1955 seasonR6 · 16 July 1955 · Aintree

British Grand Prix 1955

Stirling Moss won for Mercedes. Started from P1. This race decided the championship.

Laps90PoleMossFastest lapMossDistance434.5 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 MossP2 Fangio4P3 KlingP4 Taruffi9P5 Musso12P6 HawthornP6 Castellotti23P7 SparkenP8 Macklin15P9 WhartonP9 Schell

Race results

01Stirling Mossfastest lapMercedes3:07:21.2009
02Juan Manuel FangioMercedes+0.2006
03Karl KlingMercedes+1:11.8004
04Piero TaruffiMercedes+1 lap3
05Luigi MussoMaserati+1 lap2
06Mike HawthornFerrari+3 laps
06Eugenio CastellottiFerrari
07Mike SparkenGordini+9 laps
08Lance MacklinMaserati+11 laps
09Ken WhartonVanwall+18 laps
09Harry SchellVanwall
—Maurice TrintignantFerrariOverheating
—Roberto MieresMaseratiEngine
—Jack BrabhamCooperEngine
—Kenneth McAlpineConnaughtOil pressure
—Peter CollinsMaseratiClutch
—Hermano da Silva RamosGordiniOil pressure
—Roy SalvadoriMaseratiGearbox
—Horace GouldMaseratiBrakes
—Harry SchellVanwallThrottle
—Tony RoltConnaughtTransmission
—Peter WalkerConnaughtRetired
—Leslie MarrConnaughtBrakes
—Eugenio CastellottiFerrariTransmission
—André SimonMaseratiGearbox
—Jean BehraMaseratiOil leak
—Robert ManzonGordiniTransmission
—Jack FairmanConnaughtDid not start