Le Mans 1955 Results and Competitors

Le Mans 1955 Results and Competitors

23émes Grand Prix d`Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1955 Circuit de la Sarthe For Posters and Memorabilia relating to the 1955 Le Mans 24 Hours, please see HERE.

 

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