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1955 RAC British Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 16 Jul 1955

Name: 1955 RAC British Grand Prix

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1955 RAC British Grand Prix · Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1955 Formula 1 World Championship · round 6

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	3:07:21.200 · 90 laps · mercedes	9
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	3:07:21.400 · 90 laps · mercedes	6
3	Karl Kling	Mercedes	3:08:33.000 · 90 laps · mercedes	4
4	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	Time not recorded · 89 laps · mercedes	3
5	Luigi Musso	Maserati	Time not recorded · 89 laps · maserati	2
6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 87 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
6	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	Shared drive · Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
7	Mike Sparken	Gordini	Time not recorded · 81 laps · gordini	Unknown / not applicable
8	Lance Macklin	Maserati	Time not recorded · 79 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
9	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	Time not recorded · 72 laps · vanwall	Unknown / not applicable
9	Harry Schell	Vanwall	Shared drive · Time not recorded · vanwall	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Overheating · Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	Engine · Time not recorded · 47 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Cooper	Engine · Time not recorded · 30 laps · bristol	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 30 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter Collins	Maserati	Clutch · Time not recorded · 28 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 26 laps · gordini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 23 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Horace Gould	Maserati	Brakes · Time not recorded · 22 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Harry Schell	Vanwall	Throttle · Time not recorded · 20 laps · vanwall	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tony Rolt	Connaught	Transmission · Time not recorded · 19 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter Walker	Connaught	Shared drive · Time not recorded · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Leslie Marr	Connaught	Brakes · Time not recorded · 18 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	Transmission · Time not recorded · 16 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	André Simon	Maserati	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 9 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Behra	Maserati	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 9 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Robert Manzon	Gordini	Transmission · Time not recorded · 4 laps · gordini	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jack Fairman	Connaught	Engine · Time not recorded · alta	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	2:00.400 · mercedes
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:00.600 · mercedes
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:01.400 · maserati
4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:02.000 · mercedes
5	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	2:03.000 · mercedes
6	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:03.200 · maserati
7	Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:03.800 · vanwall
8	André Simon	Maserati	2:04.000 · maserati
9	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:04.200 · maserati
10	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:05.000 · ferrari
11	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:05.000 · gordini
12	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:05.400 · ferrari
13	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:05.400 · ferrari
14	Tony Rolt	Connaught	2:06.600 · alta
15	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	2:08.400 · vanwall
16	Lance Macklin	Maserati	2:08.400 · maserati
17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	2:09.600 · alta
18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:10.600 · gordini
19	Leslie Marr	Connaught	2:11.600 · alta
20	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:11.600 · maserati
21	Jack Fairman	Connaught	2:11.600 · alta
22	Horace Gould	Maserati	2:11.800 · maserati
23	Mike Sparken	Gordini	2:12.800 · gordini
24	Peter Collins	Maserati	2:13.400 · maserati
25	Jack Brabham	Cooper	2:27.400 · bristol

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	2:00.400 · mercedes
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:00.600 · mercedes
3	Jean Behra	Maserati	2:01.400 · maserati
4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:02.000 · mercedes
5	Piero Taruffi	Mercedes	2:03.000 · mercedes
6	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:03.200 · maserati
7	Harry Schell	Vanwall	2:03.800 · vanwall
8	André Simon	Maserati	2:04.000 · maserati
9	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:04.200 · maserati
10	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	2:05.000 · ferrari
11	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:05.000 · gordini
12	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:05.400 · ferrari
13	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:05.400 · ferrari
14	Tony Rolt	Connaught	2:06.600 · alta
15	Ken Wharton	Vanwall	2:08.400 · vanwall
16	Lance Macklin	Maserati	2:08.400 · maserati
17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	2:09.600 · alta
18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2:10.600 · gordini
19	Leslie Marr	Connaught	2:11.600 · alta
20	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:11.600 · maserati
21	Jack Fairman	Connaught	2:11.600 · alta
22	Horace Gould	Maserati	2:11.800 · maserati
23	Mike Sparken	Gordini	2:12.800 · gordini
24	Peter Collins	Maserati	2:13.400 · maserati
25	Jack Brabham	Cooper	2:27.400 · bristol

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	33
2	Stirling Moss	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
3	Maurice Trintignant	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11.33
4	Nino Farina	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10.33
5	Bob Sweikert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
6	Eugenio Castellotti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
7	Roberto Mieres	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
8	Luigi Musso	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
9	Karl Kling	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
10	Jimmy Davies	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
11	Tony Bettenhausen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
11	Paul Russo	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Jean Behra	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Johnny Thomson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Paul Frère	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Piero Taruffi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	José Froilán González	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Cesare Perdisa	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
19	Luigi Villoresi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
20	Umberto Maglioli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1.33
21	Hans Herrmann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
22	Walt Faulkner	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
22	Bill Homeier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
24	Bill Vukovich	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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