1955 Dutch Grand Prix
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| Race 5 of 7 in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
Zandvoort original layout
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| Date | 19 June 1955 | ||
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 419.3 km (260.5 mi) | ||
| Weather | Drizzly | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:40.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Roberto Mieres |
Maserati | |
| Time | 1:48.3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Mercedes | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
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The 1955 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 19, 1955. It was the fifth round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship.
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Race report
Despite a track made slippery by continuous drizzle, the record crowd was treated to some outstanding driving as the masters slid their machines through the sand-dunes. Fangio and Moss again took up the lead with Musso's Maserati in pursuit. Kling and Behra were chasing furiously until the German spun into the sand and retired. Mieres then took up the challenge, passing Behra and closing the gap.
However, Musso was too far ahead and was even catching the Mercedes pair who were having to go at full pelt to keep ahead. It was only when he spun off and dropped back that they could relax slightly.
It was another impressive 1-2 for them, despite Moss sustaining a smoking engine late on in the race. Musso had given them a hard challenge and Fangio was the first to congratulate him on his podium finish.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 8 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Mercedes | 100 | 2:54:23.8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 |  Stirling Moss |
Mercedes | 100 | +0.3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 18 |  Luigi Musso |
Maserati | 100 | +57.1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Roberto Mieres |
Maserati | 99 | +1 Lap | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Eugenio Castellotti |
Ferrari | 97 | +3 Laps | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |  Jean Behra |
Maserati | 97 | +3 Laps | 6 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 95 | +5 Laps | 5 | |
| 8 | 22 |  Hermano da Silva Ramos |
Gordini | 92 | +8 Laps | 14 | |
| 9 | 28 | Louis Rosier |
Maserati | 92 | +8 Laps | 13 | |
| 10 | 24 | Jacques Pollet |
Gordini | 90 | +10 Laps | 12 | |
| 11 | 30 |  Johnny Claes |
Ferrari | 88 | +12 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Maurice Trintignant |
Ferrari | 65 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Robert Manzon |
Gordini | 44 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 32 | Horace Gould |
Maserati | 23 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Karl Kling |
Mercedes | 21 | Spun Off | 3 | |
| Ret | 26 | Peter Walker |
Maserati | 2 | Wheel Bearing | 10 | |
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Notes
- Grand Prix debut for: Hermano da Silva Ramos.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Johnny Claes.
- This race took place one weekend after the disaster at Le Mans.
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
27 |
 3 |
2 | Stirling Moss |
13 |
 1 |
3 | Maurice Trintignant |
11 1⁄3 |
| 1 |
4 | Nino Farina |
10 1⁄3 |
| 1 |
5 |  Bob Sweikert |
8 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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