| 1955 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1955 World Sportscar Championship season was the 3rd season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 23, 1955 to October 16, 1955, and was composed of six races.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometres
|
Autódromo 17 de Octubre | January 23 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring
|
Sebring International Raceway | March 13 |
| 3 |  Mille Miglia
|
Brescia | May 1 |
| 4 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 11 June 12 |
| 5 |  RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Dundrod | September 18 |
| 6 | Targa Florio
|
Palermo | October 16 |
Season results[]
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #4 No Team Name
|
Results |
| Enrique Saenz Valiente José-Maria Ibanez
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | #19 Briggs Cunningham
|
Results |
| Mike Hawthorn Phil Walters
| |||
| 3 | Brescia |  #722 Daimler-Benz AG
|
Results |
| Stirling Moss Denis Jenkinson
| |||
| 4 | La Sarthe | #6 Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
|
Results |
| Mike Hawthorn Ivor Bueb
| |||
| 5 | Dundrod | #10 Daimler-Benz AG
|
Results |
| Stirling Moss John Fitch
| |||
| 6 | Palermo | #104 Daimler-Benz AG
|
Results |
| Stirling Moss Peter Collins
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Manufacturers Championship[]
Only the best 4 results out of the 6 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes-Benz
|
8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Ferrari
|
8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 | |
| 3 | Jaguar
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8 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 4 | Maserati
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4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Aston Martin
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6 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| 6 | Porsche
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3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Gordini
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2 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | Austin-Healey
|
1 | 1 |
External links[]
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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