# 1955 British Grand Prix

The 1955 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree on 16 July 1955. It was race 6 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. British driver Stirling Moss led a Mercedes 1–2–3–4 domination of the race, to win his first Formula One race narrowly ahead of his illustrious Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. Several people, including Moss, believed that the Argentine allowed his British protégé to claim his debut win in front of his home crowd. This was, however, at Moss' inquiry, consistently denied by Fangio, who claimed that Moss "was simply faster that day."
In the wake of the Le Mans disaster, the French, German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix which were to take place at existing circuits had all been cancelled. The Aintree circuit was an all-new circuit around the Grand National horse racing course in Liverpool; it was built to be at the time one of the safest and most modern racing facilities in Europe.
With only one Championship round therefore remaining (the Italian Grand Prix some 2 months later), Fangio's points advantage over Moss was sufficient to secure his third World Drivers' Championship.
This was the last all-Mercedes-powered podium until the 2014 Italian Grand Prix.

## Entries

| Team | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 2 | Jean Behra | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 4 | Luigi Musso | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 6 | Roberto Mieres | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 8 | André Simon | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Daimler Benz AG | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 12 | Stirling Moss | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 14 | Karl Kling | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 50 | Piero Taruffi | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | 625 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | 625 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | 625 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 22 | Robert Manzon | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 24 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 26 | Mike Sparken | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Vandervell Products | 28 | Ken Wharton | VW 55 | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P |
| Vandervell Products | 30 | Harry Schell | VW 55 | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P |
| Connaught Engineering | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | B | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D |
| Connaught Engineering | 34 | Jack Fairman | B | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D |
| Rob Walker Racing Team | 36 | Tony Rolt | B | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D |
| Rob Walker Racing Team | 36 | Peter Walker | B | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D |
| Leslie Marr | 38 | Leslie Marr | B | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D |
| Cooper Car Company | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T40 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D |
| Owen Racing Organisation | 42 | Peter Collins | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Gilby Engineering | 44 | Roy Salvadori | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Stirling Moss Ltd | 46 | Lance Macklin | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Gould's Garage (Bristol) | 48 | Horace Gould | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
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## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 2:00.4 | — |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 2:00.6 | +0.2 |
| 3 | 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 2:01.4 | +1.0 |
| 4 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 2:02.0 | +1.6 |
| 5 | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 2:03.0 | +2.6 |
| 6 | 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 2:03.2 | +2.8 |
| 7 | 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 2:03.8 | +3.4 |
| 8 | 8 | André Simon | Maserati | 2:04.0 | +3.6 |
| 9 | 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 2:04.2 | +3.8 |
| 10 | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 2:05.0 | +4.6 |
| 11 | 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:05.0 | +4.6 |
| 12 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:05.4 | +5.0 |
| 13 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2:05.4 | +5.0 |
| 14 | 36 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Alta | 2:06.6 | +6.2 |
| 15 | 28 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 2:08.4 | +8.0 |
| 16 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 2:08.4 | +8.0 |
| 17 | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | 2:09.6 | +9.2 |
| 18 | 24 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 2:10.6 | +10.2 |
| 19 | 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | 2:11.6 | +11.2 |
| 20 | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 2:11.6 | +11.2 |
| 21 | 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | 2:11.6 | +11.2 |
| 22 | 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 2:11.8 | +11.4 |
| 23 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 2:12.6 | +12.2 |
| 24 | 42 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 2:13.4 | +13.0 |
| 25 | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | 2:27.4 | +27.0 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 90 | 3:07:21.2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 90 | +0.2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 90 | +1:11.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 89 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 89 | +1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 87 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| 7 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 81 | +9 Laps | 23 | |
| 8 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 79 | +11 Laps | 16 | |
| 9 | 28 | Ken Wharton Harry Schell | Vanwall | 72 | +18 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 59 | Overheating | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 47 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | 30 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Alta | 30 | Oil Pressure | 17 | |
| Ret | 42 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 28 | Clutch | 24 | |
| Ret | 24 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 26 | Oil Pressure | 18 | |
| Ret | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 22 | Brakes | 22 | |
| Ret | 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 20 | Throttle | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Tony Rolt Peter Walker | Connaught-Alta | 19 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | 18 | Brakes | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 8 | André Simon | Maserati | 9 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 9 | Oil Leak | 3 | |
| Ret | 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | Transmission | 11 | |
| DNS | 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Alta | | Engine | 21 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

## Shared drives

* Car #16: Mike Hawthorn (60 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (27 laps).
* Car #28: Ken Wharton (50 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps).
* Car #36: Tony Rolt (10 laps) and Peter Walker (9 laps).