1955 Pau Grand Prix
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| 1955 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
| File:Carte circuit de Pau.png | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 April 1955 | ||
| Official name | XVI Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 303.840 km (188.540 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lancia D50 | ||
| Time | 1:34.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Italy Alberto Ascari | Lancia D50 | |
| Time | 1:35.3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati 250F | ||
| Second | Lancia D50 | ||
| Third | Maserati 250F | ||
The 1955 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 11 April 1955 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jean Behra, driving the Maserati 250F. Eugenio Castellotti finished second and Roberto Mieres third.
1955 proved to be a crucial year for the Pau Grand Prix. Mario Alborghetti was killed in an accident on lap 19 of the Grand Prix. With the 1955 Le Mans disaster, worldwide ramifications led to the 1956 event not being run.
Classification
[edit | edit source]Race
[edit | edit source]| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | France Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | 110 | 3hrs 02min 09.6sec | 2 | |
| 2 | 10 | Italy Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia D50 | 110 | + 1:01.0 s | 5 | |
| 3 | 16 | Argentina Roberto Mieres | Maserati 250F | 110 | + 1:31.5 s | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | Italy Luigi Villoresi | Lancia D50 | 109 | + 1 lap | 4 | |
| 5 | 6 | Italy Alberto Ascari | Lancia D50 | 109 | + 1 lap | 1 | |
| 6 | 22 | France André Simon | Maserati 250F | 105 | + 5 laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 12 | France Louis Rosier | Maserati 250F | 104 | + 6 laps | 10 | |
| 8 | 30 | Spain Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari 625 | 103 | + 7 laps | 9 | |
| 9 | 20 | France Jean Lucas | Ferrari 500 | 97 | + 13 laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 26 | France Paul Armagnac | DB Monomill | 92 | + 18 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 32 | France Jacques Pollet | Gordini T16 | 80 | Rear axle | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 | France Claude Storez | DB Monomill | 64 | Mechanical | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | France Robert Manzon | Gordini T16 | 48 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 | France Élie Bayol | Gordini T16 | 35 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 18 | Italy Luigi Musso | Maserati 250F | 32 | Valve | 6 | |
| Ret | 28 | Italy Mario Alborghetti | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 19 | Fatal accident | 15 | |
| Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Lancia D50) – 1:35.3 | |||||||
| Sources: [1] | |||||||
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References
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