23émes Grand Prix d`Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1955 |
| Date: | June 11-12, warm, rain on sunday | Track Length (m): | 13 492 |
| Attendance: | 250 000 | Pole Position: | --- |
| Entries: | Fastest Lap: | Mike Hawthorn, Jaguar, 4:06.6 = 196.963 km/h on lap 28 | |
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 4135.380 | |
| Starters: | 60 (58) | Average Speed (km/h): | 172.308 |
| Classified: | 21 |
| Pos | Clas- sific. | # | Team / Entrant Car - Engine | Driver, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) | Engine Type | Group | Laps Km Hour | Reason Out / Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Jaguar Cars Ltd, GB Jaguar D-type | Mike Hawthorn, GB Ivor Bueb, GB DNS Jimmy Stewart, GB DNS Norman Dewis, GB DNS Robert E. Berry DNS Tony Rolt, GB | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 307 4135,380 | |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | Aston Martin Ltd, GB Aston Martin DB3 S | Peter Collins, GB Paul Frére, B | 2922 | 6 | S 3.0 | 302 4073,020 | |
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Ecurie Francorchamps, B Jaguar D-type | Johnny Claes, B Jacques Swaters, B DNS Roger Larurent, B DNS Olivier Gendebien, B DNS André Pilette, B | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 296 3986,930 | |
| 4 | 4 | 37 | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Helmut Polensky, D Richard von Frankenberg, D DNS Josef Jeser, D | 1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 284 3829,730 | |
| 5 | 5 | 66 | Equipe Nationale Belge / Gustave Olivier, B/F Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Wolfgang Seidel, D Olivier Gendebien, B DNS André Milhoux, B DNS Pierre Stasse, B DNS Johnny Claes, B | 1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 276 3715,550 | |
| 6 | 6 | 62 | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder | Helm Glöckler, D Jaroslav Juhan, GUAT | 1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 273 3679,670 | |
| 7 | 7 | 34 | Bristol Aeroplane Co, GB Bristol 450C (Open) | Peter S. Wilson, GB Jim Mayers, GB DNS Mike Keen, GB DNS Tommy Line, GB DNS David Blakely, GB | 1979 | 6 | S 2.0 | 271 3654,310 | |
| 8 | 8 | 33 | Bristol Aeroplane Co, GB Bristol 450C (Open) | Mike Keen, GB Tommy Line, GB DNS Jimmy Mayers, GB DNS Peter S. Wilson, GB DNS David Blakely, GB | 1979 | 6 | S 2.0 | 270 3641,380 | |
| 9 | 9 | 32 | Bristol Aeroplane Co, GB Bristol 450C (Open) | Tommy Wisdom, GB Jack Fairman, GB DNS Tommy Line, GB | 1979 | 6 | S 2.0 | 268 3614,400 | |
| 10 | 10 | 35 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd, GB Frazer-Nash Sebring | Marcel Becquart, F Richard 'Dickie' Stoop, GB | 1971 | 6 | S 2.0 | 260 3506,160 | |
| 11 | 11 | 40 | Edgar Fronteras Osca MT-4 1500 | Guilio Cabianca, I Roberto/Guiseppe Scorbati, I DNS Carlos Braniff DNS Javier Velasquez DNS Edgar Fronteras | 1491 | 4 | S 1.5 | 256 3449,080 | |
| 12 | 12 | 41 | MG Cars Ltd, GB MG EX 182 | Ken Miles, GB/USA Johnny Lockett, GB | 1489 | 4 | S 1.5 | 249 3353,910 | |
| 13 | 13 | 49 | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Auguste Veuillet, F Zora Arcus-Duntov, USA | 1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 245 3303,570 | |
