XXIII
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1955
Circuit Permanenthe de la
Sarthe, Le Mans, France
|
XXIII
Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1955 |
| 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, GBR Jaguar D-type |
Mike Hawthorn, GBR Ivor Bueb, GBR DNS Jimmy Stewart, GBR DNS Norman Dewis, GBR DNS Robert E. Berry DNS Tony Rolt, GBR |
3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 307 4135,380 |
|
| 2 | 2 | 23 | Aston Martin Ltd, GBR Aston Martin DB3 S |
Peter Collins, GBR Paul Frére, BEL |
2922 | 6 | S 3.0 | 302 4073,020 |
|
| 3 | 3 | 10 | Ecurie Francorchamps, BEL Jaguar D-type |
Johnny Claes, BEL Jacques Swaters, BEL DNS Roger Larurent, BEL DNS Olivier Gendebien, BEL DNS André Pilette, BEL |
3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 296 3986,930 |
|
| 4 | 4 | 37 | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG,
DEU Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder |
Helmut Polensky, DEU Richard von Frankenberg, DEU DNS Josef Jeser, DEU |
1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 284 3829,730 |
|
| 5 | 5 | 66 | Equipe Nationale Belge /
Gustave Olivier, BEL/FRA Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder |
Wolfgang Seidel, DEU Olivier Gendebien, BEL DNS André Milhoux, BEL DNS Pierre Stasse, BEL DNS Johnny Claes, BEL |
1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 276 3715,550 |
|
| 6 | 6 | 62 | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG,
DEU Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder |
Helm Glöckler, DEU Jaroslav Juhan, GUA |
1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 273 3679,670 |
|
| 7 | 7 | 34 | Bristol Aeroplane Co, GBR Bristol 450C (Open) |
Peter S. Wilson, GBR Jim Mayers, GBR DNS Mike Keen, GBR DNS Tommy Line, GBR DNS David Blakely, GBR |
1979 | 6 | S 2.0 | 271 3654,310 |
|
| 8 | 8 | 33 | Bristol Aeroplane Co, GBR Bristol 450C (Open) |
Mike Keen, GBR Tommy Line, GBR DNS Jimmy Mayers, GBR DNS Peter S. Wilson, GBR DNS David Blakely, GBR |
1979 | 6 | S 2.0 | 270 3641,380 |
|
| 9 | 9 | 32 | Bristol Aeroplane Co, GBR Bristol 450C (Open) |
Tommy Wisdom, GBR Jack Fairman, GBR DNS Tommy Line, GBR |
1979 | 6 | S 2.0 | 268 3614,400 |
|
| 10 | 10 | 35 | Automobiles Frazer Nash
Ltd, GBR Frazer-Nash Sebring |
Marcel Becquart, FRA Richard 'Dickie' Stoop, GBR |
1971 | 6 | S 2.0 | 260 3506,160 |
|
| 11 | 11 | 40 | Edgar Fronteras Osca MT-4 1500 |
Guilio Cabianca, ITA Roberto Scorbati, ITA DNS Carlos Braniff DNS Javier Velasquez, ESP DNS Edgar Fronteras |
1491 | 4 | S 1.5 | 256 3449,080 |
|
| 12 | 12 | 41 | MG Cars Ltd, GBR MG EX 182 |
Ken Miles, GBR/USA Johnny Lockett, GBR |
1489 | 4 | S 1.5 | 249 3353,910 |
|
| 13 | 13 | 49 | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG,
DEU Porsche 550/4 Spyder |
Auguste Veuillet, FRA Zora Arcus-Duntov, USA |
1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 245 3303,570 |
|
| 14 | 14 | 28 | Standard Triumph Ltd, GBR Triumph TR2 |
