1955 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix was the fourth race of the season, held on June 5 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The race was a solid victory for , with Juan Manuel Fangio leading teammate Stirling Moss by eight seconds at the flag. Third place went to Giuseppe Farina in a , who was more than a minute and a half further back.
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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 	Giuseppe Farina 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
4 	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
6 	Paul Frere 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
10 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
12 	Karl Kling 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
14 	Stirling Moss 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
20 	Jean Behra 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
22 	Luigi Musso 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
24 	Roberto Mieres 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
26 	Cesare Perdisa 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
28 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
30 	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia 	 	D50 	 	DS50 V8 2.5 	
38 	Johnny Claes 	Ecurie Nationale Belge 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
40 	Mike Hawthorn 	Vandervell Products 	 	VW55 	 	254 L4 2.5 	
48 	Piero Taruffi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	555 	 	555 L4 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	30 	Eugenio Castellotti	 	4:18.1 	
2 	10 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	4:18.6 	+ 0.5
3 	14 	Stirling Moss 	 	4:19.2 	+ 1.1
4 	2 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	4:20.9 	+ 2.8
5 	20 	Jean Behra 	 	4:23.6 	+ 5.5
6 	12 	Karl Kling 	 	4:24.0 	+ 5.9
7 	22 	Luigi Musso 	 	4:26.4 	+ 8.3
8 	6 	Paul Frère 	 	4:29.7 	+ 11.6
9 	4 	Harry Schell 	 	4:31.0 	+ 12.9
10 	40 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	4:33.0 	+ 14.9
11 	4 	Maurice Trintignant	 	4:35.2 	+ 17.1
12 	26 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	4:50.9 	+ 32.8
13 	28 	Louis Rosier 	 	4:55.4 	+ 37.3
14 	24 	Roberto Mieres 	 	5:09.0 	+ 50.9
15 	38 	Johnny Claes 	 	No time	
16 	48 	Piero Taruffi 	 	No time	
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	10 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	36 	2:39:29.0 	2 	9
2 	14 	Stirling Moss 	 	36 	+ 8.1 	3 	6
3 	2 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	36 	+ 1:40.5 	4 	4
4 	6 	Paul Frère 	 	36 	+ 3:25.5 	8 	3
5 	24 	Roberto Mieres Jean Behra	 	35 	+ 1 Lap 	13 	11
6 	4 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	35 	+ 1 Lap 	10 	
7 	22 	Luigi Musso 	 	34 	+ 2 Laps 	7 	
8 	26 	Cesare Perdisa 	 	33 	+ 3 Laps 	11 	
9 	28 	Louis Rosier 	 	33 	+ 3 Laps 	12 	
Ret 	12 	Karl Kling 	 	21 	Oil Leak 	6 	
Ret 	30 	Eugenio Castellotti 	 	16 	Gearbox 	1 	
Ret 	40 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	8 	Gearbox 	9 	
Ret 	20 	Jean Behra 	 	3 	Spun Off 	5 	
DNS 	38 	Johnny Claes 	 	 	Engine 	 	
DNS 	48 	Piero Taruffi 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	4 	Harry Schell 	 	 	 	 	
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==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
==References==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1955 Grands Prix
Category:Belgian Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in Belgium