lance Macklin | Maserati (privateer) | 79 | +11 laps | |
| 9 | +6 | 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 (privateer) | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Horace Gould | Maserati (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Vanwall | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Connaught-Alta (privateer) | 19 | DNF | |||
| R | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta (privateer) | 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
Pole time: 2:00.400
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| 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 (privateer) |
| 15 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall |
| 16 | Lance Macklin | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Alta |
| 18 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini |
| 19 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta (privateer) |
| 20 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | Horace Gould | Maserati (privateer) |
| 23 | Mike Sparken | Gordini |
| 24 | Peter Collins | Maserati (privateer) |
| 25 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
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 Thompson | 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 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jack Brabham
- Mike Sparken (only start)
- Last start
- Lance Macklin
- Leslie Marr
- Ken McAlpine
- Tony Rolt
- Peter Walker
- World Champion
- 3rd title for Juan Manuel Fangio (1st driver to to win three championships, 1st Argentine driver) NEW RECORD
- Wins
- 1st for Stirling Moss (14th different winner, 2nd British driver; only win for Mercedes)
- 8th for Mercedes
- Race 1-2
- 4th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 23rd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 4th for Stirling Moss (last for Mercedes)
- 2nd and last for Karl Kling
- 13th, 14th & 15th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 1st for Stirling Moss (12th different polesitter, 1st British driver; only pole for Mercedes)
- 7th for Mercedes
- 1-2 start
- 3rd for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Stirling Moss (first for Mercedes)
- 8th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 33rd for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 8th for Stirling Moss
- 2nd for Jean Behra
- Points finishes
- 5th and last for Karl Kling
- Pole & win
- 1st for Stirling Moss (6th different driver to win from pole, 1st British driver; last until 1957; only win from pole for Mercedes)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Stirling Moss (9th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st British driver; only win and fastest lap for Mercedes)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st for Stirling Moss (5th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st British driver; last until 1957; only hat-trick for Mercedes)