Tourist Trophy 1955 - Race Results

Event: Tourist Trophy		Date: 18.9.1955
Track: Dundrod (United Kingdom), 11.935 kms	Organiser: unknown
Tourist Trophy
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 5)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	10	Moss / Fitch	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG	84	7:03:11.0000	1002.5180 kms	142.1389	1^st	S3.0
2^nd	9	Fangio / Kling	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG	83	7:03:12.0000			2^nd	S3.0
3^rd	11	von Trips / Simon / Kling	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG	82	7:06:02.0000			3^rd	S3.0
4^th	18	Walker / Poore	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.	81	7:03:27.0000			4^th	S3.0
5^th	15	Musso / Bordoni	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	79	7:04:02.0000			5^th	S3.0
6^th	4	Castellotti / Taruffi	Ferrari 857 Sport	Scuderia Ferrari	79	7:05:27.0000			6^th	S3.0
7^th	17	Parnell / Salvadori	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.	79	7:06:37.0000			7^th	S3.0
8^th	5	Maglioli / Trintignant	Ferrari 857 Monza	Scuderia Ferrari	79	7:07:25.0000			8^th	S3.0
9^th	28	Shelby / Gregory	Porsche 550 Spyder	Huschke von Hanstein	75	7:04:53.0000			1^st	S1.5
10^th	41	MacDowel / Bueb	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co	74	7:04:03.0000			1^st	S1.1
11^th	46	Chapman / Allison	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Lotus Cars Ltd.	74	7:04:08.0000			2^nd	S1.1
12^th	29	Glöckler / Seidel	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	74	7:06:03.0000			2^nd	S1.5
13^th	7	Swaters / Claes	Ferrari 750 Monza	Equipe Nationale Belge	73	7:05:57.0000			9^th	S3.0
14^th	19	Flower / Llewellyn	Austin-Healey 100S	Raymond Flower	71	7:05:51.0000			10^th	S3.0
15^th	47	Steed / Scott-Russell	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Richard Steed	71	7:06:38.0000			3^rd	S1.1
16^th	30	von Frankenberg / Linge	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	70	7:04:32.0000			3^rd	S1.5
17^th	50	Armagnac / Laureau	DB HBR Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	70	7:07:35.0000			1^st	S750
18^th	56	Loëns / Bonnier	Maserati A6GCS	André Loens	69	7:03:45.0000			1^st	S2.0
19^th	49	Cornet / Storez	DB HBR Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	69	7:05:27.0000			2^nd	S750
20^th	35	Fairman / Wilson	MGA EX182	MG Car Co.	69	7:08:04.0000			4^th	S1.5
21^st	23	Todd / Titterington	Triumph TR2	Jasper B. Johnstone	68	7:08:13.0000			2^nd	S2.0
22^nd	21	Dickson / Richardson	Triumph TR2 Prototype	Robert Dickson	67	7:06:06.0000			3^rd	S2.0
23^rd	26	Tew / Kelly	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	J. Maurice Tew	66	7:03:38.0000			4^th	S2.0
24^th	51	Mougin / Mercader	DB HBR Panhard	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	66	7:04:25.0000			3^rd	S750
25^th	27	Fisher / Adams	Kieft - Bristol	Kieft Cars Ltd.	66	7:05:25.0000			5^th	S1.5
26^th	37	Baxter / Trimble	Kieft - BMC	Kieft Cars Ltd.	65	7:08:35.0000			6^th	S1.5
27^th	38	Coombs / Burgess	Lotus Mark VIII Connaught	Lotus Cars Ltd.	55	7:06:40.0000			7^th	S1.5

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
1	Hawthorn / Titterington	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	81	Engine	S5.0
14	Behra / Musso	Maserati 300S	Officine Alfieri Maserati	63	Accident	S3.0
48	Vard / Rudd	DKW Sonderklasse	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	52	Engine	S1.1
22	McCaldin / Maunsell	Triumph TR2	Jasper B. Johnstone	48	Unknown	S2.0
3	Whitehead / Whitehead	Cooper T38 Jaguar	Peter Whitehead	43	Chassis	S5.0
16	Collins / Brooks	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.	43	Con-rod bolt	S3.0
12	Henri de Barry	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Ecurie Côte d'Azure	39	DQ: too slow	S3.0
44	Plunkett / Rippon	Kieft - Climax 1100	Kieft Cars Ltd	38	Accident	S1.1
45	MacKenzie-Low / Mainwaring	Elva Mk IB Climax	Elva	34	Fatal accident	S1.1
24	Bellucci / Vard	Maserati A6GCS	Officine Alfieri Maserati	31	Engine	S2.0
55	Faure / Duval	Stanguellini 750 Sport	Automobili Stanguellini	29	Unknown	S750
34	Flockhart / Lockett	MGA EX182 Twin OHC	MG Car Co.	23	Engine	S1.5
54	Chancel / Chancel	Panhard X88	Pierre Chancel	22	Gearbox	S750
36	Lund / Stoop	MGA EX182	MG Car Co.	8	Split fuel tank	S1.5
43	Mayers / Brabham	Cooper T39 Climax	O'Shea Racing	1	Fatal accident	S1.1
42	Russell / Taylor	Cooper T39 Climax	Cooper Cars Co	1	Accident	S1.1
40	Jopp / Anthony	Lotus Mark IX MG	Lotus Cars Ltd.	1	Accident	S1.5
2	Berry / Sanderson	Jaguar D-type	Jack Broadhead	1	Accident	S5.0
20	Macklin / Dalton	Austin-Healey 100S	John Dalton	1	Accident	S3.0
31	Kretschmann / McMillen / Flower	Porsche 550 Spyder	Raymond Flower	1	Accident	S1.5
25	Wharton / Vard	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Mk II	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	1	Accident	S2.0
39	Smith / Young	Connaught AL/SR	Connaught	1	Fatal accident	S1.5

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
6	Gendebien / Gregory	Ferrari 750 Monza	Scuderia Ferrari	Accident in practice	S3.0
8	Lucas / de Portago	Ferrari 750 Monza	Ecurie Bullfrog		S3.0

Practiced:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
2T	Stirling Moss	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR	Daimler-Benz AG		S3.0
T	Tony Brooks	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Ltd.		S3.0
1T	Fangio / Kling / Moss / von Trips	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupe	Daimler-Benz AG		S3.0
T	Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Withdrawn during practice	S5.0
T	Dickie Stoop	MGA EX182	MG Car Co.		S1.5

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
32	Mallock / Maunsell	Porsche 550 Spyder	Monkey Stable		S1.5
33	Giulio Cabianca	Osca MT4	Osca		S1.5
52	Leeper / Lovell-Butt / Barbey	Panhard X88	Franco-Brittanique		S750
53	Trouis / Sparrowe	DB HBR Panhard	Franco-Brittanique		S750
	Watling Greenwood / Barthel	Cooper T39 Climax	Watling-Greenwood/Barthel		S1.1
	Tony Gaze	Aston Martin DB3S		Reserve entry	S3.0
	Bob Gerard	Lister - Bristol	Brian Lister	Reserve entry	S2.0
	Gérard Crombac	Ferrari 750 Monza	Gerard Crombac	Reserve entry	S3.0
	Horace Gould	Tojeiro - Jaguar	Tojeiro	Reserve entry	S5.0