1955 British Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	2	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	Template:Pirelli
	4	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso
	6	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres
	8	Template:Flagicon André Simon
Template:Flagicon Daimler Benz AG	10	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	Template:Continental
	12	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss
	14	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling
	50	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	16	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	625	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4	Template:Englebert
	18	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant
	20	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	22	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6
	24	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos
	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Sparken
Template:Flagicon Vandervell Products	28	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	VW 55	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4	Template:Pirelli
	30	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell
Template:Flagicon Connaught Engineering	32	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	B	Alta GP 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop
	34	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman
Template:Flagicon Rob Walker Racing Team	36	Template:Flagicon Tony Rolt
		Template:Flagicon Peter Walker
Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	38	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr
Template:Flagicon Cooper Car Company	40	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper T40	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Owen Racing Organisation	42	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Template:Flagicon Gilby Engineering	44	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori
Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Ltd	46	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin
Template:Flagicon Gould's Garage (Bristol)	48	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould
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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	12	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Mercedes	2:00.4	—
2	10	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:00.6	+0.2
3	2	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	2:01.4	+1.0
4	14	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:02.0	+1.6
5	50	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	2:03.0	+2.6
6	6	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:03.2	+2.8
7	30	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:03.8	+3.4
8	8	Template:Flagicon André Simon	Maserati	2:04.0	+3.6
9	4	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:04.2	+3.8
10	20	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:05.0	+4.6
11	22	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:05.0	+4.6
12	16	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:05.4	+5.0
13	18	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:05.4	+5.0
14	36	Template:Flagicon Tony Rolt	Connaught-Alta	2:06.6	+6.2
15	28	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Vanwall	2:08.4	+8.0
16	46	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	Maserati	2:08.4	+8.0
17	32	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	2:09.6	+9.2
18	24	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:10.6	+10.2
19	38	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta	2:11.6	+11.2
20	44	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:11.6	+11.2
21	34	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta	2:11.6	+11.2
22	48	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Maserati	2:11.8	+11.4
23	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Sparken	Gordini	2:12.6	+12.2
24	42	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Maserati	2:13.4	+13.0
25	40	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	2:27.4	+27.0
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Mercedes	90	3:07:21.2	1	9Template:Ref
2	10	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	90	+0.2	2	6
3	14	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	Mercedes	90	+1:11.8<ref name="Lang">Template:Cite book</ref>	4	4
4	50	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	89	+1 Lap	5	3
5	4	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati	89	+1 Lap	9	2
6	16	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	87	+3 Laps	12
7	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Sparken	Gordini	81	+9 Laps	23
8	46	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	Maserati	79	+11 Laps	16
9	28	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	72	+18 Laps	15
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	59	Overheating	13
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	47	Engine	6
Ret	40	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	30	Engine	25
Ret	32	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Alta	30	Oil Pressure	17
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Maserati	28	Clutch	24
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	26	Oil Pressure	18
Ret	44	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati	23	Gearbox	20
Ret	48	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Maserati	22	Brakes	22
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Vanwall	20	Throttle	7
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Tony Rolt Template:Flagicon Peter Walker	Connaught-Alta	19	Transmission	14
Ret	38	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	Connaught-Alta	18	Brakes	19
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	16	Transmission	10
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon André Simon	Maserati	9	Gearbox	8
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Maserati	9	Oil Leak	3
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Gordini	4	Transmission	11
DNS	34	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught-Alta		Engine	21
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Notes

• Template:Note – 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	33
	2	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	22
	3	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	11 Template:Frac
	4	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	10 Template:Frac
	5	Template:Flagicon Bob Sweikert	8
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