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Grand Prix d’Albi – 1955

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
2 France André Simon
André Simon Italy Maserati 250F [2505] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
4 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
6 Great Britain Lance Macklin
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
8 France Robert Manzon
Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 -
10 France Jacques Pollet
Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 -
12 France Élie Bayol
Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 -
14 Thailand Prince Bira
Prince Birabongse Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
16 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Giorgio Scarlatti Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 -
18 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
20 France Pierre Levegh
P. Levegh Italy Ferrari 625 [54-1] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 -
22 Great Britain Horace Gould
Prince Birabongse Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
24 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
E. N. Whiteaway Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 France André Simon
Italy Maserati 250F [2505] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 01:18.100 0
2 8 France Robert Manzon
France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - 01:18.200 0
3 4 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 01:18.400 0
4 12 France Élie Bayol
France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - 01:18.500 0
5 6 Great Britain Lance Macklin
Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 01:19.800 0
6 10 France Jacques Pollet
France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - 01:20.900 0
7 22 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 01:20.900 0
8 20 France Pierre Levegh
Italy Ferrari 625 [54-1] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 - 01:23.200 0
9 18 Great Britain Michael Young
Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 01:24.400 0
10 24 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 - 01:27.300 0
11 16 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 - 01:27.900 0

Official NameXVII Grand Prix d’Albi
CircuitAlbi
DateMay 29
PoleAndré Simon 01:18.100
Fastest LapAndré Simon 01:17.100
Podium1st André Simon, 2nd Louis Rosier, 3rd Horace Gould
Prev race Gran Premio di Napoli May 8
Next race Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race May 30

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 2 France André Simon
André Simon Italy Maserati 250F [2505] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 02:23:22.100 105
01:17.100
1
0
2 4 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +1 lap 104

3
0
3 22 Great Britain Horace Gould
Prince Birabongse Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +2 laps 103

7
0
4 10 France Jacques Pollet
Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - +3 laps 102

6
0
5 20 France Pierre Levegh
P. Levegh Italy Ferrari 625 [54-1] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 - +4 laps 101

8
0
6 16 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti
Giorgio Scarlatti Italy Ferrari 500 [0210-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 - +27 laps 78

11
0
DNF 12 France Élie Bayol
Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [35] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - Suspension 68

4
0
DNF 8 France Robert Manzon
Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T23 L6 2.5 - Transmission 50

2
0
DNF 6 Great Britain Lance Macklin
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Water leak 36

5
0
DNF 24 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
E. N. Whiteaway Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 - Engine 17

10
0
DNF 18 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Accident 12

9
0
T 22 France André Simon
Prince Birabongse Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Practice 0


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DNA 14 Thailand Prince Bira
Prince Birabongse Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Sick 0


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Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1955 XVII Grand Prix d’Albi Albi May 29 France André Simon
Italy Maserati 105
02:23:22.100 F1EC
1953 XVe. Grand Prix d’Albi Albi May 31 France Louis Rosier
Italy Ferrari 18
00:56:36.800 F1EC
1952 XIV Grand Prix d’Albi Albi June 1 France Louis Rosier
Italy Ferrari 34
01:50:39.000 F1EC
1951 XIII Grand Prix d’Albi Albi August 5 France Maurice Trintignant
France Simca Gordini 34
01:51:23.100 F1EC
1950 XIIme Grand Prix International Automobile d’Albi Albi July 16 France Louis Rosier
France Talbot-Lago 34
01:53:08.600 F1EC
1949 XIe Grand Prix International Automobile d’Albi Albi July 10 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Maserati 34
01:54:38.600 GP
1948 Xeme Grand Prix Automobile International d’Albi Albi August 29 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Maserati 34
01:52:57.900 GP
1947 IXme Grand Prix Automobile International d’Albi Albi July 13 France Louis Rosier
France Talbot-Lago 40
02:29:48.700 GP
1946 8me Grand Prix d’Albi Albi July 14 Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Italy Maserati 32
01:55:45.600 GP
1934 II Grand Prix de l’Albigeois Albi July 22 Great Britain Buddy Featherstonhaugh
Italy Maserati 30
01:52:03.200 GP
1933 I Grand Prix de l’Albigeois Albi August 27 Switzerland Louis Braillard
France Bugatti 22
01:25:19.600 GP