| 14 | 14 | 28 | Standard Triumph Ltd, GB Triumph TR2 | Robert 'Bob' Dickson, GB Ninian Sanderson, GB DNS Ken Richardson, GB DNS Bert Hadley, GB | 1991 | 4 | S 2.0 | 242 3263,310 | |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Standard Triumph Ltd, GB Triumph TR2 | Ken Richardson, GB Bert Hadley, GB DNS Robert 'Bob' Dickson, GB DNS Ninian Sanderson, GB | 1991 | 4 | S 2.0 | 242 3263,150 | |
| 16 | 16 | 63 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F D.B. HBR - Panhard | Louis Cornet, F Robert Mougin, F | 745 | F2 | S 750 | 236 3177,890 | |
| 17 | 17 | 64 | MG Cars Ltd, GB MG EX 182 | Ted Lund, GB Hans Waeffler, CH | 1490 | 4 | S 1.5 | 234 3156,250 | |
| 18 | 18 | 65 | Gustave Olivier, F Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Gustave Olivier, F Josef Jeser, D DNS Auguste Veuillet, F | 1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 234 3155,310 | |
| 19 | 19 | 68 | Standard Triumph Ltd, GB Triumph TR2 | Leslie Brooke, GB Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GB DNS John H. Walton, GB | 1991 | 4 | S 2.0 | 214 2885,640 | |
| 20 | 20 | 59 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F D.B. HBR - Panhard | Georges Trouis, F Louis Héry, F | 745 | F2 | S 750 | 209 2815,140 | |
| 21 | 21 | 47 | Cooper Car Co, GB Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax | Edgar Wadsworth, GB John Brown, GB DNS John Cooper, GB DNS Ivor Bueb, GB | 1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 207 2789,610 | |
| 22 | DNF | 16 | Officine Alfieri Maserati, I Maserati 300 S | Luigi Musso, I Luigi 'Gino' Valenzano, I DNS Jean Behra, F DNS Cesare Perdisa, I | 2991 | 6 | S 3.0 | 239 20h | Transmission / Gearbox |
| 23 | DNF | 22 | Briggs Cunningham, USA Cunningham C6-R - Offenhauser | Briggs Cunningham, USA Sherwood Johnston, USA DNS Phil Walters, USA DNS John Fitch, USA DNS William 'Bill' Spear, GB | 2946 | 4 | S 3.0 | 196 19h | Piston |
| 24 | DNF | 7 | Jaguar Cars Ltd, GB Jaguar D-type | Tony Rolt, GB Duncan Hamilton, GB DNS Norman Dewis, GB DNS Robert E. Berry, DNS Jimmy Stewart, GB | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 186 16h | Fuel leak ? Gearbox |
| 25 | DNF | 52 | Société Monopole, F Monopole X88 (X86 ?) - Panhard | Jean Hémard, F Pierre Flahault, F DNS Jean de Montremy, F DNS Jean Herman, F DNS Eugene Dussous, F | 747 | F2 | S 750 | 145 23h | Accident |
| 26 | DNF | 30 | Automobiles Gordini, F Gordini T15 S (T20 ?) | Jacques Pollet, F Hermano 'Nano' Da Silva Ramos, F/BR DNS Roger Loyer, F DNS Roland Bourel, F | 1987 | 8 | S 2.0 | 145 14h | Holed radiator |
| 27 | DNF | 60 | Automobili Stanguellini, I Stanguellini 750 Bialbero | René Philippe Faure, F Pierre Duval, F DNS Georges Guyot, F | 740 | 4 | S 750 | 136 17h | Ignition |
| 28 | DNF | 19 | Daimler Benz AG, D Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Juan Manuel Fangio, RA Stirling Moss, GB DNS Rudolf Uhlenhaut, D | 2975 | 8 | S 3.0 | 134 10h | Withdrawn |
| 29 | DNF | 21 | Daimler Benz AG, D Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | Karl Kling, D André Simon, F DNS Rudolf Uhlenhaut, D DNS Hans Herrmann, D DNS "Pierre Levegh", F DNS John Fitch, USA | 2975 | 8 | S 3.0 | 130 10h | Withdrawn |
| 30 | DNF | 51 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor, F Panhard VM5 | René Cotton, F André Beaulieux, F | 850 | F2 | S 1.1 | 108 13h | Gearbox |
