1955 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

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1955 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

Race Name - R.A.C. British Grand Prix
Date - 7/16/1955
Race Track - Aintree Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 90
Pole Winner Stirling Moss
Average Race Speed - 139.158 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Stirling Moss
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Stirling Moss	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes W196	Mercedes 2.5 L8
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes W196	Mercedes 2.5 L8
3	4	Karl Kling	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes W196	Mercedes 2.5 L8
4	5	Piero Taruffi	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes W196	Mercedes 2.5 L8
5	9	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
6	12	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 106
7	23	Mike Sparken	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.5 L6
8	16	Lance Macklin	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
9	15	Ken Wharton	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
10	13	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 106
11	6	Roberto Mires	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
12	25	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T40	Bristol 2.0 L6
13	17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5
14	24	Peter Collins	Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
15	18	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.5 L6
16	20	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering Ltd	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
17	22	Horace Gould	Goulds Garage (Bristol)	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
18	7	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd	Vanwall	Vanwall 2.5 L4
19	14	Tony Rolt	Rob Walker Racing Team	Connaught B	Alta 1.5
20	19	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught B	Alta 1.5
21	10	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 106
22	8	Andr Simon	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
23	3	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati 2.5 L6
24	11	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.5 L6
25	21	Jack Fairman	Connaught Engineering	Connaught B	Alta 1.5