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Stirling Moss won the 1955 British Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1955 British Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Karl Kling
Race date
July 16, 1955
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Mercedes. Juan Manuel Fangio is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Karl Kling 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Mike Sparken from P23 to P7 (+16), Lance Macklin from P16 to P8 (+8), and Mike Hawthorn from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 3 Transmission, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Brakes. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:00.400 on lap 88. 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
1Stirling MossMercedes3:07:21.2009
2Juan Manuel FangioMercedes3:07:21.4006
3Karl KlingMercedes3:08:33.0004
4Piero TaruffiMercedes+1 lap3
5Luigi MussoMaserati+1 lap2
6Mike HawthornFerrari+3 laps0
6Eugenio CastellottiFerrariFinished0
7Mike SparkenGordini+9 laps0
8Lance MacklinMaserati+11 laps0
9Ken WhartonVanwall+18 laps0
9Harry SchellVanwallFinished0
DNFMaurice TrintignantFerrariOverheating0
DNFRoberto MieresMaseratiEngine0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperEngine0
DNFKenneth McAlpineConnaughtOil pressure0
DNFPeter CollinsMaseratiClutch0
DNFHermano da Silva RamosGordiniOil pressure0
DNFRoy SalvadoriMaseratiGearbox0
DNFHorace GouldMaseratiBrakes0
DNFHarry SchellVanwallThrottle0