The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 19, 1955. It was the fifth round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship.
Race report[]
Despite a track made slippery by continuous drizzle, the record crowd were 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 | Hernando 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 |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 1:40.0
- Fastest Lap: Roberto Mieres - 1:48.3 (only career fastest lap)
- Lap Leaders: Juan Manuel Fangio 100 laps (1-100)
- Grand Prix debut for: Hernando da Silva Ramos.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Johnny Claes.
- This race took place one weekend after the disaster at Le Mans.
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 27 |
2 | Stirling Moss | 13 |
3 | Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
4 | Nino Farina | 10.33 |
5 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Previous race: 1955 Belgian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1955 season |
Next race: 1955 British Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1953 Dutch Grand Prix |
Dutch Grand Prix | Next race: 1958 Dutch Grand Prix |
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