1955 Dutch Grand Prix
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 was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Stirling Moss finished second and Maserati driver Luigi Musso came in third.
| 1955 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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Zandvoort original layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 19 June 1955 | ||||
| Official name | V Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||||
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 100 laps, 419.300 km (260.540 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Drizzly | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:40.0 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | |||
| Time | 1:40.9 on lap 3 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second |
| Mercedes | |||
| Third | Maserati | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
This ended a 35-race streak of a Ferrari (powered car) ending on a podium since the 1950 French Grand Prix (excluding the Indianapolis 500).
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