1955 Belgian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 7 in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
 Spa-Francorchamps layout | |||
| Date | June 5, 1955 | ||
| Official name | XVII GROTE PRIJS VAN BELGIE | ||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 14.120 km (8.774 mi) | ||
| Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.855 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lancia | ||
| Time | 4:18.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | |
| Time | 4:20.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Mercedes | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 5, 1955. It was the fourth round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship. The 36-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Ferrari driver Nino Farina came in third.
Race report
This was the easiest of wins for Mercedes. With the absence of Lancia, there was very little competition. Fangio disappeared into the distance with Moss tracking him round. Private entrant Eugenio Castellotti retired after 16 laps, Jean Behra crashed and Hawthorn's Vanwall had an oil leak The domination of the silver cars was such that they came in over 2 minutes ahead of Farina in third place after he had lost a great deal of time attempting unsuccessfully to pass Castellotti.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Mercedes | 36 | 2:39:29.0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 |  Stirling Moss |
Mercedes | 36 | +8.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 |  Nino Farina |
Ferrari | 36 | +1:40.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paul Frère |
Ferrari | 36 | +3:25.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | Roberto Mieres Jean Behra |
Maserati | 35 | +1 Lap | 13 | 1 1 |
| 6 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant |
Ferrari | 35 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 7 | 22 | Luigi Musso |
Maserati | 34 | +2 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 26 | Cesare Perdisa |
Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 28 | Louis Rosier |
Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Karl Kling |
Mercedes | 21 | Oil Leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 30 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Lancia | 16 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 40 | Mike Hawthorn |
Vanwall | 8 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jean Behra |
Maserati | 3 | Spun Off | 5 | |
| DNS | 38 | Johnny Claes |
Maserati | Engine | |||
| DNS | 48 | Piero Taruffi |
Ferrari | ||||
| DNS | 4 |  Harry Schell |
Ferrari | ||||
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Notes
- Shared Drive: Car #24: Roberto Mieres (10 laps) and Jean Behra (25 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
- Harry Schell set a grid time but his car was driven by teammate Maurice Trintignant.
- Team Lancia withdrew from Formula 1 after Alberto Ascari's fatal accident. Eugenio Castellotti was a private entrant.
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 1 |
1 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
19 |
 1 |
2 | Maurice Trintignant |
11 1⁄3 |
| 1 |
3 | Nino Farina |
10 1⁄3 |
| 1 |
4 |  Bob Sweikert |
8 |
| 11 |
5 | Stirling Moss |
7 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ↑ "1955 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
External links
- Steve Small - The Grand Prix Who's Who, 1996
- Sheldon and Rabagliati - A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 6, 1954-1959, 1987
- James Allen on F1 - video of 1955 event
- Half-hour HiDef copy of contemporary film of the 1955 GP
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