The 1955 Gran Premio del Valentino was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 27 March 1955 at the Parco del Valentino in Turin. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Lancia D50; Ascari also set pole position. Roberto Mieres in a Maserati 250F finished second and Luigi Villoresi in a Lancia D50 was third. Maserati driver Jean Behra set fastest lap.
This was the last motor race to be held at the Parco del Valentino.
Classification
Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 6 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 2:40:21.2, 87.86mph 1 2 32 Roberto Mieres Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F +27.1s 5 3 30 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 +1:44.2 6 4 22 Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 +1:44.8 8 5 20 Harry Schell Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 +3 laps 9 6 36 Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier Maserati 250F +11 laps 12 7 26 Berardo Taraschi Berardo Taraschi Ferrari 166 +11 laps 14 8 18 Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 +15 laps, rear axle 7 14 20 B. Bira Prince Bira Maserati 250F +24 laps 13 Ret 12 Lorenzo Girard Lorenzo Girard Ferrari 500 44 laps, mechanical 15 Ret 10 Alfonso de Portago Marquis de Portago Ferrari 625 34 laps, sump 11 Ret 34 Luigi Musso Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 21 laps, oil leak 3 Ret 8 Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 12 laps, suspension 2 Ret 24 Cesare Perdisa Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 12 laps, suspension 10 DNS 4 Sergio Mantovani Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Crash - DNA 16 Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Maserati A6GCM Car not ready - DNA 28 Mario Alborghetti Scuderia Volpini Maserati 4CLT/48 Car not ready -
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