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1955 Dutch Grand Prix

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1955 Dutch Grand Prix
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Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date 19 June 1955
Official name V Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 419.300 km (260.540 miles)
Weather Drizzly
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:40.0
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati
Time 1:40.9 on lap 3
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Mercedes
Third Maserati
Lap leaders

The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 19, 1955. It was race 5 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. 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.

This ended a 35-race streak of a Ferrari (powered car) ending on a podium since the 1950 French Grand Prix (excluding the Indianapolis 500).

Race report

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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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 8 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:40.0
2 10 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Mercedes 1:40.4 +0.4
3 12 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 1:41.1 +1.1
4 18 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 1:41.2 +1.2
5 2 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:41.5 +1.5
6 14 France Jean Behra Maserati 1:41.5 +1.5
7 16 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 1:42.1 +2.1
8 4 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 1:42.4 +2.4
9 6 Italy Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 1:42.7 +2.7
10 26 United Kingdom Peter Walker Maserati 1:44.9 +4.9
11 20 France Robert Manzon Gordini 1:46.0 +6.0
12 24 France Jacques Pollet Gordini 1:48.6 +8.6
13 28 France Louis Rosier Maserati 1:49.2 +9.2
14 22 Brazil Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 1:50.2 +10.2
15 32 United Kingdom Horace Gould Maserati 1:50.4 +10.4
16 30 Belgium Johnny Claes Ferrari 1:53.3 +13.3
Source:[1]

Race

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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 41
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:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

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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
Source: [3]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Dutch GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1955 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Netherlands 1955 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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