1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 1955 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1954 1956 thumb|Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) won his last 500cc World Championship title in 1955. The 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the seventh F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 1 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 4 September. 1955 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report 1 1 May ESP 1945 Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Circuit CHE Luigi Taveri IRL Reg Armstrong FRG Faust / Remmert Report 2 15 May FRA 1830 French Grand Prix Reims ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali ITA 1946 Duilio Agostini GBR Geoff Duke Report 3 10 June IOM Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali GBR Bill Lomas GBR Bill Lomas GBR Geoff Duke FRG Schneider / Strauß Report 4 26 June FRG German Grand Prix Nürburgring Nordschleife ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali FRG Hermann Paul Müller GBR Bill Lomas GBR Geoff Duke FRG Faust / Remmert Report 5 3 July BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps GBR Bill Lomas ITA 1946 Giuseppe Colnago FRG Noll / Cron Report 6 16 July NLD Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali CHE Luigi Taveri AUS Ken Kavanagh GBR Geoff Duke FRG Faust / Remmert Report 7 13 August NIR Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit GBR John Surtees GBR Bill Lomas GBR Bill Lomas Report 8 4 September ITA 1946 Nations Grand Prix Monza ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali GBR Dickie Dale ITA 1946 Umberto Masetti FRG Noll / Cron Report Standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Pos Rider Machine ESPESP 1945 FRAFRA MANGBR GERDEU BELBEL HOLNLD ULSUlster NACITA Pts 1 GBR Geoff Duke Gilera Ret 1 1 1 Ret 1 3 36 2 IRL Reg Armstrong Gilera 1 3 2 Ret Ret 2 2 30 3 ITA Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 3 4 3 1 19 4 ITA Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 7 5 1 Ret 4 13 5 ITA Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 2 11 3 Ret Ret 10 6 GBR Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 1 8 7 FRA Pierre Monneret Gilera 10 2 Ret 6 8 GBR John Hartle Norton 13 2 6 9 ITA Libero Liberati Gilera 2 Ret 6 10 DEU Walter Zeller BMW 2 6 11 GBR Bob McIntyre Norton 5 4 5 12 GBR Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi Ret 3 4 = AUS Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Ret 3 4 14 BEL Léon Martin Gilera 3 4 15 ITA Tito Forconi MV Agusta 6 4 Ret Ret 4 16 ITA Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi Ret 4 3 = GBR Jack Brett Norton 4 Ret 3 18 ITA Orlando Valdinoci Gilera 4 3 = NLD Drikus Veer Gilera 4 3 20 AUS Bob Brown Matchless 16 11 5 2 21 ITA Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret 14 5 2 22 NZL Peter Murphy Matchless Ret Ret Ret 5 2 23 BEL Auguste Goffin Norton Ret Ret 5 2 24 FRA Jacques Collot Norton 5 Ret 2 = ITA Nello Pagani MV Agusta 5 Ret 2 26 AUS Jack Ahearn Norton Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 1 27 ZAF 1928 Eddie Grant Matchless / Norton 14 16 6 1 28 GBR John Clark Matchless Ret 6 1 = DEU Ernst Riedelbauch BMW Ret 6 1 = GBR John Storr Norton Ret 6 1 31 BEL Firmin Dauwe Norton 6 1 = IOM Derek Ennett Matchless 6 1 33 DEU Hans-Günther Jäger Norton 7 8 0 = GBR Eric Jones Norton 8 7 0 35 CHE Florian Camathias Norton 7 Ret 0 = AUT Gerold Klinger BMW Ret 7 0 37 NLD Piet Bakker Norton 7 0 38 NZL Len Aislabie Norton 20 Ret 8 Ret 0 39 SWE Sven Andersson Norton Ret 8 Ret 0 40 GBR William Hall Norton Ret 8 0 41 FRA Marcel Beauvais Norton 8 0 = ESP 1945 Alfredo Flores Norton 8 0 = NLD Priem Rozenberg BMW 8 0 44 NIR Bob Matthews Norton 11 9 Ret 11 0 45 NZL Bill Collett Matchless 23 Ret 9 0 46 GBR Derek Powell Matchless 9 Ret 0 = GBR Percy Tait Norton Ret 9 0 48 FRA Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton 9 0 = ITA Enrico Galante Norton 9 0 = SWE Kuno Johansson Matchless 