1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Race 2 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Date | 15 May 1955 | ||
Location | Reims-Gueux | ||
Course | Public roads 8.301 km (5.159 mi) | ||
500 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Geoff Duke | Gilera | |
Time | 2:39.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Geoff Duke | Gilera | |
Second | Libero Liberati | Gilera | |
Third | Reg Armstrong | Gilera | |
350 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | |
Time | 3:02.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | |
Second | Dickie Dale | Moto Guzzi | |
Third | Roberto Colombo | Moto Guzzi | |
125 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Romolo Ferri | Mondial | |
Time | 3:16.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | |
Second | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | |
Third | Giuseppe Lattanzi | Mondial |
The 1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 May 1955 at the Reims-Gueux circuit.
500 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Geoff Duke | Gilera | 30 | 1:22:52.8 | 8 |
2 | Libero Liberati | Gilera | 30 | +2:00.2 | 6 |
3 | Reg Armstrong | Gilera | 30 | +2:22.4 | 4 |
4 | Tito Forconi | MV Agusta | 3 | ||
5 | Jacques Collot | Norton | 2 | ||
6 | Firmin Dauwe | Norton | 1 | ||
7 | Florian Camathias | Norton | |||
8 | Marcel Beauvais | Norton | |||
9 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | |||
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350 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1:16:16.5 | 8 |
2 | Dickie Dale | Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1.2 | 6 |
3 | Roberto Colombo | Moto Guzzi | 24 | +1:33.8 | 4 |
4 | Auguste Goffin | Norton | 3 | ||
5 | Peter Murphy | AJS | 2 | ||
6 | Jacques Collot | Norton | 1 | ||
7 | John Storr | Norton | |||
8 | Francis Flahaut | Norton | |||
9 | Robin Fitton | Velocette | |||
10 | Bruno Böhrer | Parilla | |||
11 | Tommy Wood | Norton | |||
12 | Hans Haldemann | Norton | |||
13 | P. Whelan | AJS | |||
14 | René Guérin | Norton | |||
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125 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 12 | 40:29.8 | 8 |
2 | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 12 | +18.8 | 6 |
3 | Giuseppe Lattanzi | Mondial | 12 | +18.9 | 4 |
4 | Tarquinio Provini | Mondial | 3 | ||
5 | Angelo Copeta | MV Agusta | 2 | ||
6 | Romolo Ferri | Mondial | 1 | ||
7 | Otto Krebs | Mondial | |||
8 | Bill Webster | MV Agusta | |||
9 | Karl Kronmüller | MV Agusta | |||
10 | Willi Scheidhauer | MV Agusta | |||
[1] |
References
Previous race: 1955 Spanish Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1955 season |
Next race: 1955 Isle of Man TT |
Previous race: 1954 French Grand Prix |
French Grand Prix | Next race: 1958 French Grand Prix |
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