1955 Pau Grand Prix

The (officially the XVI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau) was the second non-championship race of the 1955 Formula One Season, held at the Circuit de Pau-Ville on 11 April 1955. The 110 lap race was won by Jean Behra in a Maserati 250F.
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==Background==
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis 	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
4 	Élie Bayol 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
6 	Alberto Ascari 	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
8 	Luigi Villoresi 	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
10 	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
12 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
14 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
16 	Roberto Mieres 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
18 	Luigi Musso 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
20 	Jean Lucas 	Privateer 	 	500 	 	500 L4 2.0 	
22 	André Simon 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
24 	Claude Storez 	Deutsch-Bonnet 	 	Monomill	 	L2 0.75 	
26 	Paul Armagnac 	Deutsch-Bonnet 	 	Monomill	 	L2 0.75 	
28 	Mario Alborghetti 	Scuderia Volpini 	 	4CLT/48 	 	4CLT L4s 1.5	
30 	Alfonso de Portago 	Privateer 	 	625 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
32 	Jacques Pollet 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	6 	Alberto Ascari 	 	1:34.5	—
2 	14 	Jean Behra 	 	1:35.4	+0.9s
3 	16 	Roberto Mieres 	 	1:35.6	+1.1s
4 	8 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	1:36.7	+2.2s
5 	10 	Eugenio Castellotti	 	1:37.0	+2.5s
6 	18 	Luigi Musso 	 	1:37.3	+2.8s
7 	2 	Robert Manzon 	 	1:38.4	+3.9s
8 	4 	Élie Bayol 	 	1:38.5	+4.0s
9 	30 	Alfonso de Portago 	 	1:40.1	+5.6s
10 	12 	Louis Rosier 	 	1:40.2	+5.7s
11 	22 	André Simon 	 	1:40.2	+5.7s
12 	20 	Jean Lucas 	 	1:47.8	+13.3s
13 	32 	Jacques Pollet 	 	1:48.0	+13.5s
14 	26 	Paul Armagnac 	 	1:52.7	+18.2s
15 	28 	Mario Alborghetti 	 	1:53.3	+18.8s
16 	24 	Claude Storez 	 	1:58.9	+24.4s
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	14 	Jean Behra 	 	110 	3:02:09.6 	2
2 	10 	Eugenio Castellotti	 	110 	+1:01.0 	5
3 	16 	Roberto Mieres 	 	110 	+1:30.5 	3
4 	8 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	109 	+1 lap 	4
5 	6 	Alberto Ascari 	 	109 	+1 lap 	1
6 	22 	André Simon 	 	105 	+5 laps 	11
7 	12 	Louis Rosier 	 	104 	+6 laps 	10
8 	30 	Alfonso de Portago 	 	103 	+7 laps 	9
9 	20 	Jean Lucas 	 	97 	+13 laps 	12
10 	26 	Paul Armagnac 	 	92 	+18 laps 	14
Ret 	32 	Jacques Pollet 	 	80 	Rear axel 	13
Ret 	24 	Claude Storez 	 	64 	Mechanical 	16
Ret 	2 	Robert Manzon 	 	48 	Brakes 	7
Ret 	4 	Élie Bayol 	 	35 	Engine 	8
Ret 	18 	Luigi Musso 	 	32 	Valve 	6
Ret 	28 	Mario Alborghetti 	 	19 	Fatal accident	15
==Milestones==
Category:1955 non-championship Grands Prix
Category:Pau Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in France
Category:Non-Championship races