Le Mans 24 Hours 1955 - Race Results

Event: Les 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 12.6.1955
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.492 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	6	Hawthorn / Bueb	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	307	4135.3799 kms	172.3080	1^st	S5.0
2^nd	23	Collins / Frère	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.	302	4073.0200 kms	169.7090	1^st	S3.0
3^rd	10	Claes / Swaters	Jaguar D-type	Ecurie Francorchamps	296	3986.9299 kms	166.0220	2^nd	S5.0
4^th	37	Polensky / von Frankenberg	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	284	3829.7300 kms	159.5720	1^st	S1.5
5^th	66	Gendebien / Seidel	Porsche 550 Spyder	Ecurie Belge/Gonzague Olivier	276	3715.5500 kms	154.8150	2^nd	S1.5
6^th	62	Glöckler / Juhan	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	273	3679.6699 kms	153.3200	3^rd	S1.5
7^th	34	Wilson / Mayers	Bristol 450C	Bristol Aeroplane Co	271	3654.3101 kms	152.2640	1^st	S2.0
8^th	33	Keen / Line	Bristol 450C	Bristol Aeroplane Co	270	3641.3799 kms	151.7240	2^nd	S2.0
9^th	32	Wisdom / Fairman	Bristol 450C	Bristol Aeroplane Co	268	3614.3999 kms	150.6000	3^rd	S2.0
10^th	35	Becquart / Stoop	Frazer Nash Sebring	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	260	3506.1599 kms	146.0900	4^th	S2.0
11^th	40	Cabianca / Sgorbati	Osca MT4 1500	Edgar Fronteras	256	3449.0801 kms	143.7120	4^th	S1.5
12^th	41	Miles / Lockett	MG EX182	MG Cars Ltd.	249	3353.9099 kms	139.7460	5^th	S1.5
13^th	49	Veuillet / Arkus Duntov	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	245	3303.5701 kms	137.6490	1^st	S1.1
14^th	28	Dickson / Sanderson	Triumph TR2	Standard Triumph Ltd.	242	3263.3101 kms	135.9710	5^th	S2.0
15^th	29	Richardson / Hadley	Triumph TR2	Standard Triumph Ltd.	242	3263.1499 kms	135.9650	6^th	S2.0
16^th	63	Cornet / Mougin	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	236	3177.8899 kms	132.4120	1^st	S750
17^th	64	Lund / Waeffler	MG EX182	MG Cars Ltd.	234	3156.2500 kms	131.5100	6^th	S1.5
18^th	65	Olivier / Jeser	Porsche 550 Spyder	Gonzague Olivier	234	3155.3101 kms	131.4710	2^nd	S1.1
19^th	68	Brooke / Morris-Goodall	Triumph TR2	Standard Triumph Ltd.	214	2885.6399 kms	120.2350	7^th	S2.0
20^th	59	Trouis / Héry	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	209	2815.1399 kms	117.2980	2^nd	S750
21^st	47	Brown / Wadsworth	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co	207	2789.6101 kms	116.2340	3^rd	S1.1

