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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Stirling Moss and Nino Farina at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, and Nino Farina
Race date
June 5, 1955
Pole
Eugenio Castellotti
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
17
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Mercedes. Stirling Moss is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Nino Farina 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Roberto Mieres from P13 to P5 (+8), Paul Frère from P8 to P4 (+4), and Maurice Trintignant from P10 to P6 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Eugenio Castellotti started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 DNS, and 2 Gearbox. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 4:20.600 on lap 18. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Juan Manuel FangioMercedes2:39:29.0009
2Stirling MossMercedes2:39:37.1006
3Nino FarinaFerrari2:41:09.5004
4Paul FrèreFerrari2:42:54.5003
5Roberto MieresMaserati+1 lap1
5Jean BehraMaseratiFinished1
6Maurice TrintignantFerrari+1 lap0
7Luigi MussoMaserati+2 laps0
8Cesare PerdisaMaserati+3 laps0
9Louis RosierMaserati+3 laps0
DNFKarl KlingMercedesOil leak0
DNFEugenio CastellottiLanciaGearbox0
DNFMike HawthornVanwallGearbox0
DNFJean BehraMaseratiSpun off0
DNSJohnny ClaesMaseratiEngine0
DNSPiero TaruffiFerrariDNS0
DNSHarry SchellFerrariDNS0