Robert 'Bob' Dickson, GBR Ninian Sanderson, GBR DNS Ken Richardson, GBR DNS Bert Hadley, GBR |
1991 | 4 | S 2.0 | 242 3263,310 |
|
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Standard Triumph Ltd, GBR Triumph TR2 |
Ken Richardson, GBR Bert Hadley, GBR DNS Robert 'Bob' Dickson, GBR DNS Ninian Sanderson, GBR |
1991 | 4 | S 2.0 | 242 3263,150 |
|
| 16 | 16 | 63 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, FRA D.B. HBR - Panhard |
Louis Cornet, FRA Robert Mougin, FRA |
745 | F2 | S 750 | 236 3177,890 |
|
| 17 | 17 | 64 | MG Cars Ltd, GBR MG EX 182 |
Ted Lund, GBR Hans Waeffler, SUI |
1490 | 4 | S 1.5 | 234 3156,250 |
|
| 18 | 18 | 65 | Gustave Olivier, FRA Porsche 550/4 Spyder |
Gustave Olivier, FRA Josef Jeser, DEU DNS Auguste Veuillet, FRA |
1498 | F4 | S 1.5 | 234 3155,310 |
|
| 19 | 19 | 68 | Standard Triumph Ltd, GBR Triumph TR2 |
Leslie Brooke, GBR Mortimer Morris-Goodall, GBR DNS John H. Walton, GBR |
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, GBR Cooper T39 - Coventry Climax |
Edgar Wadsworth, GBR John Brown, GBR DNS John Cooper, GBR DNS Ivor Bueb, GBR |
1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 207 2789,610 |
|
| 22 | DNF | 16 | Officine Alfieri Maserati,
ITA Maserati 300 S |
Luigi Musso, ITA Luigi 'Gino' Valenzano, ITA DNS Jean Behra, FRA DNS Cesare Perdisa, ITA |
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, GBR |
2946 | 4 | S 3.0 | 196 19h |
Piston |
| 24 | DNF | 7 | Jaguar Cars Ltd, GBR Jaguar D-type |
Tony Rolt, GBR Duncan Hamilton, GBR DNS Norman Dewis, GBR DNS Robert E. Berry, DNS Jimmy Stewart, GBR |
3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 186 16h |
Fuel leak ? Gearbox |
| 25 | DNF | 52 | Société Monopole, FRA Monopole X88 (X86 ?) - Panhard |
Jean Hémard, FRA Pierre Flahault, FRA DNS Jean de Montremy, FRA DNS Jean Herman, FRA DNS Eugene Dussous, FRA |
747 | F2 | S 750 | 145 23h |
Accident |
| 26 | DNF | 30 | Automobiles Gordini, FRA Gordini T15 S (T20 ?) |
Jacques Pollet, FRA Hermano 'Nano' Da Silva Ramos, FRA/BRA DNS Roger Loyer, FRA DNS Roland Bourel, FRA |
1987 | 8 | S 2.0 | 145 14h |
Holed radiator |
| 27 | DNF | 60 | Automobili Stanguellini,
ITA Stanguellini 750 Bialbero |
René Philippe Faure, FRA Pierre Duval, FRA DNS Georges Guyot, FRA |
740 | 4 | S 750 | 136 17h |
Ignition |
| 28 | DNF | 19 | Daimler Benz AG, DEU Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR |
Juan Manuel Fangio, ARG Stirling Moss, GBR DNS Rudolf Uhlenhaut, DEU |
2975 | 8 | S 3.0 | 134 10h |
Withdrawn |
| 29 | DNF | 21 | Daimler Benz AG, DEU Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR |
Karl Kling, DEU André Simon, FRA DNS Rudolf Uhlenhaut, DEU DNS Hans Herrmann, DEU DNS "Pierre Levegh", FRA DNS John Fitch, USA |
2975 | 8 | S 3.0 | 130 10h |
Withdrawn |
| 30 | DNF | 51 | Automobiles Panhard et
Levassor, FRA Panhard VM5 |
René Cotton, FRA André Beaulieux, FRA |
850 | F2 | S 1.1 | 108 13h |
Gearbox |
