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1955 Belgian Grand Prix: Full Race Analysis and Statistics - F1 BoxBox

1955 Belgian Grand Prix

Spa circuit shape

The Belgian Grand Prix 1955 was the 4th round of the 1955 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on June 5th.

Juan Fangio won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Stirling Moss, and Nino Farina completing the podium.

Eugenio Castellotti started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he experienced issues with the gearbox, and had to retire on lap 16th.

Final results

1
1
Juan Fangio
Mercedes
2:39:29.0
Finished
2
1
Stirling Moss
Mercedes
+8.1
Finished
3
1
Nino Farina
Ferrari
+1:40.5
Finished
4
4
Paul Frère
Ferrari
+3:25.5
Finished
5
8
Roberto Mieres
Maserati
+1 Lap
6
4
Maurice Trintignant
Ferrari
+1 Lap
7
-
Luigi Musso
Maserati
+2 Laps
8
3
Cesare Perdisa
Maserati
+3 Laps
9
3
Louis Rosier
Maserati
+3 Laps
10
4
Karl Kling
Mercedes
Oil leak
11
10
Eugenio Castellotti
Lancia
Gearbox
12
3
Mike Hawthorn
Vanwall
Gearbox
13
8
Jean Behra
Maserati
Spun off
14
14
Johnny Claes
Maserati
Withdrew
15
15
Piero Taruffi
Ferrari
Withdrew
16
16
Harry Schell
Ferrari
Withdrew
17
8
Jean Behra
Maserati
+1 Lap
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 7 drivers out of the original 17 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Karl Kling, who had an oil leak on lap 21, Eugenio Castellotti, and Mike Hawthorn, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Jean Behra, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 3, and Johnny Claes, Piero Taruffi, and Harry Schell, all of whom withdrew.

Oil leak

  • Karl Kling
    Lap 21

Gearbox

  • Eugenio Castellotti
    Lap 16
  • Mike Hawthorn
    Lap 8

Spun off

  • Jean Behra
    Lap 3

Withdrew

  • Johnny Claes
    Lap 0
  • Piero Taruffi
    Lap 0
  • Harry Schell
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.