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1955 British Grand Prix
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Results from the 1955 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Aintree on July 16, 1955.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Stirling Moss |
Mercedes | 90 | 3:07.21.2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Mercedes | 90 | +0.2 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 |  Karl Kling |
Mercedes | 90 | +71.8 secs | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 50 |  Piero Taruffi |
Mercedes | 89 | +1 Lap | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Luigi Musso |
Maserati | 89 | +1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 87 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| Shr | 16 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | ||||
| 7 | 26 |  Mike Sparken |
Gordini | 81 | +9 Laps | 23 | |
| 8 | 46 | Lance Macklin |
Maserati | 79 | +11 Laps | 16 | |
| 9 | 28 | Ken Wharton |
Vanwall | 72 | +18 Laps | 15 | |
| Shr | 28 |  Harry Schell |
Vanwall | ||||
| Ret | 18 | Maurice Trintignant |
Ferrari | 59 | Overheating | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Roberto Mieres |
Maserati | 47 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 40 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Bristol | 30 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine |
Connaught-Alta | 30 | Oil Pressure | 17 | |
| Ret | 44 | Peter Collins |
Maserati | 28 | Clutch | 24 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Hernando da Silva Ramos |
Gordini | 26 | Oil Pressure | 18 | |
| Ret | 44 | Roy Salvadori |
Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 48 | Horace Gould |
Maserati | 22 | Brakes | 22 | |
| Ret | 30 | Harry Schell |
Vanwall | 20 | Throttle | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Tony Rolt |
Connaught-Alta | 19 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Shr | 36 | Peter Walker |
Connaught-Alta | ||||
| Ret | 38 | Leslie Marr |
Connaught-Alta | 18 | Brakes | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 16 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 8 | André Simon |
Maserati | 9 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jean Behra |
Maserati | 9 | Oil Leak | 3 | |
| Ret | 22 | Robert Manzon |
Gordini | 4 | Transmission | 11 | |
| DNS | 34 | Jack Fairman |
Connaught-Alta | Engine | 21 |
- Pole position: Stirling Moss - 2:00.4 (first career pole)
- Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss - 2:00.4
- Lap Leaders:
- Juan Manuel Fangio 10 laps (1-2 and 18-25)
- Stirling Moss 80 laps (3-17 and 26-90)
- 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).
- Grand Prix debut for Jack Brabham. Only Grand Prix appearance for Mike Sparken.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Lance Macklin, Leslie Marr, Kenneth McAlpine, Tony Rolt, and Peter Walker.
- Career Firsts: Stirling Moss (win).
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