1955 Valentino Grand Prix
1955 Valentino Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 27 March 1955 | ||
Official name | VII Gran Premio del Valentino | ||
Location | Parco del Valentino, Turin | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 4.185 km (2.609 miles) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 376.635 km (234.810 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lancia D50 | ||
Time | 1:42.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | |
Time | 1:43.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lancia D50 | ||
Second | Maserati 250F | ||
Third | Lancia D50 |
The 1955 Gran Premio del Valentino was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 27 March 1955 at the Parco del Valentino in Turin. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Lancia D50; Ascari also set pole position. Roberto Mieres in a Maserati 250F finished second and Luigi Villoresi in a Lancia D50 was third. Maserati driver Jean Behra set fastest lap.[1][2]
This was the last motor race to be held at the Parco del Valentino.[3]
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 6 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D50 | 2:40:21.2, 87.86mph | 1 |
2 | 32 | Roberto Mieres | Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati 250F | +27.1s | 5 |
3 | 30 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D50 | +1:44.2 | 6 |
4 | 22 | Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D50 | +1:44.8 | 8 |
5 | 20 | Harry Schell | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625
|
+3 laps | 9 |
6 | 36 | Louis Rosier | Equipe Rosier
|
Maserati 250F | +11 laps | 12 |
7 | 26 | Berardo Taraschi | Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari 166 | +11 laps | 14 |
8 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625
|
+15 laps, rear axle | 7 |
14 | 20 | B. Bira
|
Prince Bira
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Maserati 250F | +24 laps | 13 |
Ret | 12 | Lorenzo Girard | Lorenzo Girard | Ferrari 500 | 44 laps, mechanical | 15 |
Ret | 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Marquis de Portago | Ferrari 625
|
34 laps, sump | 11 |
Ret | 34 | Luigi Musso | Officine Alfieri Maserati
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Maserati 250F | 21 laps, oil leak | 3 |
Ret | 8 | Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati
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Maserati 250F | 12 laps, suspension | 2 |
Ret | 24 | Cesare Perdisa | Officine Alfieri Maserati
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Maserati 250F | 12 laps, suspension | 10 |
DNS | 4 | Sergio Mantovani | Officine Alfieri Maserati
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Maserati 250F | Crash | - |
DNA | 16 | Ottorino Volonterio | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati A6GCM | Car not ready | - |
DNA | 28 | Mario Alborghetti | Scuderia Volpini
|
Maserati 4CLT/48
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Car not ready | - |
References