| 31 | DNF | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari, I Ferrari 121 LM (446S Spyder) (118LM Scaglietti ?) | Maurice Trintignant, F Harry Schell, F/USA | 4412 | 6 | S 5.0 | 107 10h | Overheating ? Clutch |
| 32 | DNF | 8 | Jaguar Cars Ltd, GB Jaguar D-type | Don Beauman, GB Norman Dewis, GB DNS Robert E. Berry DNS Desmond Titterington, GB | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 106 11h | Accident, sandtrapped |
| 33 | DNF | 24 | Aston Martin Ltd, GB Aston Martin DB3 S | Roy Salvadori, GB Peter Walker, GB DNS Reg Parnell, GB | 2922 | 6 | S 3.0 | 105 10h | Engine |
| 34 | DNF | 12 | "Heldé", F Ferrari 750 Monza | "Heldé" (Pierre-Louis Dreyfus), F Jean Lucas, F | 3000 | 4 | S 3.0 | 104 10h | Ignition |
| 35 | DNF | 58 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F D.B. HBR - Panhard | Paul Armagnac, F Gérard Laureau, F DNS Claude Storez, F DNS Marc Gignoux, F | 745 | F2 | S 750 | 101 22h | Wheel bearings |
| 36 | DQ/ DNF | 48 | Lotus Engineering, GB Lotus Mk 9 - Coventry Climax | Colin Chapman, GB Ron Flockhart, GB DNS Peter Jopp, GB DNS Gordon Wilkins, GB | 1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 99 12h | Disqualifed: reversed |
| 37 | DNF | 50 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor, F Panhard VM5 | Pierre Chancel, F Robert Chancel, F | 850 | F2 | S 1.1 | 94 11h | Out of fuel / fuel system |
| 38 | DNF | 31 | Officine Alfieri Maserati, I Maserati 200 S (A6GCS ?) | Carlo Tomasi, I Francesco Giardini, F DNS Gino Valenzano, I DNS Jean Thepenier, F | 1986 | 4 | S 2.0 | 96 9h | Ignition |
| 39 | DNF | 1 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, GB Lagonda DP166 | Reg Parnell, GB Dennis Poore, GB | 4487 | V12 | S 5.0 | 93 8h | Out of fuel |
| 40 | DNF | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd, GB (Maurice Gatsonides, NL ?) Aston Martin DB3 S | Tony Brooks, GB John Riseley-Pritchard, GB DNS Maurice Gatsonides, NL DNS Marcel Becquart, F DNS Jean van Pelt, | 2922 | 6 | S 3.0 | 83 9h | Battery |
| 41 | DNF | 27 | Jean-Paul Colas, F Salmson 2300S Spyder | Jean-Paul Colas, F "Franc" (Jacques Dewez), F DNS Herve Coatalen, F | 2328 | 4 | S 3.0 | 82 9h | Oil leak |
| 42 | DNF | 3 | Scuderia Ferrari, I Ferrari 121 LM (118 LM Scaglietti ?) | Umberto Maglioli, I Phil Hill, USA DNS Guiseppe Farina, I | 4412 | 6 | S 5.0 | 76 7h | Clutch ? Cooling system |
| 43 | DNF | 38 | Walter Ringgenberg, CH Porsche 550/4 Spyder | Walter Ringgenberg, CH Hans-Jörg Gilomen, CH DNS Hans Stanek, DNS William Honegger, | 1489 | F4 | S 1.5 | 65 8h | Engine |
| 44 | DNF | 43 | Connaught Engineering, GB Connaught AL/SR - Lea Francis | Kenneth McAlpine, GB Eric Thompson, GB DNS Don Beauman, GB | 1484 | 4? 6? | S 1.5 | 60 9h | Engine |
| 45 | DNF | 69 | Alexandre Constantin, F Constantin C Barquette - Peugeot 203 | Jacques Savoye, F Jacques Poch, F | 1978 | 4 | S 2.0 | 51 52 9h | Transmission / Gearbox |
| 46 | DNF | 4 | Scuderia Ferrari, I Ferrari 121 LM (446S Spyder) | Eugenio Castellotti, I Count Paolo Marzotto, I DNS Piero Taruffi, I DNS Luigi Villoresi, I DNS Alberto Ascari, I | 4412 | 6 | S 5.0 | 52 5h | Engine |
| 47 | DNF | 46 | Kieft Cars Ltd, GB Kieft - Coventry Climax | Alan Rippon, GB Bill Merrick, GB DNS Georges Trouis, F | 1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 47 6h | Oil leak |
