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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Stirling Moss and Luigi Musso at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, and Luigi Musso
Race date
June 19, 1955
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Roberto Mieres
Classified drivers
16
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Mercedes. Stirling Moss is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Luigi Musso 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

Hermano da Silva Ramos from P14 to P8 (+6), Johnny Claes from P16 to P11 (+5), and Eugenio Castellotti from P9 to P5 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 +3 laps, 3 Finished, 2 +8 laps, 2 Spun off, and 1 +1 lap. Roberto Mieres holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.900 on lap 3. 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 FangioMercedes2:54:23.8008
2Stirling MossMercedes2:54:24.1006
3Luigi MussoMaserati2:55:20.9004
4Roberto MieresMaserati+1 lap4
5Eugenio CastellottiFerrari+3 laps2
6Jean BehraMaserati+3 laps0
7Mike HawthornFerrari+3 laps0
8Hermano da Silva RamosGordini+8 laps0
9Louis RosierMaserati+8 laps0
10Jacques PolletGordini+10 laps0
11Johnny ClaesFerrari+12 laps0
DNFMaurice TrintignantFerrariGearbox0
DNFRobert ManzonGordiniTransmission0
DNFHorace GouldMaseratiSpun off0
DNFKarl KlingMercedesSpun off0
DNFPeter WalkerMaseratiWheel bearing0