| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 7 in the 1955 Formula One season | ||
| Date | 16 July 1955 | |
| Official name | VIII RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.828 km (3.000 mi) |
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| Distance | 90 laps, 434.52 km (270.00 mi) | |
| Weather | Hot, dry. | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| Time | 2:00.4 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| Time | 2:00.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
| Second | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| Third | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
The 1955 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree on 16 July 1955. It was the sixth round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship.
Contents |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 90 | 3:07:21.2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 90 | +0.2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 90 | +1:11.8[1] | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 89 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 89 | +1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 87 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| 7 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 81 | +9 Laps | 23 | |
| 8 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 79 | +11 Laps | 16 | |
| 9 | 28 | Ken Wharton Harry Schell |
Vanwall | 72 | +18 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 59 | Overheating | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 47 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | 30 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | 30 | Oil Pressure | 17 | |
| Ret | 44 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 28 | Clutch | 24 | |
| Ret | 24 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | Oil Pressure | 18 | |
| Ret | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 22 | Brakes | 22 | |
| Ret | 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 20 | Throttle | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Tony Rolt Peter Walker |
Connaught-Alta | 19 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | 18 | Brakes | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 8 | André Simon | Maserati | 9 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 9 | Oil Leak | 3 | |
| Ret | 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | Transmission | 11 | |
| DNS | 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | Engine | 21 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 33 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 22 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | 10.33 |
| 5 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| Previous race: 1955 Dutch Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1955 season |
Next race: 1955 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1954 British Grand Prix |
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