1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix

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1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Race details
Date24 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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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]

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Race

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid
114 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 2:54:12.6, 65.07mph1
218 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F +0.2s2
316 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Mieres Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F +0.7s6
410 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Ltd. Maserati 250F +1 lap3
52 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +2 laps7
622 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Prince Bira Maserati 250F +4 laps9
Ret20 Flag of France.svg André Simon André Simon Maserati 250F 99 laps, oil pressure10
Ret10 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier Maserati 250F 81 laps, gear selector12
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 70 laps, brake pipe5
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Elie Bayol Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 22 laps, engine8
Ret24 Flag of Spain.svg Alfonso de Portago Marquis de Portago Ferrari 625 15 laps, mechanical11
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 14 laps, gearbox casing4

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References

  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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