The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 19, 1955. It was race 5 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers.

The 100-lap race took place the weekend after the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which over 80 people perished, among them Mercedes driver Pierre Levegh while Juan Manuel Fangio narrowly escaped. The remaining two Mercedes 300 SLR were withdrawn during the night while in the lead. In Zandvoort, Mercedes came back with three F1 cars which dominated practise, qualified for the first row, and scored another 1-2 Mercedes win.

The Lancia team remained absent, having retired after the fatal crash of Ascari. The GP was won by Fangio after he started from pole position ahead of his teammate Stirling Moss while Karl Kling, a second slower in practise, could not keep up with the leaders and spun off on the slippery track. Maserati driver Luigi Musso came in third, which ended a 35-race streak of a Ferrari ending on a World Championship Grand Prix podium since the 1950 French Grand Prix (excluding the Indianapolis 500 that was part of the WC calendar).

Race report

Despite a track made slippery by continuous drizzle, the record crowd was treated to some outstanding driving as the masters slid their machines through the sand-dunes. Fangio and Moss again took up the lead with Musso's Maserati in pursuit. Kling and Behra were chasing furiously until the German spun into the sand and retired. Behra still suffered from leg injuries sustained during practice in Le Mans when he got hit by a car in the pits, preventing him from taking part in the 24h. He was passed by Mieres who took up the challenge to close the gap. However, Musso was too far ahead and was even catching the Mercedes pair who were having to go at full pelt to keep ahead. It was only when he spun off and dropped back that they could relax slightly.

It was another impressive 1-2 for them, despite Moss sustaining a smoking engine late on in the race. Musso had given them a hard challenge and Fangio was the first to congratulate him on his podium finish.

Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre Scuderia Ferrari2 Mike HawthornFerrari 555Ferrari 555 2.5 L44 Maurice Trintignant6 Eugenio Castellotti Daimler Benz AG8 Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L810 Stirling Moss12 Karl Kling Officine Alfieri Maserati14 Jean BehraMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L616 Roberto Mieres18 Luigi Musso Equipe Gordini20 Robert ManzonGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L622 Hermano da Silva Ramos24 Jacques Pollet Stirling Moss Ltd26 Peter WalkerMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Ecurie Rosier28 Louis Rosier Equipe Nationale Belge30 Johnny ClaesFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Gould's Garage (Bristol)32 Horace GouldMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6

Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:40.0—2 10 Stirling Moss Mercedes 1:40.4 +0.43 12 Karl Kling Mercedes 1:41.1 +1.14 18 Luigi Musso Maserati 1:41.2 +1.25 2 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:41.5 +1.56 14 Jean Behra Maserati 1:41.5 +1.57 16 Roberto Mieres Maserati 1:42.1 +2.18 4 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 1:42.4 +2.49 6 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 1:42.7 +2.710 26 Peter Walker Maserati 1:44.9 +4.911 20 Robert Manzon Gordini 1:46.0 +6.012 24 Jacques Pollet Gordini 1:48.6 +8.613 28 Louis Rosier Maserati 1:49.2 +9.214 22 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 1:50.2 +10.215 32 Horace Gould Maserati 1:50.4 +10.416 30 Johnny Claes Ferrari 1:53.3 +13.3 Source:

Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 100 2:54:23.8 1 8 2 10 Stirling Moss Mercedes 100 +0.3 2 6 3 18 Luigi Musso Maserati 100 +57.1 4 4 4 16 Roberto Mieres Maserati 99 +1 Lap 7 4 5 6 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 97 +3 Laps 9 2 6 14 Jean Behra Maserati 97 +3 Laps 6 7 2 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 95 +5 Laps 5 8 22 Hermano da Silva Ramos Gordini 92 +8 Laps 14 9 28 Louis Rosier Maserati 92 +8 Laps 13 10 24 Jacques Pollet Gordini 90 +10 Laps 12 11 30 Johnny Claes Ferrari 88 +12 Laps 16 4 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 65 Gearbox 8 20 Robert Manzon Gordini 44 Transmission 11 32 Horace Gould Maserati 23 Spun Off 15 12 Karl Kling Mercedes 21 Spun Off 3 26 Peter Walker Maserati 2 Wheel Bearing 10 Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 27 3 2 Stirling Moss 13 1 3 Maurice Trintignant 11 1 4 Nino Farina 10 1 5 Bob Sweikert 8Source:

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