1955 Belgian Grand Prix
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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 race 4 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. 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
Harry Schell set a grid time but his car was driven by teammate Maurice Trintignant. 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.
Entries
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 30 | Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 4:18.1 | — |
| 2 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 4:18.6 | +0.5 |
| 3 | 14 | Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 4:19.2 | +1.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4:20.9 | +2.8 |
| 5 | 24 | Template:Flagicon Jean Behra | Maserati | 4:23.6 | +5.5 |
| 6 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Karl Kling | Mercedes | 4:24.0 | +5.9 |
| 7 | 22 | Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso | Maserati | 4:26.4 | +8.3 |
| 8 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Paul Frère | Ferrari | 4:29.7 | +11.6 |
| 9 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Harry Schell | Ferrari | 4:31.0 | +12.9 |
| 10 | 40 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 4:33.0 | +14.9 |
| 11 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 4:33.2 | +15.1 |
| 12 | 26 | Template:Flagicon Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 4:50.9 | +32.8 |
| 13 | 28 | Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier | Maserati | 4:55.4 | +37.3 |
| 14 | 24 | Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 5:09.0 | +50.9 |
| DNS | 8 | Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | No time | |
| DNS | 38 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes | Maserati | No time | |
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Race
- Notes
- Template:Note – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drive
- Car #24: Roberto Mieres (10 laps) and Jean Behra (25 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 |
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2 | Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant | 11 Template:Frac |
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3 | Template:Flagicon Nino Farina | 10 Template:Frac |
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4 | Template:Flagicon Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 11
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5 | Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss | 7 |
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References
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 Template:Webarchive
- Half-hour HiDef copy of contemporary film of the 1955 GP
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