| 31 | DNF | 5 | Scuderia Ferrari, ITA 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, GBR Jaguar D-type |
Don Beauman, GBR Norman Dewis, GBR DNS Robert E. Berry DNS Desmond Titterington, GBR |
3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 106 11h |
Accident, sandtrapped |
| 33 | DNF | 24 | Aston Martin Ltd, GBR Aston Martin DB3 S |
Roy Salvadori, GBR Peter Walker, GBR DNS Reg Parnell, GBR |
2922 | 6 | S 3.0 | 105 10h |
Engine |
| 34 | DNF | 12 | "Heldé", FRA Ferrari 750 Monza |
"Heldé" (Pierre
Louis-Dreyfus), FRA Jean Lucas, FRA |
3000 | 4 | S 3.0 | 104 10h |
Ignition |
| 35 | DNF | 58 | Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet, FRA D.B. HBR - Panhard |
Paul Armagnac, FRA Gérard Laureau, FRA DNS Claude Storez, FRA DNS Marc Gignoux, FRA |
745 | F2 | S 750 | 101 22h |
Wheel bearings |
| 36 | DQ/ DNF |
48 | Lotus Engineering, GBR Lotus Mk 9 - Coventry Climax |
Colin Chapman, GBR Ron Flockhart, GBR DNS Peter Jopp, GBR DNS Gordon Wilkins, GBR |
1097 | 4 | S 1.1 | 99 12h |
Disqualifed: reversed |
| 37 | DNF | 50 | Automobiles Panhard et
Levassor, FRA Panhard VM5 |
Pierre Chancel, FRA Robert Chancel, FRA |
850 | F2 | S 1.1 | 94 11h |
Out of fuel / fuel system |
| 38 | DNF | 31 | Officine Alfieri Maserati,
ITA Maserati 200 S (A6GCS ?) |
Carlo Tomasi, ITA Francesco Giardini, FRA DNS Gino Valenzano, ITA DNS Jean Thepenier, FRA |
1986 | 4 | S 2.0 | 96 9h |
Ignition |
| 39 | DNF | 1 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd,
GBR Lagonda DP166 |
Reg Parnell, GBR Dennis Poore, GBR |
4487 | V12 | S 5.0 | 93 8h |
Out of fuel |
| 40 | DNF | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd, GBR (Maurice Gatsonides, NED ?) Aston Martin DB3 S |
Tony Brooks, GBR John Riseley-Pritchard, GBR DNS Maurice Gatsonides, NED DNS Marcel Becquart, FRA DNS Jean van Pelt, |
2922 | 6 | S 3.0 | 83 9h |
Battery |
| 41 | DNF | 27 | Jean-Paul Colas, FRA Salmson 2300S Spyder |
Jean-Paul Colas, FRA "Franc" (Jacques Dewez), FRA DNS Herve Coatalen, FRA |
2328 | 4 | S 3.0 | 82 9h |
Oil leak |
| 42 | DNF | 3 | Scuderia Ferrari, ITA Ferrari 121 LM (118 LM Scaglietti ?) |
Umberto Maglioli, ITA Phil Hill, USA DNS Giuseppe Farina, ITA |
4412 | 6 | S 5.0 | 76 7h |
Clutch ? Cooling system |
| 43 | DNF | 38 | Walter Ringgenberg, SUI Porsche 550/4 Spyder |
Walter Ringgenberg, SUI Hans-Jörg Gilomen, SUI DNS Hans Stanek, DNS William Honegger, |
1489 | F4 | S 1.5 | 65 8h |
Engine |
| 44 | DNF | 43 | Connaught Engineering, GBR Connaught AL/SR - Lea Francis |
Kenneth McAlpine, GBR Eric Thompson, GBR DNS Don Beauman, GBR |
1484 | 4? 6? |
S 1.5 | 60 9h |
Engine |
| 45 | DNF | 69 | Alexandre Constantin, FRA Constantin C Barquette - Peugeot 203 |
Jacques Savoye, FRA Jacques Poch, FRA |
1978 | 4 | S 2.0 | 51 52 9h |
Transmission / Gearbox |
| 46 | DNF | 4 | Scuderia Ferrari, ITA Ferrari 121 LM (446S Spyder) |
Eugenio Castellotti, ITA Count Paolo Marzotto, ITA DNS Piero Taruffi, ITA DNS Luigi Villoresi, ITA DNS Alberto Ascari, ITA |
4412 | 6 | S 5.0 | 52 5h |
