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1955 British Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	F1
Country	United Kingdom
Grand Prix	British
Image	Circuit Aintree.svg
Official name	8th RAC British Grand Prix
Date	16 July
Year	1955
Previous_round	1955 Dutch Grand Prix
Next_round	1955 Italian Grand Prix
Location	Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	3.000
Course_km	4.828
Distance_laps	90
Distance_mi	270.00
Distance_km	434.52
Weather	Hot, dry.
Attendance	75,000-100,000
Pole_Driver	Stirling Moss
Pole_Team	Mercedes
Pole_Time	2:00.4
Pole_Country	UK
Fast_Driver	Stirling Moss
Fast_Team	Mercedes
Fast_Time	2:00.4
Fast_Country	UK
First_Driver	Stirling Moss
First_Team	Mercedes
First_Country	UK
Second_Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio
Second_Team	Mercedes
Second_Country	Argentina
Third_Driver	Karl Kling
Third_Team	Mercedes
Third_Country	Germany
Lapchart

The 1955 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree on 16 July 1955. It was race 6 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. British driver Stirling Moss led a Mercedes 1–2–3–4 domination of the race, to achieve his first Formula One win, narrowly ahead of his illustrious Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. Several people, including Moss, believed that the Argentine allowed his British protégé to claim his debut win in front of his home crowd. This was, however, at Moss' inquiry, consistently denied by Fangio, who claimed that Moss "was simply faster that day."

In the wake of the Le Mans disaster, the French, German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix which were to take place at existing circuits had all been cancelled. The Aintree circuit was an all-new circuit around the Grand National horse racing course in Liverpool; it was built to be at the time one of the safest and most modern racing facilities in Europe.

With only one Championship round therefore remaining (the Italian Grand Prix some 2 months later), Fangio's points advantage over Moss was sufficient to secure his third World Drivers' Championship.

This was the last all-Mercedes-powered podium until the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix.

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati	2	France Jean Behra	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
4	Italy Luigi Musso
6	Argentina Roberto Mieres
8	France André Simon
Germany Daimler Benz AG	10	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8
12	UK Stirling Moss
14	Germany Karl Kling
50	Italy Piero Taruffi
Italy Scuderia Ferrari	16	UK Mike Hawthorn	625	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
18	France Maurice Trintignant
20	Italy Eugenio Castellotti
France Equipe Gordini	22	France Robert Manzon	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6
24	Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos
26	France Mike Sparken
UK Vandervell Products	28	UK Ken Wharton	VW 55	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
30	United States Harry Schell
UK Connaught Engineering	32	UK Kenneth McAlpine	B	Alta GP 2.5 L4
34	UK Jack Fairman
UK Rob Walker Racing Team	36	UK Tony Rolt
UK Peter Walker
UK Leslie Marr	38	UK Leslie Marr
UK Cooper Car Company	40	Australia Jack Brabham	Cooper T40	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
UK Owen Racing Organisation	42	UK Peter Collins	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
UK Gilby Engineering	44	UK Roy Salvadori
UK Stirling Moss Ltd	46	UK Lance Macklin
UK Gould's Garage (Bristol)	48	UK Horace Gould

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time
12	UK Stirling Moss	Mercedes	2:00.4	—
10	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:00.6	+0.2
2	France Jean Behra	Maserati	2:01.4	+1.0
14	Germany Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:02.0	+1.6
50	Italy Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	2:03.0	+2.6
6	Argentina Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:03.2	+2.8
30	United States Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:03.8	+3.4
8	France André Simon	Maserati	2:04.0	+3.6
4	Italy Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:04.2	+3.8
20	Italy Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:05.0	+4.6
22	France Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:05.0	+4.6
16	UK Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:05.4	+5.0
18	France Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:05.4	+5.0
36	UK Tony Rolt	Connaught-Alta	2:06.6	+6.2
28	UK Ken Wharton	Vanwall	2:08.4	+8.0
46	UK Lance Macklin	Maserati	2:08.4	+8.0
32	UK Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	2:09.6	+9.2
24	Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:10.6	+10.2
38	UK Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta	2:11.6	+11.2
44	UK Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:11.6	+11.2
34	UK Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	2:11.6	+11.2
48	UK Horace Gould	Maserati	2:11.8	+11.4
26	France Mike Sparken	Gordini	2:12.6	+12.2
42	UK Peter Collins	Maserati	2:13.4	+13.0
40	Australia Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	2:27.4	+27.0

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points	1	2	3	4	5
12	UK Stirling Moss	Mercedes	90	3:07:21.2	1	9
10	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	90	+0.2	2	6
14	Germany Karl Kling	Mercedes	90	last = Lang	first = Mike	title = Grand Prix! Vol 1	publisher = Haynes Publishing Group	year = 1981	isbn = 0-85429-276-4	page = 90 }}	4	4
50	Italy Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	89	+1 Lap	5	3
4	Italy Luigi Musso	Maserati	89	+1 Lap	9	2
16	UK Mike Hawthorn
Italy Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	87	+3 Laps	12
26	France Mike Sparken	Gordini	81	+9 Laps	23
46	UK Lance Macklin	Maserati	79	+11 Laps	16
28	UK Ken Wharton
United States Harry Schell	Vanwall	72	+18 Laps	15
18	France Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	59	Overheating	13
6	Argentina Roberto Mieres	Maserati	47	Engine	6
40	Australia Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	30	Engine	25
32	UK Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	30	Oil Pressure	17
42	UK Peter Collins	Maserati	28	Clutch	24
24	Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	26	Oil Pressure	18
44	UK Roy Salvadori	Maserati	23	Gearbox	20
48	UK Horace Gould	Maserati	22	Brakes	22
30	United States Harry Schell	Vanwall	20	Throttle	7
36	UK Tony Rolt
UK Peter Walker	Connaught-Alta	19	Transmission	14
38	UK Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta	18	Brakes	19
20	Italy Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	16	Transmission	10
8	France André Simon	Maserati	9	Gearbox	8
2	France Jean Behra	Maserati	9	Oil Leak	3
22	France Robert Manzon	Gordini	4	Transmission	11
34	UK Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta		Engine	21

;Notes

– Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

Car #16: Mike Hawthorn (60 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (27 laps).
Car #28: Ken Wharton (50 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps).
Car #36: Tony Rolt (10 laps) and Peter Walker (9 laps).

Notes

This was the Formula One debut of future triple world champion Jack Brabham.
This was only the second time a Ferrari (powered-car) did not finish in a points position (be it through the classification or a fastest lap). It ended a 37-race streak since the 1950 Belgian Grand Prix of a Ferrari ending a race with at least one point.

Championship standings after the race

Bold text indicates the World Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points	Source:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg	10px]]	1	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	33
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg	10px]]	2	UK Stirling Moss	22
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg	10px]]	3	France Maurice Trintignant	11
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg	10px]]	4	Italy Nino Farina	10
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg	10px]]	5	USA Bob Sweikert	8

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

(16 July 1955). "100,000 at British Grand Prix". Liverpool Echo.
(8 April 2021). "Remembering the last British Grand Prix at Aintree".
"1955 British GP".
"1955 British GP Qualification".
Lang, Mike. (1981). "Grand Prix! Vol 1". Haynes Publishing Group.
"1955 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
"Britain 1955 - Championship • STATS F1".

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