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Belgian Grand Prix

1955 Belgian Grand Prix

Round 4 of 7Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, SpaJun 5 195536 laps

Podium

MOSMercedes
2
FANMercedes
1
FARFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerFAN2:39:29.000 from P2
PoleCAS4:18.100
Fastest lapFAN4:20.600 on lap 18
Finishers10 / 17classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1FANJuan Manuel FangioMercedes2▲1362:39:29.00094:20.600
2MOSStirling MossMercedes3▲136+8.100s6–
3FARNino FarinaFerrari4▲136+100.500s4–
4FREPaul FrèreFerrari8▲436+205.500s3–
5MIERoberto MieresMaserati13▲835+1 lap1–
6BEHJean BehraMaserati–0+36 laps1–
7TRIMaurice TrintignantFerrari10▲335+1 lap–
8MUSLuigi MussoMaserati7▼134+2 laps–
9PERCesare PerdisaMaserati11▲233+3 laps–
10ROSLouis RosierMaserati12▲233+3 laps–
DNFKLIKarl KlingMercedes621Oil leak–
DNFCASEugenio CastellottiLancia116Gearbox–
DNFHAWMike HawthornVanwall98Gearbox–
DNFBEHJean BehraMaserati53Spun off–
DNSCLAJohnny ClaesMaserati–0Engine–
DNSTARPiero TaruffiFerrari–0Did not start–
DNSSCHHarry SchellFerrari–0Did not start–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1CASEugenio CastellottiLancia4:18.100
2FANJuan Manuel FangioMercedes4:18.600+0.500s
3MOSStirling MossMercedes4:19.200+1.100s
4FARNino FarinaFerrari4:20.900+2.800s
5BEHJean BehraMaserati4:23.600+5.500s
6KLIKarl KlingMercedes4:24.000+5.900s
7MUSLuigi MussoMaserati4:26.400+8.300s
8FREPaul FrèreFerrari4:29.700+11.600s
9HAWMike HawthornVanwall4:33.000+14.900s
10TRIMaurice TrintignantFerrari4:33.200+15.100s
11PERCesare PerdisaMaserati4:50.900+32.800s
12ROSLouis RosierMaserati4:55.400+37.300s
13MIERoberto MieresMaserati5:09.000+50.900s

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1955. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1954Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
1953Alberto AscariFerrari
1952Alberto AscariFerrari
1951Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo
1950Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo

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