1955 British Grand Prix

Aintree · 16 July 1955

Round 6🇬🇧 UK

Stirling Moss won the 1955 British Grand Prix for Mercedes from 1st on the grid, 0.2s ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio. Mike Sparken gained the most places, from 23rd on the grid to 7th.

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Mercedes Moss 9 + Fangio 6 + Kling 4 + Taruffi 3	Moss 9 + Fangio 6 + Kling 4 + Taruffi 3	22
2	Maserati Musso 2 + Macklin 0 + Mieres 0 + Collins 0 + Salvadori 0 + Gould 0 + Simon 0 + Behra 0	Musso 2 + Macklin 0 + Mieres 0 + Collins 0 + Salvadori 0 + Gould 0 + Simon 0 + Behra 0	2
3	Ferrari Hawthorn 0 + Castellotti 0 + Trintignant 0	Hawthorn 0 + Castellotti 0 + Trintignant 0	0
4	Gordini Sparken 0 + da Silva Ramos 0 + Manzon 0	Sparken 0 + da Silva Ramos 0 + Manzon 0	0
5	Vanwall Schell 0 + Wharton 0	Schell 0 + Wharton 0	0
6	Cooper Brabham 0	Brabham 0	0
7	Connaught McAlpine 0 + Walker 0 + Rolt 0 + Marr 0 + Fairman 0	McAlpine 0 + Walker 0 + Rolt 0 + Marr 0 + Fairman 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Stirling Moss Mercedes	Mercedes	3:07:21.200	90	—	9
2	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.200s	90	—	6
3	Karl Kling Mercedes	Mercedes	+1:11.800	90	—	4
4	Piero Taruffi Mercedes	Mercedes	+1 Lap	89	—	3
5	Luigi Musso Maserati	Maserati	+1 Lap	89	—	2
6	Mike Hawthorn Ferrari	Ferrari	+3 Laps	87	—	—
6	Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari	Ferrari	+3 Laps	87	—	—
7	Mike Sparken Gordini	Gordini	+9 Laps	81	—	—
8	Lance Macklin Maserati	Maserati	+11 Laps	79	—	—
9	Harry Schell Vanwall	Vanwall	+18 Laps	72	—	—
9	Ken Wharton Vanwall	Vanwall	+18 Laps	72	—	—
DNF	Maurice Trintignant Ferrari	Ferrari	DNF Overheating	59	—	—
DNF	Roberto Mieres Maserati	Maserati	DNF Engine	47	—	—
DNF	Jack Brabham Cooper	Cooper	DNF Engine	30	—	—
DNF	Kenneth McAlpine Connaught	Connaught	DNF Oil pressure	30	—	—
DNF	Peter Collins Maserati	Maserati	DNF Clutch	28	—	—
DNF	Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini	Gordini	DNF Oil pressure	26	—	—
DNF	Roy Salvadori Maserati	Maserati	DNF Gearbox	23	—	—
DNF	Horace Gould Maserati	Maserati	DNF Brakes	22	—	—
DNF	Peter Walker Connaught	Connaught	DNF Transmission	19	—	—
DNF	Tony Rolt Connaught	Connaught	DNF Transmission	19	—	—
DNF	Leslie Marr Connaught	Connaught	DNF Brakes	18	—	—
DNF	André Simon Maserati	Maserati	DNF Gearbox	9	—	—
DNF	Jean Behra Maserati	Maserati	DNF Oil leak	9	—	—
DNF	Robert Manzon Gordini	Gordini	DNF Transmission	4	—	—
DNS	Jack Fairman Connaught	Connaught	DNS Engine	0	—	—