Season
1955
Race
6. British Grand Prix

1955 · Race 6 of 7

1955 British Grand Prix

Aintree · Liverpool, UK · 16/07/1955

Coordinates
53.4769, -2.94056
Altitude
20 m
Race number
47
Aintree circuit layout

R

16/07/1955 00:00 · Europe/London · 90 laps

Position Driver Team Grid Race positions Laps Time Points Status Fastest lap rank Details
1 Stirling Moss Mercedes 1 = 90 3:07:21.200 9 Finished —
2 Juan Fangio Mercedes 2 = 90 3:07:21.400 6 Finished —
3 Karl Kling Mercedes 4 +1 90 3:08:33.000 4 Finished —
4 Piero Taruffi Mercedes 5 +1 89 — 3 +1 Lap —
5 Luigi Musso Maserati 9 +4 89 — 2 +1 Lap —
6 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 12 +6 87 — 0 +3 Laps —
6 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 12 +6 87 — 0 +3 Laps —
7 Mike Sparken Gordini 23 +16 81 — 0 +9 Laps —
8 Lance Macklin Maserati 16 +8 79 — 0 +11 Laps —
9 Harry Schell Vanwall 15 +6 72 — 0 +18 Laps —
9 Ken Wharton Vanwall 15 +6 72 — 0 +18 Laps —
10 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 13 +3 59 — 0 Overheating —
11 Roberto Mieres Maserati 6 -5 47 — 0 Engine —
12 Jack Brabham Cooper 25 +13 30 — 0 Engine —
13 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught 17 +4 30 — 0 Oil pressure —
14 Peter Collins Maserati 24 +10 28 — 0 Clutch —
15 Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini 18 +3 26 — 0 Oil pressure —
16 Roy Salvadori Maserati 20 +4 23 — 0 Gearbox —
17 Horace Gould Maserati 22 +5 22 — 0 Brakes —
18 Harry Schell Vanwall 7 -11 20 — 0 Throttle —
19 Peter Walker Connaught 14 -5 19 — 0 Transmission —
19 Tony Rolt Connaught 14 -5 19 — 0 Transmission —
20 Leslie Marr Connaught 19 -1 18 — 0 Brakes —
21 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 10 -11 16 — 0 Transmission —
22 André Simon Maserati 8 -14 9 — 0 Gearbox —
23 Jean Behra Maserati 3 -20 9 — 0 Oil leak —
24 Robert Manzon Gordini 11 -13 4 — 0 Transmission —
25 Jack Fairman Connaught 21 -4 0 — 0 Engine —