Engine |
| 47 | DNF | 46 | Kieft Cars Ltd, GBR Kieft - Coventry Climax |
Alan Rippon, GBR Bill Merrick, GBR DNS Georges Trouis, FRA |
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, FRA D.B. HBR - Panhard |
René Bonnet, FRA Claude Storez, FRA DNS Elie Bayol, FRA |
745 | F2 | S 750 | 44 9h |
Ignition |
| 50 | DNF | 11 | Cooper Car Co, GBR Cooper T38 - Jaguar |
Peter Whitehead, GBR Graham Whitehead, GBR DNS Peter Walker, GBR DNS Ivor Bueb, GBR DNS Tony Gaze, AUS |
3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | 38 4h |
Oil pressure |
| 51 | DNF | 20 | Daimler Benz AG, DEU Mercedes Benz 300 SLR |
"Pierre Levegh"
(Pierre Bouillin), FRA* John Fitch, USA (DND) |
2975 | 8 | S 3.0 | 34 3 h |
*Fatal accident |
| 52 | DNF | 36 | Automobiles Frazer Nash
Ltd, GBR Frazer-Nash Sebring |
Cecil Vard, IRL Dick Odlum, GBR (DND) |
1971 | 6 | S 2.0 | 33 6h |
Engine |
| 53 | DNF | 53 | Société Monopole, FRA Monopole Sport X88 (X86 ?) - Panhard |
Francis Navarro, FRA Jean de Montrémy, FRA (DND) DNS Eugene Dussous, FRA |
747 | F2 | S 750 | 30 6h |
Oil leak |
| 54 | DNF | 26 | Lance Macklin, GBR Austin Healey 100S |
Lance Macklin, GBR Les Leston, GBR (DND) |
2662 | 4 | S 3.0 | 28 6h |
Accident damage |
| 55 | DNF | 42 | MG Cars Ltd, GBR MG EX 182 |
Dick Jacobs, GBR Joe Flynn, IRL (DND) |
1490 | 4 | S 1.5 | 27 6h |
Accident |
| 56 | DNF | 56 | Automobiles VP, FRA V.P. 166R - Renault |
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA Yves Lesur, FRA (DND) DNS Just-Emile Vernet, FRA DNS de Croiselle, FRA |
747 | 4 | S 750 | 26 8h |
Engine |
| 57 | DNF | 15 | Officine Alfieri Maserati,
ITA Maserati 300 S |
Roberto Miéres, ARG Cesare Perdisa, ITA (DND) DNS Jean Behra, FRA |
2991 | 6 | S 3.0 | 24 6h |
Transmission / Gearbox |
| 58 | DNF | 14 | Mike Sparken, FRA Ferrari 750 Monza |
"Mike Sparken"
(Michel Pobejersky), FRA Masten Gregory, USA (DND) DNS Francois Picard, FRA |
3000 | 4 | S 3.0 | 23 3h |
Engine |
| 59 | DNF | 61 | Nardi Automobili, ITA Nardi 750 LM - Crosley Nardi Bisilero - Giannini ? |
Dr Mario Damonte, ITA Roger Crovetto, FRA (DND) DNS Gino Munaron, ITA DNS Paul Graynet, |
735 | 4 | S 750 | 5 3h |
Accident |
| 60 | DNF | 39 | Kieft Cars Ltd, GBR Kieft - Coventry Climax Kieft - Turner ? |
Berwyn Baxter, GBR John Deeley, GBR (DND) |
1493 | 4 | S 1.5 | 4 2h |
Engine / Overheating |
| 61 | DNS | 2 | Ecurie Rosier, FRA (Automobiles Talbot Lago ?) Talbot Lago Sport |
Louis Rosier, FRA Georges Grignard, FRA DNS Jean Blanc, FRA |
6 | S 5.0 | |||
| 62 | DNS | 17 | Automobiles Gordini, FRA Gordini T24S |
Elie Bayol, FRA Robert Manzon, FRA DNS André Guelfi, FRA DNS Roland Bourel, FRA |
3000 | 8 | S 3.0 | Accident in practice | |
| 63 | DNS | 54 | Moretti Automobili, ITA Moretti 750 Grand Sport (750S ?) |
DNS Antonio 'Toni'
Branca, SUI Lino Fayen, VEN/FRA Herman Rogenry, |
750 | 4 | S 750 | Too late for starting grid. | |
| 64 | DNS | 55 | Moretti Automobili, ITA Moretti 750 Grand Sport |
