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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 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 100 2:54:23.8 1 8
2 10 25px UK Stirling Moss Mercedes 100 +0.3 2 6
3 18 25px Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 100 +57.1 4 4
4 16 25px Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 99 +1 Lap 7 4
5 6 25px Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 97 +3 Laps 9 2
6 14 25px France Jean Behra Maserati 97 +3 Laps 6
7 2 25px UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 95 +5 Laps 5
8 22 25px Brazil Hernando da Silva Ramos Gordini 92 +8 Laps 14
9 28 25px France Louis Rosier Maserati 92 +8 Laps 13
10 24 25px France Jacques Pollet Gordini 90 +10 Laps 12
11 30 25px Belgium Johnny Claes Ferrari 88 +12 Laps 16
Ret 4 25px France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 65 Gearbox 8
Ret 20 25px France Robert Manzon Gordini 44 Transmission 11
Ret 32 25px UK Horace Gould Maserati 23 Spun Off 15
Ret 12 25px Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 21 Spun Off 3
Ret 26 25px UK Peter Walker Maserati 2 Wheel Bearing 10

Notes[]

Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]

Pos Driver Points
1 25px Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 27
2 25px UK Stirling Moss 13
3 25px France Maurice Trintignant 11.33
4 25px Italy Nino Farina 10.33
5 25px USA 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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