1955 Dutch Grand Prix

Netherlands  1955 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 7 in the 1955 Formula One season

Zandvoort original layout
Date 19 June 1955
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 419.3 km (260.5 mi)
Weather Drizzly
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:40.0
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati
Time 1:48.3
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Maserati

The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 19, 1955. It was the fifth round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship. The 100-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Maserati driver Luigi Musso came in third.

Race report

Despite a track made slippery by continuous drizzle, the record crowd was treated to some outstanding driving as the masters slid their machines through the sand-dunes. Fangio and Moss again took up the lead with Musso's Maserati in pursuit. Kling and Behra were chasing furiously until the German spun into the sand and retired. Mieres then took up the challenge, passing Behra and closing the gap.

However, Musso was too far ahead and was even catching the Mercedes pair who were having to go at full pelt to keep ahead. It was only when he spun off and dropped back that they could relax slightly.

It was another impressive 1-2 for them, despite Moss sustaining a smoking engine late on in the race. Musso had given them a hard challenge and Fangio was the first to congratulate him on his podium finish.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 100 2:54:23.8 1 8
2 10 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Mercedes 100 +0.3 2 6
3 18 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 100 +57.1 4 4
4 16 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 99 +1 Lap 7 4
5 6 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 97 +3 Laps 9 2
6 14 France Jean Behra Maserati 97 +3 Laps 6
7 2 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 95 +5 Laps 5
8 22 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 92 +8 Laps 14
9 28 France Louis Rosier Maserati 92 +8 Laps 13
10 24 France Jacques Pollet Gordini 90 +10 Laps 12
11 30 Belgium Johnny Claes Ferrari 88 +12 Laps 16
Ret 4 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 65 Gearbox 8
Ret 20 France Robert Manzon Gordini 44 Transmission 11
Ret 32 United Kingdom Horace Gould Maserati 23 Spun Off 15
Ret 12 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 21 Spun Off 3
Ret 26 United Kingdom Peter Walker Maserati 2 Wheel Bearing 10
Source:[1]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 27
3 2 United Kingdom Stirling Moss 13
1 3 France Maurice Trintignant 11 13
1 4 Italy Nino Farina 10 13
1 5 United States Bob Sweikert 8

References

  1. "1955 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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