Giorgio Ubezzi, ITA Mesnest Bellanger DNS Herman Rogenry |
750 | 4 | S 750 | D:o | |
| 65 | DNS | 45 | D. Arnott, GBR Arnott Sports - Coventry Climax |
Jim Russell, GBR Peter Taylor, GBR DNS Dennis Taylor, GBR DNS Ivor Bueb, GBR DNS George S. Thornton, GBR DNS Victor Ridge, GBR DNS Daphne M. Arnott, GBR DNS Les Leston, GBR |
1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Accident in practice | |
| 66 | DNS | 70 | Pierre Ferry, FRA Ferry F750 - Renault |
Jacques Blanche, FRA Louis Pons, FRA DNS Jesu Fritsch DNS Jean Redelé, FRA |
750 | 4 | S 750 | Reserve entry | |
| 67 | DNS | 72 | Automobiles V.P., FRA VP 155 R - Renault |
Jean-Marie Dumazer, FRA André Héchard, FRA Jerome Pourond, FRA |
750 | 4 | S 750 | Reserve entry | |
| 68 | DNS | 73 | Ecurie Rosier, FRA Renault 4CV 1063 |
Jean-Louis Rosier, FRA Jean Estager, FRA Louis Rosier, FRA |
750 | 4 | S 750 | Reserve entry | |
| 69 | DNA | 2 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd,
GBR Lagonda DP166 |
- - |
4487 | V12 | S 5.0 | ||
| 70 | DNA | 18 | Automobiles Gordini, FRA Gordini T32 S |
Jacques Pollet, FRA 'Nano' da Silva Ramos, BRA/FRA DNS Charles de Clareur, FRA |
3000 | 8 | S 3.0 | ||
| 71 | DNA | 44 | Officine Alfieri Maserati,
ITA Maserati 150 S |
- - |
1484 | 4 | S 1.5 | ||
| 72 | DNA | 71 | Officine Alfieri Maserati,
ITA Maserati 150 S |
- - |
1484 | 4 | S 1.5 | ||
| 73 | DNA | 47 | Jacques Peron, FRA Osca MT-4 |
Jacques Peron, FRA - |
4 | S 1.1 | |||
| 74 | DNA | 67 | Henri Peignaux, FRA Jaguar D-type |
Henri Peignaux, FRA "Mary" (Jean-Marie Brussin) FRA |
3442 | 6 | S 5.0 | ||
| 75 | DNA | 68 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA Ferrari 750 Monza |
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA - |
3000 | 4 | S 3.0 | ||
| 76 | DNA | Osca Automobili, ITA Osca MT-4 |
- - |
1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 77 | DNA | Osca Automobili, ITA Osca MT-4 |
- - |
1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 78 | DNA | Osca Automobili, ITA Osca MT-4 |
- - |
1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 79 | DNA | Moretti Automobili, ITA Moretti 750 S |
- - |
750 | 4 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 80 | DNA | Nardi Automobili, ITA Nardi 750 LM - Crosley |
- - |
750 | 4 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 81 | DNA | Automobiles Panhard et
Levassor, FRA Panhard X88 |
- - |
750 | F2 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 82 | DNA | Automobiles Panhard et
Levassor, FRA Panhard X88 |
- - |
750 | F2 | S 750 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 83 | DNA | Lotus Engineering, GBR Lotus Mk 9 - Coventry Climax |
- - |
1100 | 4 | S 1.1 | Entry not accepted | ||
| 84 | DNA | Charles de Clareur, FRA Gordini T 20 S |
- - |
1987 | 8 | Entry not accepted | |||
| 85 | DNA | (Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG,
DEU 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 |
File created 1999-04-16, last update 2010-02-07