45th GP – Belgium 1955

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert
4	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [03]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert
6	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert
8	-	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert
10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 08]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental
12	Karl Kling	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 05]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental
14	Stirling Moss	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 10]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental
20	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2516]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
22	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
24	Roberto Mieres	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2515]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
26	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2502/11/12]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
28	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli
30	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50 [0003]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli
32	-	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli
38	Johnny Claes	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop
40	Mike Hawthorn	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW 55 [VW1]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli
Ferrari took 4 cars and 4 drivers to Belgium, Farina, Trintignant, Frère and Schell. Schell participated in practice and could replace Trintignant as there were doubts whether he would be physically fit to participate in the event, so much so that he missed the first day of testing. If he was faster, he would take over #4, which did not materialize and Schell remained as a reserve. The fourth car was an old Model 625, which was only used in practice. It was speculated that the #8 would be for Taruffi, but he did not attend the event (In Belgium, the cars were given an odd number in practice and only received the final numbers on the eve of the race, so the #8 was never used) . The entry system was by invitation, and Amedée Gordini was asked to fill in #16 and #18 with Manzon and Bayol, but as the old T16s would have no chance at Spa, he declined the invitation. The #30, 32 and 34 were to be occupied by Lancia, with Ascari, Villoresi and Castellotti. With Ascari’s death shortly before the event in private tests, and also due to financial problems, the team withdrew from competition, so only Castellotti competed after convincing the team to give him a car, as a way of honoring Ascari. He ended up going to the event with two cars and a reserve driver, Roberto Piodi.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes W196R [196-000 08]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:18.700
2	14	Stirling Moss	Mercedes W196R [196-000 10]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:24.100
3	3	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:27.100
4	37	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia D50 [0002]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	04:30.500
5	7	Paul Frère	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:30.700
6	41	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall VW 55 [VW1]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	04:36.000
7	9	Harry Schell	Ferrari 625 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:43.700
8	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes W196R [196-000 05]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	35	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia D50 [0003]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	04:18.100
2	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes W196R [196-000 08]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:18.600
3	14	Stirling Moss	Mercedes W196R [196-000 10]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:19.200
4	3	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:20.900
5	20	Jean Behra	Maserati 250F [2516]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:23.600
6	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes W196R [196-000 05]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:24.000
7	22	Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:26.400
8	7	Paul Frère	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:29.700
9	41	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall VW 55 [VW1]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	04:33.100
10	5	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 555 [03]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:33.200
11	9	Harry Schell	Ferrari 625 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:41.000
12	26	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati 250F [2502/11/12]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:50.400
13	29	Louis Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:54.700
14	T	John Fitch	Mercedes W196R [196-000 14]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes W196R [196-000 08]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:53.100
2	35	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia D50 [0003]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	04:53.400
3	14	Stirling Moss	Mercedes W196R [196-000 10]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:55.200
4	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes W196R [196-000 05]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:57.300
5	7	Paul Frère	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	05:02.100
6	20	Jean Behra	Maserati 250F [2516]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	05:02.900
7	22	Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	05:05.600
8	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati 250F [2515]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	05:09.000
9	9	Harry Schell	Ferrari 625 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	05:10.500
10	T	Rudolf Uhlenhaut	Mercedes W196R [196-000 14]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	05:12.000
11	5	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 555 [03]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	05:19.800
12	T	John Fitch	Mercedes W196R [196-000 14]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	05:20.600
13	3	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	05:22.000
14	26	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati 250F [2502/11/12]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	05:42.000
15	29	Louis Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	06:09.000

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	35	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia D50 [0003]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	04:18.100	0
2	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes W196R [196-000 08]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:18.600	0
3	14	Stirling Moss	Mercedes W196R [196-000 10]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:19.200	0
4	3	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:20.900	0
5	20	Jean Behra	Maserati 250F [2516]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:23.600	0
6	12	Karl Kling	Mercedes W196R [196-000 05]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	04:24.000	0
7	22	Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:26.400	0
8	7	Paul Frère	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:29.700	0
9	41	Mike Hawthorn	Vanwall VW 55 [VW1]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	04:33.100	0
10	5	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 555 [03]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	04:33.200	0
11	26	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati 250F [2502/11/12]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:50.400	0
12	29	Louis Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	04:54.700	0
13	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati 250F [2515]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	05:09.000	0
DNQ	38	Johnny Claes	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop		0
To avoid the printing of pirated programs, a system was used in which the cars participated in practice using an alternative numbering, and the definitive numbering was done only on the eve of the race. Claes had engine problems and therefore did not qualify.

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Official Name	Grand Prix de Belgique Automobile 1955
Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps
Date	June 5
Pole	Eugenio Castellotti
Fastest Lap	Juan Manuel Fangio 04:20.600
Podium	1st Juan Manuel Fangio (36) , 2nd Stirling Moss, 3rd Giuseppe Farina
GP Number	45
Round	4
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Indianapolis 500 May 30
Next race	Grote Prijs van Nederland June 19

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	10	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 08]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	02:39:29.000	36	04:20.600	36	2	9
2	14	Stirling Moss	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 10]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	02:39:37.100	36		0	3	6
3	2	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	02:41:09.500	36		0	4	4
4	6	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	02:42:54.500	36		0	8	3
5	24	Jean Behra Roberto Mieres	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2515]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+1 lap	25 10		0 0	13	1 1
6	4	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [03]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	+1 lap	35		0	10	0
7	22	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2501]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+2 laps	34		0	7	0
8	26	Cesare Perdisa	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2502/11/12]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+3 laps	33		0	11	0
9	28	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	+3 laps	33		0	12	0
DNF	12	Karl Kling	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 05]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	Oil leak	21		0	6	0
DNF	30	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50 [0003]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	Gearbox	16		0	1	0
DNF	40	Mike Hawthorn	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW 55 [VW1]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	Gearbox	8		0	9	0
DNF	20	Jean Behra	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F [2516]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Spun off	3		0	5	0
DNS	38	Johnny Claes	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Dunlop	Engine	0		0		0
T	3	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	5	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [03]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	7	Paul Frère	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555 [01]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	9	Harry Schell	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625 [02]	Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	Englebert	Practice	0		0		0
T	29	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Maserati 250F [2506]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	35	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50 [0003]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	37	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D50 [0002]	Lancia D50 V8 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	41	Mike Hawthorn	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW 55 [VW1]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
T	T	John Fitch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 14]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	Practice	0		0		0
T	T	Rudolf Uhlenhaut	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes W196R [196-000 14]	Mercedes M196 L8 2.5	Continental	Practice	0		0		0
Jean Behra retired with his #20 Maserati and took the wheel of Mieres’ #24 Maserati. They shared the points for the 5th place.

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Formula 1 1955 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	19
2	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	11.33
3	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	10.33
4	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	8
5	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	7
6	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	6
7	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	4
8	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	3
9	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	3
10	Jean Behra	Maserati	3
11	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	3
12	Paul Frère	Ferrari	3
13	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	3
14	José Froilán González	Ferrari	2
15	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	2
16	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2
17	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	1.33
18	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	1
19	Karl Kling	Mercedes	1
20	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft	1
21	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	1
22	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1