9 0 51 GBR Phil Heath Norton 14 13 10 Ret 0 52 GBR Peter Davey Norton 10 Ret 0 = DEU Ernst Hiller Matchless 10 Ret 0 = NZL Maurice Low Triumph / BSA Ret 10 0 55 ITA Artemio Cirelli Gilera 10 0 = BEL Edouard Texidor Norton 10 0 56 GBR Robin Fitton Norton Ret 11 Ret 0 = NLD Piet Knijnenburg Matchless 11 0 = ZAF 1928 Ray Travers Norton 11 0 59 NIR Malcolm Templeton Matchless 30 12 0 60 NZL John Hempleman Norton Ret 12 Ret 0 61 NIR Mike O'Rourke Norton 12 0 = DEU Hans-Joachim Scheel Norton 12 0 63 GGY Ken Tostevin Matchless Ret 13 0 64 DEU Heinz Schreiber Norton 13 0 = NLD Casper Swart Norton 13 0 66 GBR Angus Martin Norton 40 14 0 67 GBR Peter Davey Norton 14 0 68 GBR Arthur Wheeler Matchless 17 15 Ret 0 69 GBR Harry Pearce Matchless 15 0 = DEU Karl-Heinz Scheifel Norton 15 0 = NLD Gerrit Ten Kate Norton 15 0 = NIR Harry Turner Norton 15 0 73 GBR Ralph Rensen Norton 33 16 0 74 NZL Frederick Cook Matchless 18 17 Ret Ret 0 75 NIR Ernie Oliver Norton 17 0 76 NIR Dick Knox Norton 18 0 77 GBR Robert King Norton Ret 19 0 78 GBR John Denton Norton 19 0 79 GBR Ken Swallow Matchless 43 20 0 80 IOM George Costain Norton 21 0 = NIR Jimmy Hayes AJS 21 0 82 GBR Roy Evans Matchless 22 0 = CAN 1921 Ivor Lloyd Norton 22 0 84 GBR Geoff Read Norton 24 0 85 GBR Dave Chadwick Norton 25 Ret 0 86 Wales Frank Perris Matchless 26 Ret 0 87 GBR Eric Pantilin Norton 27 0 88 GBR Albert Moule BSA 28 0 89 GBR John Surtees Norton 29 Ret Ret 0 90 GBR Bob Rowbottom Norton 31 0 91 GBR George Catlin Norton 32 0 92 GBR Philip Palmer BSA 34 0 93 GBR Ken Tully Norton 35 0 94 GBR Terry Shepherd Norton 36 0 95 GBR Jack Bailey Norton 37 0 96 GBR Bill Beevers Norton 38 0 97 GBR Bill Roberton Norton 39 0 98 GBR Joe Glazebrook Norton 41 0 99 GBR Ray Fay BSA 42 0 100 Ceylon 1951 Ralph Wijesinghe BSA 44 0 101 GBR Walter Hancock BSA 45 0 102 GBR Willie Wilshere Norton 46 0 103 GBR Frank Norris Norton 47 0 – GBR Tony McAlpine BMW Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 – AUS Keith Campbell Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 – NZL Chris Stormont BSA Ret Ret Ret 0 – MAR Francis Flahaut Norton Ret Ret 0 – SWE Ulf Gate Matchless Ret Ret 0 – CHE Hans Haldemann Norton Ret Ret 0 – AUS Dick Thomson Matchless Ret Ret 0 – GBR Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – ESP 1945 Fernando Aranda Norton Ret 0 – DEU Bruno Böhrer Horex Ret 0 – ITA Paolo Campanelli Gilera Ret 0 – GBR Roly Capner BSA Ret 0 – GBR Louis Carr Norton Ret 0 – NIR Louis Carter Norton Ret 0 – NIR Phil Carter Matchless Ret 0 – GBR Eric Cheers Matchless Ret 0 – ITA Franco Chinelli Gilera Ret 0 – ESP 1945 Javier de Ortueta Norton Ret 0 – Ceylon 1951 Rally Dean Norton Ret 0 – GBR Stanley Dibben Norton Ret 0 – NLD Anton Elbersen Norton Ret 0 – ITA Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera Ret 0 – ITA Luigi Folconi Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – NIR Bob Ferguson AJS Ret 0 – GBR Jack Forrest BMW Ret 0 – IOM Frank Fox Norton Ret 0 – ITA Martino Giani Gilera Ret 0 – ESP 1945 Francisco González Norton Ret 0 – GIB John Grace Norton Ret 0 – ITA Francesco Guglielminetti Norton Ret 0 – NIR Wilf Herron Norton Ret 0 – GBR Eric Houseley Matchless Ret 0 – GBR Roy Ingram Norton Ret 0 – GBR Arnold Jones Matchless Ret 0 – FIN Harald Karlsson Norton Ret 0 – DEU Rudolf Knees Norton Ret 0 – GBR George Leigh Norton Ret 0 – NIR Robert McCracken Triumph Ret 0 – GBR George Northwood BSA Ret 0 – BEL Pierre Nicholas Norton Ret 0 – GBR Tony Ovens Norton Ret 0 – GBR Harry Plews Norton Ret 0 – AUS Maurice Quincey Norton Ret 0 – CAN 1921 Gerald Robarts Norton Ret 0 – IRL Michael Roche Norton Ret 0 – GBR Charlie Salt BSA Ret 0 – GBR George Salt Matchless Ret 0 – IRL W. Stewart Norton Ret 0 – NLD Martinus van Son Norton Ret 0 – IRL John Williamson Norton Ret 0 – IOM Jackie Wood Norton Ret 0 – DEU Erich Wünsche Norton Ret 0 – DEU Georg Braun HorexDNS 0 – AUS Allen Burt MatchlessDNS 0 – ARG Ricardo Galvagni Norton DNS 0 – FIN Sakari Järvimaa MatchlessDNS 0 – ARG Armando