1955 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 United Kingdom British Circuit Aintree.svg 8th RAC British Grand Prix 16 July 1955 1955 Dutch Grand Prix 1955 Italian Grand Prix Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England Permanent racing facility 3.000 4.828 90 270.00 434.52 Hot, dry.100,000 at British Grand Prix Liverpool Echo 16 July 1955 9 July 2020 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19550716/407/0016 British Newspaper Archive subscription 75,000-100,000 Stirling Moss Mercedes 2:00.4 UK Stirling Moss Mercedes 2:00.4 UK Stirling Moss Mercedes UK Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes Argentina Karl Kling Mercedes Germany GBR The 1955 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree on 16 July 1955. It was race 6 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. British driver Stirling Moss led a Mercedes 1–2–3–4 domination of the race, to achieve his first Formula One win, narrowly ahead of his illustrious Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. Several people, including Moss, believed that the Argentine allowed his British protégé to claim his debut win in front of his home crowd. This was, however, at Moss' inquiry, consistently denied by Fangio, who claimed that Moss "was simply faster that day." In the wake of the Le Mans disaster, the French, German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix which were to take place at existing circuits had all been cancelled. The Aintree circuit was an all-new circuit around the Grand National horse racing course in Liverpool; it was built to be at the time one of the safest and most modern racing facilities in Europe.Remembering the last British Grand Prix at Aintree 8 April 2021 https://merseysportlive.co.uk/2021/04/08/remembering-the-last-british-grand-prix-at-aintree/ With only one Championship round therefore remaining (the Italian Grand Prix some 2 months later), Fangio's points advantage over Moss was sufficient to secure his third World Drivers' Championship. This was the last all-Mercedes-powered podium until the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix. Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreItaly 1955 Officine Alfieri Maserati2France 1955 Jean Behra250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6Pirelli4Italy 1955 Luigi Musso6Argentina Roberto Mieres8France 1955 André SimonGermany Daimler Benz AG10Argentina Juan Manuel FangioW196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8Continental12UK Stirling Moss14Germany Karl Kling50Italy Piero TaruffiItaly 1955 Scuderia Ferrari16UK Mike Hawthorn625Ferrari 555 2.5 L4Englebert18France Maurice Trintignant20Italy Eugenio CastellottiFrance Equipe Gordini22France Robert ManzonT16Gordini 23 2.5 L624Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos26France Mike SparkenUK Vandervell Products28UK Ken WhartonVW 55Vanwall 254 2.5 L4Pirelli30United States 1912 Harry SchellUK Connaught Engineering32UK Kenneth McAlpineBAlta GP 2.5 L4Dunlop34UK Jack FairmanUK Rob Walker Racing Team36UK Tony RoltUK Peter WalkerUK Leslie Marr38UK Leslie MarrUK Cooper Car Company40Australia Jack BrabhamCooper T40Bristol BS1 2.0 L6UK Owen Racing Organisation42UK Peter Collins250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6UK Gilby Engineering44UK Roy SalvadoriUK Stirling Moss Ltd46UK Lance MacklinUK Gould's Garage (Bristol)48UK Horace GouldSource:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1955&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1955 British GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1 12 UK Stirling Moss Mercedes 2:00.4—2 10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:00.6 +0.23 2 France Jean Behra Maserati 2:01.4 +1.04 14 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 2:02.0 +1.65 50 Italy Piero Taruffi Mercedes 2:03.0 +2.66 6 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:03.2 +2.87 30 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 2:03.8 +3.48 8 France André Simon Maserati 2:04.0 +3.69 4 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 2:04.2 +3.810 20 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 2:05.0 +4.611 22 France Robert Manzon Gordini 2:05.0 +4.612 16 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:05.4 +5.013 18 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:05.4 +5.014 36 UK Tony Rolt Connaught-Alta 2:06.6 +6.215 28 UK Ken Wharton Vanwall 2:08.4 +8.016 46 UK Lance Macklin Maserati 2:08.4 +8.017 32 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Alta 2:09.6 +9.218 24 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 2:10.6 +10.219 38 UK Leslie Marr Connaught-Alta 2:11.6 +11.220 44 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 2:11.6 +11.221 34 UK Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta 2:11.6 +11.222 48 UK Horace Gould Maserati 2:11.8 +11.423 26 France Mike Sparken Gordini 2:12.6 +12.224 42 UK Peter Collins Maserati 2:13.4 +13.025 40 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Bristol 2:27.4 +27.0 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1955&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1955 British GP Qualification chicanef1.com 14 July 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 UK Stirling Moss Mercedes 90 3:07:21.2 1 91 1 2 10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 90 +0.2 2 6 3 14 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 90 +1:11.8 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group 1981 0-85429-276-4 90 4 4 4 50 Italy Piero Taruffi Mercedes 89 +1 Lap 5 3 5 4 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 89 +1 Lap 9 2 6 16 UK Mike HawthornItaly Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 87 +3 Laps 12 7 26 France Mike Sparken Gordini 81 +9 Laps 23 8 46 UK Lance Macklin Maserati 79 +11 Laps 16 9 28 UK Ken WhartonUnited States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 72 +18 Laps 15 Ret Retired 18 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 59 Overheating 13 Ret Retired 6 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 47 Engine 6 Ret Retired 40 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Bristol 30 Engine 25 Ret Retired 32 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Alta 30 Oil Pressure 17 Ret Retired 42 UK Peter Collins Maserati 28 Clutch 24 Ret Retired 24 Brazil 1889 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 26 Oil Pressure 18 Ret Retired 44 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 23 Gearbox 20 Ret Retired 48 UK Horace Gould Maserati 22 Brakes 22 Ret Retired 30 United States 1912 Harry Schell Vanwall 20 Throttle 7 Ret Retired 36 UK Tony RoltUK Peter Walker Connaught-Alta 19 Transmission 14 Ret Retired 38 UK Leslie Marr Connaught-Alta 18 Brakes 19 Ret Retired 20 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 16 Transmission 10 Ret Retired 8 France André Simon Maserati 9 Gearbox 8 Ret Retired 2 France Jean Behra Maserati 9 Oil Leak 3 Ret Retired 22 France Robert Manzon Gordini 4 Transmission 11 DNS Did not start 34 UK Jack Fairman Connaught-Alta Engine 21 Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1955/703/ 1955 British Grand Prix formula1.com 9 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012130107/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1955/703/ 12 October 2014 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Shared drives Car #16: Mike Hawthorn (60 laps) and Eugenio Castellotti (27 laps). Car #28: Ken Wharton (50 laps) and Harry Schell (22 laps). Car #36: Tony Rolt (10 laps) and Peter Walker (9 laps). Notes This was the Formula One debut of future triple world champion Jack Brabham. This was only the second time a Ferrari (powered-car) did not finish in a points position (be it through the classification or a fastest lap). It ended a 37-race streak since the 1950 Belgian Grand Prix of a Ferrari ending a race with at least one point. Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 33 10px 2 UK Stirling Moss 22 10px 3 France Maurice Trintignant 11 1 3 10px 4 Italy Nino Farina 10 1 3 10px 5 USA 1912 Bob Sweikert 8Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1955/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1955 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References Further reading Johnston Colin A Grand, National Win: Mercedes' 1-2-3-4 at the 1955 British Grand Prix https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/stories/a-grand-national-win-mercedes-1-2-3-4-at-the-1955-british-grand-prix Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 25 October 2025 British Grand Prix 1955 1955 Dutch Grand Prix 1955 Italian Grand Prix 1954 British Grand Prix 1956 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix British Grand Prix British Grand Prix