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1955 British GP
1955 Cornwall MRC Race
1953 London Trophy

1955 London Trophy

1955 Daily Record Trophy
1961 London Trophy
 III  London Trophy

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Heat 1 QualificationStarting GridClassification
Heat 2 QualificationStarting GridClassification
Final Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led
Consolation Race QualificationClassification

Details
DateSaturday 30 July 1955
Event London Trophy
Circuit Crystal Palace
Event FormatTwo heats each of 10 laps, followed by a final of 15 laps and then the Club Trophy Consolation Race of 10 laps
ChampionshipNon-championship
Race number#11 of 17 in 1955
#243 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps15
Circuit Perimeter2172 m
Race Distance2172 × 15 + 968 = 33.548 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers12
Finishers7
Debutants
Alastair Birrell (Driver),
Bill Holt (Driver),
Bruce Halford (Driver),
Charles Boulton (Driver),
David Hewitt (Driver),
John Webb (Driver),
John Young (Driver),
Keith Hall (Driver),
Michael Young (Driver),
Mike Keen (Driver),
Tom Kyffin (Driver),
Tony Brooks (Driver),
   Cooper 20 (Car Model),
Vanwall VW2 (Car Model),
Alastair Birrell (Entrant),
David Hewitt (Entrant),
E.W. Holt (Entrant),
Ecurie Ane (Entrant),
Equipe Devone (Entrant),
Equipe Endeavour (Entrant),
John H. Webb (Entrant),
John Young (Entrant),
Roebuck Engineering (Entrant),
The Border Reivers (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 7 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 7 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 7 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Maserati – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Maserati – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Maserati – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Stirling Moss Ltd – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Stirling Moss Ltd – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Stirling Moss Ltd – 1st Win (Entrant)
 Mike Hawthorn – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Mike Hawthorn – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Mike Hawthorn – 1st Win (Driver)
 Maserati – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Maserati – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Maserati – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 7Car 7Car 7
EntrantStirling Moss LtdStirling Moss LtdStirling Moss Ltd
Driver Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn
Car Maserati 250F Maserati 250F Maserati 250F
EngineMaseratiMaseratiMaserati
Time16'10.0-1'03.4
Speed124.508 km/h-123.331 km/h