1955 Season - Round 6 - 1955-07-16
Stirling Moss won the 1955 British Grand Prix from pole position, leading Juan Fangio (Mercedes) and Karl Kling (Mercedes) home for Mercedes.
Mike Sparken (Gordini) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
28 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1955 British Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Piero Taruffi |
| Mercedes |
| 5 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 23 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 16 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 15 | +18 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 15 | +18 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 13 | Overheating | 0 |
| 11 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 14 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 24 | Clutch | 0 |
| 15 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 18 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 16 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 22 | Brakes | 0 |
| 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 7 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Peter Walker | Connaught | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| 19 | Tony Rolt | Connaught | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Leslie Marr | Connaught | 19 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 22 | André Simon | Maserati | 8 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 3 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 24 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 11 | Transmission | 0 |
| 25 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | Engine | 0 |