| 48 | DNF | 9 | Briggs S. Cunningham, USA Jaguar D-type | William 'Bill' Spear, USA Phil Walters, USA DNS Sherwood Johnston, USA DNS Briggs Cunningham, USA DNS John Fitch, USA | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 43 7h | Valve ? Ignition |
| 49 | DNF | 57 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, F D.B. HBR - Panhard | René Bonnet, F Claude Storez, F DNS Elie Bayol, F | 745 | F2 | S 750 | 44 9h | Ignition |
| 50 | DNF | 11 | Cooper Car Co, GB Cooper T38 - Jaguar | Peter Whitehead, GB Graham Whitehead, GB DNS Peter Walker, GB DNS Ivor Bueb, GB DNS Tony Gaze, AUS | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 38 4h | Oil pressure |
| 51 | DNF | 20 | Daimler Benz AG, D Mercedes Benz 300 SLR | "Pierre Levegh" (Pierre Bouillin), F* John Fitch, USA (DND) | 2975 | 8 | S 3.0 | 34 3 h | *Fatal accident |
| 52 | DNF | 36 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd, GB Frazer-Nash Sebring | Cecil Vard, IRL Dick Odlum, GB (DND) | 1971 | 6 | S 2.0 | 33 6h | Engine |
| 53 | DNF | 53 | Société Monopole, F Monopole Sport X88 (X86 ?) - Panhard | Francis Navarro, F Jean de Montrémy, F (DND) DNS Eugene Dussous, F | 747 | F2 | S 750 | 30 6h | Oil leak |
| 54 | DNF | 26 | Lance Macklin, GB Austin Healey 100S | Lance Macklin, GB Les Leston, GB (DND) | 2662 | 4 | S 3.0 | 28 6h | Accident damage |
| 55 | DNF | 42 | MG Cars Ltd, GB MG EX 182 | Dick Jacobs, GB Joe Flynn, IRL (DND) | 1490 | 4 | S 1.5 | 27 6h | Accident |
| 56 | DNF | 56 | Automobiles VP, F V.P. 166R - Renault | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F Yves Lesur, F (DND) DNS Just-Emile Vernet, F DNS de Croiselle, F | 747 | 4 | S 750 | 26 8h | Engine |
| 57 | DNF | 15 | Officine Alfieri Maserati, I Maserati 300 S | Roberto Miéres, RA Cesare Perdisa, I (DND) DNS Jean Behra, F | 2991 | 6 | S 3.0 | 24 6h | Transmission / Gearbox |
| 58 | DNF | 14 | Mike Sparken, F Ferrari 750 Monza | "Mike Sparken" (Michel Pobejersky), F Masten Gregory, USA (DND) DNS Francois Picard, F | 3000 | 4 | S 3.0 | 23 3h | Engine |
| 59 | DNF | 61 | Nardi Automobili, I Nardi 750 LM - Crosley Nardi Bisilero - Giannini ? | Dr Mario Damonte, I Roger Crovetto, F (DND) DNS Gino Munaron, I DNS Paul Graynet, | 735 | 4 | S 750 | 5 3h | Accident |
| 60 | DNF | 39 | Kieft Cars Ltd, GB Kieft - Coventry Climax Kieft - Turner ? | Berwyn Baxter, GB John Deeley, GB (DND) | 1493 | 4 | S 1.5 | 4 2h | Engine / Overheating |
| 61 | DNS | 2 | Ecurie Rosier, F (Automobiles Talbot Lago ?) Talbot Lago Sport | Louis Rosier, F Georges Grignard, F DNS Jean Blanc, F | 6 | S 5.0 | |||
| 62 | DNS | 17 | Automobiles Gordini, F Gordini T24S | Elie Bayol, F Robert Manzon, F DNS André Guelfi, F DNS Roland Bourel, F | 3000 | 8 | S 3.0 | Accident in practice | |
| 63 | DNS | 54 | Moretti Automobili, I Moretti 750 Grand Sport (750S ?) | DNS Antonio 'Toni' Branca, CH Lino Fayen, YV/F Herman Rogenry, | 750 | 4 | S 750 | Too late for starting grid. | |
| 64 | DNS | 55 | Moretti Automobili, I Moretti 750 Grand Sport | Giorgio Ubezzi, I Mesnest Bellanger DNS Herman Rogenry | 750 | 4 | S 750 | D:o | |
| 65 | DNS | 45 | D. Arnott, GB Arnott Sports - Coventry Climax | Jim Russell, GB Peter Taylor, GB DNS Dennis Taylor, GB DNS Ivor Bueb, GB DNS George S. Thornton, GB DNS Victor Ridge, GB DNS Daphne M. Arnott, GB DNS Les Leston, GB | 1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Accident in practice | |
