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1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix

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1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Race details
Date 24 April 1955
Official name IV Grand Prix de Bordeaux
Location Bordeaux, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.450 km (1.527 miles)
Distance 123 laps, 301.265 km (187.821 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 250F
Time 1:21.7
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 250F
Time 1:20.9
Podium
First Maserati 250F
Second MAserati 250F
Third Maserati 250F

The 1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 24 April 1955 on a street circuit centred around the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jean Behra, who also set pole position, driving a Maserati 250F. Luigi Musso finished second and Roberto Mieres third. Less than a minute separated the three drivers after nearly three hours of racing.[1][2] Stirling Moss, who had lost time fixing a loose tank strap, set fastest lap during a spirited attempt to catch the leading trio.[3]

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 14 France Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 2:54:12.6, 65.07mph 1
2 18 Italy Luigi Musso Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F +0.2s 2
3 16 Argentina Roberto Mieres Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F +0.7s 6
4 10 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd. Maserati 250F +1 lap 3
5 2 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +2 laps 7
6 22 Thailand B. Bira Prince Bira Maserati 250F +4 laps 9
Ret 20 France André Simon André Simon Maserati 250F 99 laps, oil pressure 10
Ret 10 France Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier Maserati 250F 81 laps, gear selector 12
Ret 8 France Maurice Trintignant
Italy Giuseppe Farina
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 70 laps, brake pipe 5
Ret 4 France Elie Bayol Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 22 laps, engine 8
Ret 24 Spain Alfonso de Portago Marquis de Portago Ferrari 625 15 laps, mechanical 11
Ret 6 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 14 laps, gearbox casing 4

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  2. ^ "1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. ^ "GP'55 - IV Grand Prix de Bordeaux". Retrieved 2022-04-30.


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