1955 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 16 Jul 1955
- Circuit
- Aintree, Liverpool, UK
- Round
- 6 of 7
- Winner
- Stirling Moss (Mercedes)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 90 | 3:07:21.2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 2 | 90 | +0.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 4 | 90 | +1:11.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 5 | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 9 | 89 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 12 | 87 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 12 | 87 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 23 | 81 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 46 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 16 | 79 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 15 | 72 | +18 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 28 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 15 | 72 | +18 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 13 | 59 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 6 | 47 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 25 | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | 30 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 42 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 24 | 28 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 18 | 26 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 20 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 22 | 22 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 7 | 20 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Tony Rolt | Connaught | 14 | 19 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Peter Walker | Connaught | 14 | 19 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught | 19 | 18 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 10 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 8 | André Simon | Maserati | 8 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 3 | 9 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 11 | 4 | Transmission | 0 | |
| W | 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 22 |
| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 1 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | 0 | 10.3 | |
| 5 | Bob Sweikert | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Jimmy Davies | 0 | 4 |