1955 Dutch Grand Prix

  1955 Dutch Grand Prix

Race details
Zandvoort original layout
Date	19 June 1955
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 419.3 km (260.5 mi)
Weather	Drizzly
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Time	1:40.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Roberto Mieres	Maserati
Time	1:40.9
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Second	Stirling Moss	Mercedes
Third	Luigi Musso	Maserati
Lap leaders

The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 19, 1955. It was race 5 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. The 100-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Maserati driver Luigi Musso came in third.

Race report

Despite a track made slippery by continuous drizzle, the record crowd was treated to some outstanding driving as the masters slid their machines through the sand-dunes. Fangio and Moss again took up the lead with Musso's Maserati in pursuit. Kling and Behra were chasing furiously until the German spun into the sand and retired. Mieres then took up the challenge, passing Behra and closing the gap.

However, Musso was too far ahead and was even catching the Mercedes pair who were having to go at full pelt to keep ahead. It was only when he spun off and dropped back that they could relax slightly.

It was another impressive 1-2 for them, despite Moss sustaining a smoking engine late on in the race. Musso had given them a hard challenge and Fangio was the first to congratulate him on his podium finish.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	100	2:54:23.8	1	8
2	10	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	100	+0.3	2	6
3	18	Luigi Musso	Maserati	100	+57.1	4	4
4	16	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	99	+1 Lap	7	4
5	6	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	97	+3 Laps	9	2
6	14	Jean Behra	Maserati	97	+3 Laps	6
7	2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	95	+5 Laps	5
8	22	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	92	+8 Laps	14
9	28	Louis Rosier	Maserati	92	+8 Laps	13
10	24	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	90	+10 Laps	12
11	30	Johnny Claes	Ferrari	88	+12 Laps	16
Ret	4	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	65	Gearbox	8
Ret	20	Robert Manzon	Gordini	44	Transmission	11
Ret	32	Horace Gould	Maserati	23	Spun Off	15
Ret	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes	21	Spun Off	3
Ret	26	Peter Walker	Maserati	2	Wheel Bearing	10
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Notes

• Grand Prix debut for: Hermano da Silva Ramos.
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Johnny Claes.
• This race took place one weekend after the disaster at Le Mans.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	27
3	2	Stirling Moss	13
1	3	Maurice Trintignant	11  1⁄3
1	4	Nino Farina	10  1⁄3
1	5	Bob Sweikert	8

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References