| 66 | DNS | 70 | Pierre Ferry, F Ferry F750 - Renault | Jacques Blanche, F Louis Pons, F DNS Jesu Fritsch DNS Jean Redelé, F | 750 | 4 | S 750 | Reserve entry | |
| 67 | DNS | 72 | Automobiles V.P., F VP 155 R - Renault | Jean-Marie Dumazer, F André Héchard, F Jerome Pourond, F | 750 | 4 | S 750 | Reserve entry | |
| 68 | DNS | 73 | Ecurie Rosier, F Renault 4CV 1063 | Jean-Louis Rosier, F Jean Estager, F Louis Rosier, F | 750 | 4 | S 750 | Reserve entry | |
| 69 | DNA | 2 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, GB Lagonda DP166 | - - | 4487 | V12 | S 5.0 | ||
| 70 | DNA | 18 | Automobiles Gordini, F Gordini T32 S | Jacques Pollet, F 'Nano' da Silva Ramos, BR/F DNS Charles de Clareur, F | 3000 | 8 | S 3.0 | ||
| 71 | DNA | 44 | Officine Alfieri Maserati, I Maserati 150 S | - - | 1484 | 4 | S 1.5 | ||
| 72 | DNA | 71 | Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 150 S | - - | 1484 | 4 | S 1.5 | ||
| 73 | DNA | 47 | Jacques Peron, F Osca MT-4 | Jacques Peron, F - | 4 | S 1.1 | |||
| 74 | DNA | 67 | Henri Peignaux, F Jaguar D-type | Henri Peignaux, F Jean-Marie Brousselet, F | 3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | ||
| 75 | DNA | 68 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F Ferrari 750 Monza | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, F - | 3000 | 4 | S 3.0 | ||
| 76 | DNA | Osca Automobili, I Osca MT-4 | - - | 1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 77 | DNA | Osca Automobili, I Osca MT-4 | - - | 1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 78 | DNA | Osca Automobili, I Osca MT-4 | - - | 1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 79 | DNA | Moretti Automobili, I Moretti 750 S | - - | 750 | 4 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 80 | DNA | Nardi Automobili, I Nardi 750 LM - Crosley | - - | 750 | 4 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 81 | DNA | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor, F Panhard X88 | - - | 750 | F2 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 82 | DNA | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor, F Panhard X88 | - - | 750 | F2 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 83 | DNA | Lotus Engineering, GB Lotus Mk 9 - Coventry Climax | - - | 1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 84 | DNA | Charles de Clareur, F Gordini T 20 S | - - | 1987 | 8 | Entry not accepted | |||
| 85 | DNA | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG, D Porsche 550 Spyder | - - | 1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | Entry not accepted |
Class Winners:
| Index of Performance | Rickard von Frankenberg / Helmut Polensky | Porsche 550 |
| 21st Biennial cup | Rickard von Frankenberg / Helmut Polensky | Porsche 550 |
| 3001 - 5000cc | Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb | Jaguar D-type |
| 2001 - 3000cc | Peter Collins / Paul Frére | Aston Martin DB3S |
| 1501 - 2000cc | Peter Wilson / Jim Mayers | Bristol 450 C |
| 1101 - 1500cc | Richard von Frankenberg / Helmut Polensky | Porsche 550 |
| 751 - 1100cc | Zora Arcus-Duntov / Auguste Veuillet | Porsche 356 |
| 501 - 750cc | Louis Cornet / Robert Mougin | D.B. Panhard |