1955 British Grand Prix

The 1955 British Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 1955 Formula One Season. It was held at Aintree Circuit on July 16, 1955, and became the penultimate round of the year, following the Le Mans disaster which led to the cancellation of the French, German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix.
This Grand Prix saw history being made, as Stirling Moss became the first Briton to win a British Grand Prix, winning in a Mercedes 1-2-3-4. In fact, the team was so dominant during the weekend that the top four in the race were Mercedes drivers, the highest of the non-Mercedes cars being the of Luigi Musso.
The podium was completed by Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio and German Karl Kling. It was also the debut for Australian driver, and future world champion, Jack Brabham.
==Background==
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
4 	Luigi Musso 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
6 	Roberto Mieres 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
8 	André Simon 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
10 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
12 	Stirling Moss 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
14 	Karl Kling 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
16 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	555 2.5 L4 	
18 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	555 2.5 L4 	
20 	Eugenio Castellotti 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	555 2.5 L4 	
22 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
24 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
26 	Mike Sparken 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
28 	Ken Wharton 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 55 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
30 	Harry Schell 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW 55 	 	254 2.5 L4 	
32 	Kenneth McAlpine 	Connaught Engineering 	 	Bs 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
34 	Jack Fairman 	Connaught Engineering 	 	Bs 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
36 	Tony Rolt 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	B 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
36 	Peter Walker 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	B 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
38 	Leslie Marr 	Privateer 	 	Bs 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
40 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T40 	 	BS1 2.0 L6 	
42 	Peter Collins 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
44 	Roy Salvadori 	Gilby Engineering 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
46 	Lance Macklin 	Stirling Moss Ltd. 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
48 	Horace Gould 	Goulds' Garage 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
50 	Piero Taruffi 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
==Practice==
===Practice Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	12 	Stirling Moss 	 	2:00.4	
2 	10 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	2:00.6	+ 0.2
3 	2 	Jean Behra 	 	2:01.4	+ 1.0
4 	14 	Karl Kling 	 	2:02.0	+ 1.6
5 	50 	Piero Taruffi 	 	2:03.0	+ 2.6
6 	6 	Roberto Mieres 	 	2:03.2	+ 2.8
7 	30 	Harry Schell 	 	2:03.8	+ 3.4
8 	8 	André Simon 	 	2:04.0	+ 3.6
9 	4 	Luigi Musso 	 	2:04.2	+ 3.8
10 	20 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	2:05.0	+ 4.6
11 	22 	Robert Manzon 	 	2:05.0	+ 4.6
12 	16 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	2:05.4	+ 5.0
13 	18 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	2:05.4	+ 5.0
14 	36 	Tony Rolt 	 	2:06.6	+ 6.2
15 	28 	Ken Wharton 	 	2:08.4	+ 8.0
16 	46 	Lance Macklin 	 	2:08.4	+ 8.0
17 	32 	Kenneth McAlpine 	 	2:09.6	+ 9.2
18 	24 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	 	2:10.6	+ 10.2
19 	38 	Leslie Marr 	 	2:11.6	+ 11.2
20 	44 	Roy Salvadori 	 	2:11.6	+ 11.2
21 	34 	Jack Fairman 	 	2:11.6	+ 11.2
22 	48 	Horace Gould 	 	2:11.8	+ 11.4
23 	26 	Mike Sparken 	 	2:12.6	+ 12.2
24 	42 	Peter Collins 	 	2:13.4	+ 13.0
25 	40 	Jack Brabham 	 	2:27.4	+ 27.0
===Grid===
==Race==
===Race Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	12	Stirling Moss 	 	90 	3:07:21.2 	1 	9
2 	10	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	90 	+ 0.2 	2 	6
3 	14	Karl Kling 	 	90 	+ 1:11.8 	4 	4
4 	50	Piero Taruffi 	 	89 	+ 1 Lap 	5 	3
5 	4 	Luigi Musso 	 	89 	+ 1 Lap 	9 	2
6 	16	Mike Hawthorn Eugenio Castellotti	 	87 	+ 3 Laps 	12 	
7 	26	Mike Sparken 	 	81 	+ 9 Laps 	23 	
8 	46	Lance Macklin 	 	79 	+ 11 Laps 	16 	
9 	28	Ken Wharton Harry Schell 	 	72 	+ 18 Laps 	15 	
Ret	18	Maurice Trintignant 	 	59 	Overheating 	13 	
Ret	6 	Roberto Mieres 	 	47 	Engine 	6 	
Ret	40	Jack Brabham 	 	30 	Engine 	25 	
Ret	32	Kenneth McAlpine 	 	30 	Oil Pressure	17 	
Ret	42	Peter Collins 	 	28 	Clutch 	24 	
Ret	24	Hermano da Silva Ramos 	 	26 	Oil Pressure	18 	
Ret	44	Roy Salvadori 	 	23 	Gearbox 	20 	
Ret	48	Horace Gould 	 	22 	Brakes 	22 	
Ret	30	Harry Schell 	 	20 	Throttle 	7 	
Ret	36	Tony Rolt Peter Walker 	 	19 	Transmission	14 	
Ret	38	Leslie Marr 	 	18 	Brakes 	19 	
Ret	20	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	16 	Transmission	10 	
Ret	8 	André Simon 	 	9 	Gearbox 	8 	
Ret	2 	Jean Behra 	 	9 	Oil Leak 	3 	
Ret	22	Robert Manzon 	 	4 	Transmission	11 	
DNS	34	Jack Fairman 	 	 	Engine 	21 	
==Standings after the race==
==Trivia==
*First win and pole position for Stirling Moss.
*Moss' pole and fastest lap times are the same (2:00.4), a rare occurrence in Formula One.
*First races for Jack Brabham and Mike Sparken. The latter's only appearance.
*First win for a British driver at the British Grand Prix.
*All laps were timed using equipment for horse racing, which timed to of a second.
==Notes==
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