Date | Saturday 16 July 1955 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | British GP |
Circuit | Aintree |
Event Format | Race of 90 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #6 of 7 in 1955 #47 (of all time) |
Laps | 90 |
Circuit Perimeter | 4828 m |
Race Distance | 4828 × 90 = 434.520 km |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Left |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Hot, Dry |
Entries | 28 |
Qualifiers | 25 |
Finishers | 11 |
Debutants |
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Milestones | Stirling Moss – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Stirling Moss – 1st Win (Driver)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 6th Place Finishes – Ferrari (13)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Retirements – Maserati (119),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Juan Manuel Fangio (28),
3. Most Retirements – Maurice Trintignant (19),
4. Most Podium Finishes – Juan Manuel Fangio (23),
5. Most 5th Place Finishes – Maserati (14),
6. Most Races Led – Juan Manuel Fangio (27),
7. Most Race Entries – Maserati (212),
8. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Maserati (12),
9. Most 9th Place Qualifications – Maserati (11),
10. Most 16th Place Qualifications – Maserati (14),
11. Most 20th Place Qualifications – Maserati (7)
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