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
16	Valenzano / Musso	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	239	Gearbox	S3.0
22	Cunningham / Johnston	Cunningham C-6R Offenhauser	Briggs Cunningham	196	Piston	S3.0
7	Rolt / Hamilton	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	186	Gearbox	S5.0
30	da Silva Ramos / Pollet	Gordini T15S	Automobiles Gordini	145	Holed radiator	S2.0
52	Hémard / Flahault	Monopole Panhard X86	Société Monopole	145	Accident	S750
60	Faure / Duval	Stanguellini Sport Bialbero 750	Automobili Stanguellini	136	Ignition	S750
19	Fangio / Moss	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG	134	Withdrawn	S3.0
21	Kling / Simon	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG	130	Withdrawn	S3.0
51	Cotton / Beaulieux	Panhard VM5	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	108	Gearbox	S1.1
5	Trintignant / Schell	Ferrari 121 LM Scaglietti	Scuderia Ferrari	107	Clutch	S5.0
8	Beauman / Dewis	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	106	Accident	S5.0
24	Salvadori / Walker	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.	105	Engine	S3.0
12	"Heldé" / Lucas	Ferrari 750 Monza	Heldé	104	Distributor	S3.0
58	Armagnac / Laureau	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	100	Wheel	S750
48	Chapman / Flockhart	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Lotus Engineering	99	DQ-reversed	S1.1
31	Tomasi / Giardini	Maserati A6GCS/53	Officine Alfieri Maserati	96	Distributor	S2.0
50	Chancel / Chancel	Panhard VM5	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	94	Fuel system	S1.1
1	Parnell / Poore	Lagonda DP166	Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.	93	Out of fuel	S5.0
25	Brooks / Riseley-Pritchard	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.	83	Battery	S3.0
27	Colas / "Franc"	Salmson 2300S Spyder	Jean-Paul Colas	82	Oil leak	S3.0
3	Maglioli / Hill	Ferrari 121 LM Scaglietti	Scuderia Ferrari	76	Clutch	S5.0
38	Ringgenberg / Gilomen	Porsche 550 Spyder	Walter Ringgenberg	65	Engine	S1.5
43	McAlpine / Thompson	Connaught AL/SR Lea Francis	Connaught Engineering	60	Engine	S1.5
4	Castellotti / Marzotto	Ferrari 121 LM	Scuderia Ferrari	52	Engine	S5.0
69	Savoye / Poch	Constantin Barquette Peugeot 203	Alexandre Constantin	52	Gearbox	S2.0
46	Rippon / Merrick	Kieft - Climax 1100	Kieft Cars Ltd.	47	Oil leak	S1.1
57	Bonnet / Storez	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	44	Distributor	S750
9	Walters / Spear	Jaguar D-type	Briggs Cunningham	43	Valve	S5.0
11	Whitehead / Whitehead	Cooper T38 Jaguar	Cooper Cars Co	36	Oil pressure	S5.0
36	Odlum / Vard	Frazer Nash Sebring	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	34	Engine	S2.0
20	Levegh / Fitch	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG	32	Fatal accident	S3.0
53	Navarro / de Montrémy	Monopole Panhard X86	Société Monopole	31	Oil leak	S750
26	Macklin / Leston	Austin-Healey 100S	Lance Macklin	28	Accident damage	S3.0
42	Jacobs / Flynn	MG EX182	MG Cars Ltd.	26	Accident	S1.5
56	Giraud-Cabantous / Lesur	VP 166R Renault	Automobiles VP	25	Engine	S750
15	Mières / Perdisa	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	23	Gearbox	S3.0
14	"Sparken" / Gregory	Ferrari 750 Monza	Mike Sparken	22	Engine	S3.0
61	Damonte / Crovetto	Nardi Bisiluro Giannini	Nardi Automobili SpA	6	Accident	S750
39	Baxter / Deeley	Kieft - Turner	Kieft Cars Ltd.	4	Overheating	S1.5

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
2	Rosier / Grignard	Talbot Lago Sport	Ecurie Rosier		S5.0
17	Manzon / Bayol	Gordini T24S	Automobiles Gordini	Accident in practice	S3.0
45	Russell / Taylor	Arnott Sports Climax	Arnott Racing Cars	Accident	S1.1
54	Fayen / Rogenry	Moretti 750S	Moretti	Gridded too late	S750
55	Ubezzi / Bellanger	Moretti 750S	Moretti	Gridded too late	S750
70	Blaché / Pons	Ferry F750 Renault	Société Pierre Ferry	Reserve	S750
72	Dumazer / Héchard / Pourond	VP 155R Renault	Automobiles VP	Reserve	S750
73	Rosier / Estager / Rosier	Renault 1063	Louis Rosier	Reserve	S750

Practiced:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
T		MG EX182	MG Cars Ltd.	Practice car	S1.5
T	Collins / Frère / Salvadori / Walker	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.		S3.0
T	Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Engine	S5.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
2		Lagonda DP166	Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.		S5.0
18	Pollet / da Silva Ramos / de Clareuer	Gordini T32S	Automobiles Gordini		S3.0
44		Maserati 150S	Officine Alfieri Maserati		S1.5
47	Péron / Bourillot	Osca MT4	Jacques Peron		S1.1
67	Peignaux / "Mary"	Jaguar D-type	Henri Peignaux		S5.0
68	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ferrari 750 Monza	Yves Giraud-Cabantous		S3.0
71		Maserati 150S	Officine Alfieri Maserati		S1.5
		Osca MT4	Osca	Not accepted	S1.1
		Moretti 750S	Moretti	Not accepted	S750
		Osca MT4	Osca	Not accepted	S1.1
		Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	Not accepted	S1.5
		Osca MT4	Osca	Not accepted	S1.1
		Lotus Mark IX Climax	Lotus Engineering	Not accepted	S1.1
		Gordini T20S	Charles de Clareuer	Not accepted	S2.0
		Panhard X88	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Not accepted	S750
		Nardi - Crosley	Nardi Automobili	Not accepted	S750
		Panhard X88	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Not accepted	S750