1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 5 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 3 July 1955
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course Permanent racing facility
14.120 km (8.774 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera
Time 4:35.7
Podium
First Italy Giuseppe Colnago Gilera
Second France Pierre Monneret Gilera
Third Belgium Léon Martin Gilera
350 cc
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 4:53.6
Podium
First United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second West Germany August Hobl DKW
Third Australia Keith Campbell Norton
Sidecars
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton
Passenger United Kingdom Stanley Dibben
Time 5:20.0
Podium
First West Germany Wilhelm Noll BMW
West Germany Fritz Cron
Second West Germany Willi Faust BMW
West Germany Karl Remmert
Third West Germany Walter Schneider BMW
West Germany Hans Strauss

The 1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 July 1955 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 15 1:10:51.1 8
2 France Pierre Monneret Gilera 15 +43.8 6
3 Belgium Léon Martin Gilera 15 +2:35.6 4
4 Italy Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 3
5 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton 2
6 United Kingdom John Storr Norton 1
7 Australia Jack Ahearn Norton
8 New Zealand Bill Aislabie Norton
9 United Kingdom Bob Matthews Norton
10 Belgium Edouard Texidor Norton
11 Australia Bob Brown Matchless
12 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton
13 United Kingdom Phil Heath Norton
14 United Kingdom Peter Davey Norton
15 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Matchless
16 South Africa Eddie Grant Norton
17 New Zealand Fred Cook Matchless
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350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 11 54:47.7 8
2 West Germany August Hobl DKW 11 +14.9 6
3 Australia Keith Campbell Norton 11 +2:14.2 4
4 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi 3
5 Italy Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi 2
6 West Germany Hans Bartl DKW 1
7 West Germany Hans Baltisberger NSU
8 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton
9 Australia Jack Ahearn Norton
10 Belgium Jules Nies Norton
11 Australia Bob Brown AJS
12 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton
13 United Kingdom Tommy Wood Norton
14 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler AJS
15 New Zealand Fred Cook AJS
16 United Kingdom Bob Matthews Norton
17 Belgium Edouard Texidor AJS
18 Belgium Pierre Vervroegen Norton
19 A. van Fleteren AJS
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Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 West Germany Wilhelm Noll West Germany Fritz Cron BMW 7 38:21.2 8
2 West Germany Willi Faust West Germany Karl Remmert BMW 7 +1.1 6
3 West Germany Walter Schneider West Germany Hans Strauss BMW 7 +47.3 4
4 Belgium Julien Deronne Belgium Bruno Leys BMW 3
5 United Kingdom Pip Harris United Kingdom Ray Campbell Norton 2
6 France Jacques Drion West Germany Inge Stoll Norton 1
7 France Jean Murit Morocco Francis Flahaut Norton
8 Switzerland Florian Camathias Switzerland Maurice Büla BMW
9 Belgium Marcel Masuy ? Norton
10 Belgium Pierre Vervroegen Belgium Raymond Bogaert Norton
11 "Rausens" ? Norton
12 T. Gobel ? Norton
13 United Kingdom Eric Oliver United Kingdom Eric Bliss Norton
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 174–177.
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