Round 6 · 16 July 1955
1955 British Grand Prix: results
Stirling Moss (Mercedes) won the 1955 British Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 16 July 1955 at Aintree (UK), starting from position 1. Juan Fangio (Mercedes) and Karl Kling (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes | 1 | 3:07:21.200 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Mercedes | 2 | +0.200 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 4 | +71.800 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes | 5 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 12 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Mike Sparken | Gordini | 23 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 8 | Lance Macklin | Maserati | 16 | +11 Laps | — | +11 Laps |
| 9 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall | 15 | +18 Laps | — | +18 Laps |
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 13 | — | — | Overheating |
| 11 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 14 | Peter Collins | Maserati | 24 | — | — | Clutch |
| 15 | Hernando da Silva Ramos | Gordini | 18 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 16 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Horace Gould | Maserati | 22 | — | — | Brakes |
| 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall | 7 | — | — | Throttle |
| 19 | Peter Walker | Connaught | 14 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Tony Rolt | Connaught | 14 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Leslie Marr | Connaught | 19 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 22 | André Simon | Maserati | 8 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Jean Behra | Maserati | 3 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 24 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 11 | — | — | Transmission |
| 25 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 21 | — | — | Engine |