Poggi Norton DNS 0 – Ceylon 1951 R. Siriwardena NortonDNS 0 – NIR W.H. Spence NortonDNS 0 – GBR Des Wright BSADNS 0 Pos Rider Bike ESPESP 1945 FRAFRA MANGBR GERDEU BELBEL HOLNLD ULSUlster NACITA PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 350cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 GBR Bill Lomas 72 United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 32 4 2 GBR Dickie Dale United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 18 1 3 FRG August Hobl Germany DKW 17 0 4 AUS Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 14 1 5 GBR Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 13 0 6 GBR John Surtees United Kingdom Norton 11 0 7 ITA Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 8 1 8 GBR Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Norton 8 0 9 GBR John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 7 0 10 ITA Roberto Colombo Italy Moto Guzzi 7 0 11 AUS Keith Campbell Australia Norton 4 0 12 ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0 = BEL Auguste Goffin Belgium Velocette 3 0 14 NZL Peter Murphy New Zealand AJS 3 0 = FRG Karl Hofmann Germany DKW 3 0 16 AUS Maurice Quincey Australia Norton 2 0 17 NLD Hans Bartl Netherlands DKW 2 0 18 FRA Jacques Collot France Norton 1 0 250cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 FRG Hermann Paul Müller Germany NSU 16 1 2 GBR Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 14 0 3 GBR Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 13 1 4 CHE Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 11 1 5 ITA Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 11 0 6 GBR Sammy Miller United Kingdom NSU 10 0 7 GBR John Surtees United Kingdom NSU 8 1 = ITA Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 8 1 9 FRG Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU 6 0 = FRG Wolfgang Brandt Germany NSU 6 0 11 GBR Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 6 0 12 ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0 13 GBR Dave Chadwick United Kingdom RD Special 2 0 14 GBR Bill Webster United Kingdom Velocette 1 0 = FRG Helmut Hallmeier Germany NSU 1 0 125cc Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP 1945 FRAFRA MANGBR GERDEU NEDNLD NATITA Pts 1 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 3 1 1F 1F 1 1F 32 (44) 2 CHE Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 1 2 2 2 NCF 26 3 ITA Remo Venturi MV Agusta 3 2 2 16 4 ITA Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial 4 3 3 11 5 ITA Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 5 5 3 8 6 ITA Romolo Ferri Mondial 2F 6F 7 7 GBR Bill Webster MV Agusta 5 4 5 8 AUT Rudolf Grimas Mondial 3 4 9 ITA Tarquinio Provini Mondial 4 3 9 GBR Bill Lomas MV Agusta 4 3 9 FRG Karl Lottes MV Agusta 4 3 9 FRG August Hobl DKW 4 3 13 GDR Bernhard Petruschke IFA 5 2 13 FRG Willi Scheidhauer MV Agusta 5 2 13 FRG Sigfried Wünsche DKW 5 2 16 ESP 1945 Marcelo Cama Montesa 6 1 16 GBR Ross Porter MV Agusta 6 1 16 GDR Erhard Krumpholz IFA 6 1 16 FRG Erich Wünsche MV Agusta 6 1 16 ITA Paolo Campanelli Mondial 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP 1945 FRAFRA MANGBR GERDEU NEDNLD NATITA Pts Constructors' standings Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Pos. Constructor ESPESP 1945 FRAFRA MANGBR GERDEU NEDNLD NATITA Pts 1 ITA MV Agusta 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 (48) 2 ITA Mondial 2 3 3 3 6 18 (19) 3 FRG DKW 4 3 4 GDR IFA 5 2 5 ESP 1945 Montesa 6 1 Pos. Constructor ESPESP 1945 FRAFRA MANGBR GERDEU NEDNLD NATITA Pts References Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide Lightweight class 22–24 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024 Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1955/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-06 2012-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120918192621/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1955/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle racing season