1955 Pau Grand Prix
Appearance
1955 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
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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 |
![]() | 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
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 14 | ![]() |
Maserati 250F | 110 | 3hrs 02min 09.6sec | 2 | |
2 | 10 | ![]() |
Lancia D50 | 110 | + 1:01.0 s | 5 | |
3 | 16 | ![]() |
Maserati 250F | 110 | + 1:31.5 s | 3 | |
4 | 8 | ![]() |
Lancia D50 | 109 | + 1 lap | 4 | |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Lancia D50 | 109 | + 1 lap | 1 | |
6 | 22 | ![]() |
Maserati 250F | 105 | + 5 laps | 11 | |
7 | 12 | ![]() |
Maserati 250F | 104 | + 6 laps | 10 | |
8 | 30 | ![]() |
Ferrari 625 | 103 | + 7 laps | 9 | |
9 | 20 | ![]() |
Ferrari 500 | 97 | + 13 laps | 12 | |
10 | 26 | ![]() |
DB Monomill | 92 | + 18 laps | 14 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Gordini T16 | 80 | Rear axle | 13 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
DB Monomill | 64 | Mechanical | 16 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Gordini T16 | 48 | Brakes | 7 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Gordini T16 | 35 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Maserati 250F | 32 | Valve | 6 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 19 | Fatal accident | 15 | |
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Lancia D50) – 1:35.3 | |||||||
Sources: [1] |
References