1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix

French France Reims-Gueux 5.159 8.301 Public roads 2 8 15 May 1955 Circuit-Reims-1954.png Geoff Duke UK Gilera 2:39.0 Geoff Duke UK Gilera Libero Liberati Italy Gilera Reg Armstrong Ireland Gilera Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 3:02.0 Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi Dickie Dale UK Moto Guzzi Roberto Colombo Italy Moto Guzzi Romolo Ferri Italy Mondial 3:16.8 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta Giuseppe Lattanzi Italy Mondial The 1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 May 1955 at the Reims-Gueux circuit. 500 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 GBR Geoff Duke Gilera 30 1:22:52.8 8 2 ITA Libero Liberati Gilera 30 +2:00.2 6 3 IRL Reg Armstrong Gilera 30 +2:22.4 4 4 ITA Tito Forconi MV Agusta 3 5 FRA Jacques Collot Norton 2 6 BEL Firmin Dauwe Norton 1 7 CHE Florian Camathias Norton 8 FRA Marcel Beauvais Norton 9 FRA Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956 Temple Press Ltd Cook R. A. B. 173 350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 ITA Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 24 1:16:16.5 8 2 GBR Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 24 +1.2 6 3 ITA Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi 24 +1:33.8 4 4 BEL Auguste Goffin Norton 3 5 NZL Peter Murphy AJS 2 6 FRA Jacques Collot Norton 1 7 GBR John Storr Norton 8 MAR Francis Flahaut Norton 9 GBR Robin Fitton Velocette 10 FRG Bruno Böhrer Parilla 11 GBR Tommy Wood Norton 12 CHE Hans Haldemann Norton 13 P. Whelan AJS 14 FRA René Guérin Norton 125cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 12 40:29.8 8 2 CHE Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 12 +18.8 6 3 ITA Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial 12 +18.9 4 4 ITA Tarquinio Provini Mondial 12 +30.8 3 5 ITA Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 12 +1:09.6 2 6 ITA Romolo Ferri Mondial 11 +1 lap 1 7 FRG Otto Krebs Mondial 8 GBR Bill Webster MV Agusta 9 FRG Karl Kronmüller MV Agusta 10 FRG Willi Scheidhauer MV Agusta 14 starters, 10 finishers Source:Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide Lightweight class 23 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024 References French Grand Prix 1955 1955 Spanish Grand Prix 1955 Isle of Man TT 1954 French Grand Prix 1958 French Grand Prix Category:French motorcycle Grand Prix French Motorcycle Grand Prix