| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 7 in the 1955 Formula One season | ||
 Spa-Francorchamps layout | ||
| Date | June 5, 1955 | |
| Official name | XVII GROTE PRIJS VAN BELGIE | |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 14.120 km (8.774 mi) | |
| Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.855 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Eugenio Castellotti
|
Lancia |
| Time | 4:18.1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes |
| Time | 4:20.6 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes |
| Second |  Stirling Moss
|
Mercedes |
| Third | Nino Farina
|
Ferrari |
The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 5, 1955. It was the fourth round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship.
Race report[]
This was the easiest of wins for Mercedes. With the absence of Lancia, there was very little competition. Fangio disappeared into the distance with Moss tracking him round. Private entrant Eugenio Castellotti retired after 16 laps, Jean Behra crashed and Hawthorn's Vanwall had an oil leak The domination of the silver cars was such that they came in over 2 minutes ahead of Farina in third place after he had had lost a great deal of time attempting unsuccessfully to pass Castellotti.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes | 36 | 2:39:29.0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Stirling Moss
|
Mercedes | 36 | +8.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Nino Farina
|
Ferrari | 36 | +1:40.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Paul Frère
|
Ferrari | 36 | +3:25.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | Roberto Mieres Jean Behra
|
Maserati | 35 | +1 Lap | 13 | 1 1 |
| 6 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Ferrari | 35 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 7 | 22 | Luigi Musso
|
Maserati | 34 | +2 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 26 | Cesare Perdisa
|
Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 28 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati | 33 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Karl Kling
|
Mercedes | 21 | Oil Leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 30 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Lancia | 16 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 40 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Vanwall | 8 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jean Behra
|
Maserati | 3 | Spun Off | 5 | |
| DNS | 38 | Johnny Claes
|
Maserati | Engine | |||
| DNS | 48 | Piero Taruffi
|
Ferrari | ||||
| DNS | 4 |  Harry Schell
|
Ferrari |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Eugenio Castellotti - 4:18.1 (first, and only, career pole)
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio - 4:20.6
- Lap Leaders: Juan Manuel Fangio 36 laps (1-36)
- Shared Drive: Car #24: Roberto Mieres (10 laps) and Jean Behra (25 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
- Harry Schell set a grid time but his car was driven by teammate Maurice Trintignant.
- Team Lancia withdrew from Formula 1 after Alberto Ascari fatal accident. Eugenio Castellotti was a private entrant.
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
19 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant
|
11.33 |
| 3 | Nino Farina
|
10.33 |
| 4 | Bob Sweikert
|
8 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss
|
7 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1955/701/. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- Steve Small - The Grand Prix Who's Who, 1996
- Sheldon and Rabagliati - A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing, Volume 6, 1954-1959, 1987
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