1955 Syracuse Grand Prix
| 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 October 1955 | ||
| Official name | Gran Premio di Siracusa | ||
| Location | Syracuse, Sicily | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.597 km (3.479 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 391.81 km (243.46 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:03.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Tony Brooks | Connaught | |
| Time | 2:00.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Connaught | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix was a Formula One race, held on 23 October at the Syracuse Circuit in Sicily. The race was won by Tony Brooks, in his first Formula One race, driving a Connaught type B. This was the first international Grand Prix win for a British car since the 1924 San Sebastián Grand Prix.[1][2]
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Tony Brooks
|
Connaught | 70 | 2h24m55.7 |
| 2 | 12 |  Luigi Musso
|
Maserati | 70 | +50.5 |
| 3 | 24 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati | 68 | +2 laps |
| 4 | 10 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati | 68 | +2 laps |
| 5 | 18 |  Harry Schell
|
Maserati | 68 | +2 laps |
| 6 | 28 | Carroll Shelby
|
Maserati | 66 | +4 laps |
| NC | 8 | Luigi Piotti
|
Maserati | 62 | +8 laps |
| NC | 2 | Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Ferrari | 62 | +8 laps |
| NC | 26 | Les Leston
|
Connaught | 62 | +8 laps |
| Ret | 6 | Jean-Claude Vidilles | Ferrari | 24 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 22 |  Robert Manzon
|
Gordini | 22 | Oil leak |
| Ret | 30 |  Ottorino Volonterio
|
Maserati | 17 | Transmission |
| Ret | 4 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati | 17 | Drag link |
| Ret | 14 | Roy Salvadori
|
Maserati | 15 | Fuel tank |
| Ret | 20 | Jacques Pollet
|
Gordini | 9 | |
| Source:[1][3] | |||||
References
- ^ a b Lewis, Peter (1992). Motor Racing Through the Fifties. pp. 70–78. ISBN 1897632150.
- ^ Pritchard, Anthony. Grand Prix Reflections. pp. 92–93. ISBN 1852601604.
- ^ "1955 Syracuse GP Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 18 April 2020.