1955 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was the fifth race of the season. It was held on June 19, a mere eight days after the Le Mans Disaster, but the organizers decided to hold the race anyway. Despite the specter of the accident and the cool and wet weather, a sizeable and noisy crowd was in attendance, in contrast to the somber mood of the teams.
The race itself ended with a 1-2, with Juan Manuel Fangio beating Stirling Moss by 0.3 seconds, with Luigi Musso almost a minute further back in a .
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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 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
4 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
6 	Eugenio Castellotti 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
8 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
10 	Stirling Moss 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
12 	Karl Kling 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 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 	Robert Manzon 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
22 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
24 	Jacques Pollet 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T32 	 	25 L6 2.5 	
26 	Peter Walker 	Stirling Moss Ltd. 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
28 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
30 	Johnny Claes 	Ecurie Nationale Belge 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
32 	Horace Gould 	Gould's Garage 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
==Practice Overview==
===Practice Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	8 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:40.0	
2 	10 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:40.4	+ 0.4
3 	12 	Karl Kling 	 	1:41.1	+ 1.1
4 	18 	Luigi Musso 	 	1:41.2	+ 1.2
5 	2 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:41.5	+ 1.5
6 	14 	Jean Behra 	 	1:41.5	+ 1.5
7 	16 	Roberto Mieres 	 	1:42.1	+ 2.1
8 	4 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1:42.4	+ 2.4
9 	6 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	1:42.7	+ 2.7
10 	26 	Peter Walker 	 	1:44.9	+ 4.9
11 	20 	Robert Manzon 	 	1:46.0	+ 6.0
12 	24 	Jacques Pollet 	 	1:48.6	+ 8.6
13 	28 	Louis Rosier 	 	1:49.2	+ 9.2
14 	22 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	 	1:50.2	+ 10.2
15 	32 	Horace Gould 	 	1:50.4	+ 10.4
16 	30 	Johnny Claes 	 	1:53.3	+ 13.3
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	100 	2:54:23.8 	1 	8
2 	10 	Stirling Moss 	 	100 	+ 0.3 	2 	6
3 	18 	Luigi Musso 	 	100 	+ 57.1 	4 	4
4 	16 	Roberto Mieres 	 	99 	+ 1 Lap 	7 	4
5 	6 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	97 	+ 3 Laps 	9 	2
6 	14 	Jean Behra 	 	97 	+ 3 Laps 	6 	
7 	2 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	95 	+ 5 Laps 	5 	
8 	22 	Hermano da Silva Ramos	 	92 	+ 8 Laps 	14 	
9 	28 	Louis Rosier 	 	92 	+ 8 Laps 	13 	
10 	24 	Jacques Pollet 	 	90 	+ 10 Laps 	12 	
11 	30 	Johnny Claes 	 	88 	+ 12 Laps 	16 	
Ret 	4 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	65 	Gearbox 	8 	
Ret 	20 	Robert Manzon 	 	44 	Transmission 	11 	
Ret 	32 	Horace Gould 	 	23 	Spun Off 	15 	
Ret 	12 	Karl Kling 	 	21 	Spun Off 	3 	
Ret 	26 	Peter Walker 	 	2 	Wheel Bearing	10 	
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==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
==References==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1955 Grands Prix
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