1955 season/Round 4
Belgian Grand Prix 1955
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 5 June 1955
- 36 laps
- 508.3 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Juan Manuel FangioMercedes2:39:29.000
- P2Stirling MossMercedes+8.100
- P3Nino FarinaFerrari+1:40.500
- Pole positionEugenio CastellottiLancia · 4:18.100
- Fastest lapJuan Manuel Fangio4:20.600 · lap 18
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangiofastest lap | 10 | Mercedes | 2 | 36 | 2:39:29.000 | 9 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | 14 | Mercedes | 3 | 36 | +8.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | 2 | Ferrari | 4 | 36 | +1:40.500 | 4 |
| 4 | Paul Frère | 6 | Ferrari | 8 | 36 | +3:25.500 | 3 |
| 5 | Roberto Mieres | 24 | Maserati | 13 | 35 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 5 | Jean Behrashared | 24 | Maserati | – | 1 | ||
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 | Ferrari | 10 | 35 | +1 lap | |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | 22 | Maserati | 7 | 34 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Cesare Perdisa | 26 | Maserati | 11 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | 28 | Maserati | 12 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| DNF | Karl Kling | 12 | Mercedes | 6 | 21 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Eugenio Castellotti | 30 | Lancia | 1 | 16 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Mike Hawthorn | 40 | Vanwall | 9 | 8 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jean Behra | 20 | Maserati | 5 | 3 | Spun off | |
| DNS | Johnny Claes | 38 | Maserati | – | Engine | ||
| DNS | Piero Taruffi | 48 | Ferrari | – | |||
| DNS | Harry Schell | 4 | Ferrari | – |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia | 4:18.100 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 4:18.600 | +0.500 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 4:19.200 | +1.100 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4:20.900 | +2.800 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 4:23.600 | +5.500 |
| 6 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 4:24.000 | +5.900 |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 4:26.400 | +8.300 |
| 8 | Paul Frère | Ferrari | 4:29.700 | +11.600 |
| 9 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall | 4:33.000 | +14.900 |
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 4:33.200 | +15.100 |
| 11 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati | 4:50.900 | +32.800 |
| 12 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 4:55.400 | +37.300 |
| 13 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 5:09.000 | +50.900 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 18 | 4:20.600 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant | 11.3 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | 10.3 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Bob Sweikert | 8 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss | 7 | ▲11 |
| 6 | Eugenio Castellotti | 6 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jimmy Davies | 4 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Paul Russo | 3 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Tony Bettenhausen | 3 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Jean Behra | 3 | ▲1 |