# 1955 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 5, 1955. It was race 4 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. The 36-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Ferrari driver Nino Farina came in third.

## Race report

Harry Schell set a grid time but his car was driven by teammate Maurice Trintignant. 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 lost a great deal of time attempting unsuccessfully to pass Castellotti.

## Entries

| Team | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 4 | Harry Schell | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | Paul Frère | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 8 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | E |
| Daimler Benz AG | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 12 | Karl Kling | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 14 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 22 | Luigi Musso | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 24 | Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 24 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 26 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Ecurie Rosier | 28 | Louis Rosier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Scuderia Lancia | 30 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | P |
| Stirling Moss Ltd | 38 | Johnny Claes | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Vandervell Products | 40 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P |
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## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 30 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 4:18.1 | — |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 4:18.6 | +0.5 |
| 3 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 4:19.2 | +1.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4:20.9 | +2.8 |
| 5 | 24 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 4:23.6 | +5.5 |
| 6 | 12 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 4:24.0 | +5.9 |
| 7 | 22 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 4:26.4 | +8.3 |
| 8 | 6 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 4:29.7 | +11.6 |
| 9 | 4 | Harry Schell | Ferrari | 4:31.0 | +12.9 |
| 10 | 40 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 4:33.0 | +14.9 |
| 11 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 4:33.2 | +15.1 |
| 12 | 26 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 4:50.9 | +32.8 |
| 13 | 28 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 4:55.4 | +37.3 |
| 14 | 24 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 5:09.0 | +50.9 |
| DNS | 8 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | No time | |
| DNS | 38 | Johnny Claes | Maserati | No time | |
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### Race

| 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 | | | | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

## Shared drive

* Car #24: Roberto Mieres (10 laps) and Jean Behra (25 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.

## Championship standings after the race
### Drivers' Championship standings

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | Maurice Trintignant | 11 1⁄3 |
| 1 | 3 | Nino Farina | 10 1⁄3 |
| 1 | 4 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | Stirling Moss | 7 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included. Constructors' Championship not introduced until 1958.