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 France Louis Rosier 8 4 2 2 8 0 1 4.3 1.8 0
2 France Maurice Trintignant 5 1 0 2 3 1 1 5.4 4.4 0
3 Great Britain Buddy Featherstonhaugh 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 1.0 0
4 Italy Tazio Nuvolari 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.0 0
5 France André Simon 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2.0 2.5 0
6 Switzerland Louis Braillard 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.5 8.0 0
7 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 1.0 8.3 0
8 Italy Luigi Villoresi 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 8.3 10.0 0
9 Argentina José Froilán González 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 4.3 6.0 0
10 Great Britain Hugh Hamilton 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.0 2.0 0
11 United States Whitney Straight 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 2.0 0
12 Brazil Chico Landi 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.0 5.5 0
13 France Henri Louveau 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 5.3 11.3 0
14 France Philippe Étancelin 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.8 11.0 0
15 Thailand Prince Bira 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.5 10.5 0
16 France Raymond Sommer 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 3.2 7.0 0
17 Great Britain Horace Gould 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 3.0 0
18 Monaco Louis Chiron 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 6.5 0
19 France Pierre Veyron 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.5 5.0 0
20 France Charles Pozzi 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.0 8.5 0
21 France Benoit Falchetto 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.5 7.0 0
22 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.5 13.3 0
23 France Raph (Georges Raphaël) 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.5 9.8 0
24 France René Bonnet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 15.0 0
25 France Robert Brunet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 6.0 0
26 Italy Ferdinando Righetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 4.0 0
27 Belgium André Pilette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 15.0 0
28 France Marius Porta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0 11.0 0
29 Belgium Charles de Tornaco 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 8.0 0
30 France Laurens Cousinié 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
31 France Robert Mazaud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 14.0 0
32 Argentina Benedicto Campos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 11.0 0
33 France Marcel Jacob 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
34 France Roger Loyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 4.0 0
35 Switzerland Ciro Basadonna 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.0 0
36 Great Britain David Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 8.0 0
37 Argentina Roberto Mieres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 4.0 0
38 Switzerland Toni Branca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 18.0 0
39 Argentina Alberto Crespo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 4.0 0
40 Great Britain Roger Wormser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
41 France Guy Mairesse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5.0 0
42 France Clément-Auguste Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 13.0 0
43 France Charles de Cortanze 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 7.0 0
44 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 10.0 0
45 Spain Salvador Fábregas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 21.0 0
46 Great Britain Duncan Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16.0 0
47 France Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 21.0 0
48 Belgium Roger Laurent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 7.0 0
49 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 6.0 0
50 France Jean Cattaneo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 7.0 0
51 France Edmond Mouche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 13.0 0
52 France Jacques Pollet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 4.0 0
53 Chile Juan Zanelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 5.0 0
54 Great Britain Ken Wharton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.0 9.0 0
55 France Georges Grignard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 13.0 0
56 Poland Stanislas Czaykowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 7.0 0
57 Italy Dorino Serafini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 10.0 0
58 United States Tom Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 7.0 0
59 France Jean Delorme 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
60 Italy Eugenio Minetti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 5.0 0
61 Italy Luigi Platé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
62 Switzerland Richard Ramseyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.0 0
63 Switzerland Rudolf Fischer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 6.0 0
64 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
65 France André Delmo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 14.0 0
66 Great Britain Michael Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 11.0 0
67 France Jean Rolland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 12.0 0
68 Great Britain Bobbie Baird 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 22.0 0
69 France Robert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 12.0 0
70 France Michel Roumani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 10.0 0
71 Spain Juan Jover 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 20.0 0
72 Italy Giovanni de Riu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
73 Great Britain Ian Connell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 19.0 0
74 France Robert Blondiaux 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 8.0 0
75 Spain Francisco Godia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 6.0 0
76 Great Britain John Lyons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
77 Great Britain David Hampshire 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 13.0 0
78 France Jean Behra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 8.0 0
79 Italy Nello Pagani 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.5 12.5 0
80 Spain Genaro Léoz-Abad 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.5 0
81 France Jean Achard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.5 11.0 0
82 France Eugène Chaboud 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 6.5 0
83 Great Britain Fred Ashmore 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0 17.5 0
84 Great Britain Peter Whitehead 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 5.0 0
85 France Igor Troubetskoy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 18.5 0
86 Great Britain Lance Macklin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 8.5 0
87 France Pierre Meyrat 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 9.5 0
88 France Élie Bayol 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 9.5 0
89 Italy Franco Comotti 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 9.3 0
90 Italy Alberto Ascari 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 11.0 0
91 France Robert Manzon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.3 8.3 0
92 Great Britain Reg Parnell 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12.0 15.7 0
93 Italy Giuseppe Farina 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 11.3 0
94 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 9.7 0
95 Belgium Johnny Claes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.3 8.8 0
96 United States Harry Schell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 15.8 0
97 Great Britain Leslie Brooke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 10.3 0
98 France Pierre Levegh 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.4 7.4 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Maserati 11 5 6 2 7 8 8 7.8 9.6 0
2 France Talbot-Lago 7 2 2 4 6 0 0 7.4 9.2 0
3 Italy Ferrari 6 2 1 0 2 0 1 8.6 8.3 0
4 France Simca Gordini 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 7.3 8.5 0
5 France Bugatti 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 6.6 7.3 0
6 Great Britain BRM 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 3.0 9.2 0
7 France Delahaye 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.2 8.2 0
8 France Gordini 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.6 7.1 0
9 Italy Cisitalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.6 10.1 0
10 Great Britain Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 6.0 0
11 Great Britain Emeryson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 22.0 0
12 France DB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 15.0 0
13 Italy Osca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 12.0 0
14 France Darl’Mat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 7.0 0
15 Italy Platé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
16 France Delage 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.0 0
17 Great Britain HWM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 9.0 0
18 Italy Alfa Romeo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 5.0 0
19 Great Britain Connaught 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.7 10.0 0
20 Great Britain ERA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.8 15.0 0

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Tags: 1955 EC, Albi, André Simon, Ecurie Rosier, Grand Prix d’Albi, Maserati, Maserati 250F

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