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Event: XVIII Internationales ADAC-Eifel-Rennen NürburgringDate: 29.5.1955
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kmsOrganiser: ADAC

Eifelrennen Nürburgring
Weather:unknown
Start time:14:00
Grid:5-4-5, PP right, standing start
Distance:10 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:43
Practiced:unknown
Started:28
Finished:unknown
Classes:
Sportwagen über 1500 ccm
Sportwagen bis 1500 ccm
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Pre-race sessions:
practice sessions held on 26-28/5
Winners:
Overall:1Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRJuan Manuel Fangio
Sportwagen bis 1500 ccm:34EMW R3/55Edgar Barth
Fastest Laps:
Overall:3Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRStirling Moss (GB)10:10.8000134.8000 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:1Mercedes-Benz 300 SLRJuan Manuel Fangio10:00.1000135.0000 km/h
Sportwagen bis 1500 ccm:34EMW R3/55Edgar Barth10:39.1000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (10), Ferrari (5), EMW (4), Mercedes-Benz (3), Austin-Healey (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (10), Ferrari (5), Mercedes-Benz (3), BMC (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 550 (10), Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (3), Ferrari 750 Monza (3)
Driver nationalities:D (12), DDR (4), F (2), GB (2), S (2), CH (2)
Team nationalities:D (17), I (3), S (2), DDR (2)
Engine positions:front-engined (62%), mid-engined (38%)
Oldest known drivers:Giuseppe Farina (49), Karl Kling (45), Juan Manuel Fangio (44)
Youngest known drivers:Masten Gregory (23), Stirling Moss (26), Wolfgang Seidel (29)

Official Race Programme:

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