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Event: Goodwood Nine-Hour RaceDate: 20.8.1955
Track: Goodwood Motor Circuit (United Kingdom), unknown lengthOrganiser: BARC

Goodwood 9 Hours
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:15:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:9 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:36
Practiced:35
Qualified:35
Started:35
Finished:20
Classified:20
Classes:PractStartClass
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Winners:
Overall:3Aston Martin DB3SWalker / Poore
Sports 2000:22Lister - BristolHampshire / Scott-Russell
Sports 1500:31Connaught AL/SRLeston / Scott-Brown
Fastest Laps:
Overall:6Ferrari 750 MonzaMike Hawthorn (GB)1:34.8000146.6756 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:6Ferrari 750 MonzaHawthorn / de Portago1:36.2000
Sports 2000:22Lister - BristolDavid Hampshire (GB)
Sports 1500:34Porsche 550 SpyderStirling Moss (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Cooper (6), Aston Martin (5), Lotus (5), Jaguar (4), Ferrari (3)
Top engines by numbers:Bristol (8), Jaguar (7), Aston Martin (5), Climax (4), Connaught (3), Ferrari (3)
Top car types by numbers:Aston Martin DB3S (4), Jaguar D-type (4), Lotus Mark IX (4)
Driver nationalities:GB (62), AUS (2), D (2)
Team nationalities:GB (30)
Most used colours:green (66%), red (11%), silver (11%), blue (6%)
Engine positions:front-engined (80%), mid-engined (20%)
Average engine size:2279 cc
Oldest known drivers:Reg Parnell (44), Huschke von Hanstein (44), Peter Walker (42)
Youngest known drivers:Archie Scott-Brown (18), Bill Smith (21), Tony Brooks (23)

Official Race Programme:

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