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| Race_No = 5
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| Season_No = 8
| Season_No = 8
| Date = July 3
| Date = 3 July
| Year = 1955
| Year = 1955
| Image = Spa 1947.png
| Image = Spa 1947.png
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| Second_Rider_500_Country = France
| Second_Rider_500_Country = France
| Second_Rider_500_Bike = [[Gilera]]
| Second_Rider_500_Bike = [[Gilera]]
| Third_Rider_500 = [[Léon Martin]]
| Third_Rider_500 = [[Léon Martin (motorcyclist)|Léon Martin]]
| Third_Rider_500_Country = Belgium
| Third_Rider_500_Country = Belgium
| Third_Rider_500_Bike = [[Gilera]]
| Third_Rider_500_Bike = [[Gilera]]
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The '''1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix''' was the fifth round of the [[1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. It took place on July 3, 1955 at the [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]].
The '''1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix''' was the fifth round of the [[1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. It took place on 3 July 1955 at the [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]].


==500 cc classification==
==500 cc classification==
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! 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Léon Martin]]'''
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Léon Martin (motorcyclist)|Léon Martin]]'''
| '''[[Gilera]]'''
| '''[[Gilera]]'''
| 15
| 15
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! 6
! 6
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Storr]]'''
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Storr (motorcyclist)|John Storr]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
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! 8
! 8
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Lawrence Aislabie]]
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Bill Aislabie]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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! 9
! 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bob Matthews]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Matthews
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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! 17
! 17
| {{flagicon|}} F. Cook
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Fred Cook (motorcyclist)|Fred Cook]]
| [[Matchless]]
| [[Matchless]]
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!colspan=6| <ref name="motorcycling">{{cite book | title=Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956 | publisher=Temple Press Ltd | editor-last = Cook | editor-first = R. A. B. | pages = 174-177}}</ref>
!colspan=6| <ref name="motorcycling">{{cite book | title=Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956 | publisher=Temple Press Ltd | editor-last = Cook | editor-first = R. A. B. | pages = 174–177}}</ref>
|}

==350&nbsp;cc classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Laps
! Time
! Points
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Bill Lomas]]'''
| '''[[Moto Guzzi]]'''
| 11
| 54:47.7
| '''8'''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[August Hobl]]'''
| '''[[DKW]]'''
| 11
| +14.9
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Keith Campbell (motorcyclist)|Keith Campbell]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 11
| +2:14.2
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Cecil Sandford]]'''
| '''[[Moto Guzzi]]'''
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|
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)|Roberto Colombo]]'''
| '''[[Moto Guzzi]]'''
|
|
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hans Bartl]]'''
| '''[[DKW]]'''
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|
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans Baltisberger]]
| [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]
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|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Auguste Goffin]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Ahearn]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jules Nies]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Brown (motorcyclist)|Bob Brown]]
| [[AJS]]
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|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[John Hempleman]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|
|
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|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tommy Wood (motorcyclist)|Tommy Wood]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist)|Arthur Wheeler]]
| [[AJS]]
|
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|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Fred Cook (motorcyclist)|Fred Cook]]
| [[AJS]]
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|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Matthews
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Edouard Texidor]]
| [[AJS]]
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|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pierre Vervroegen]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|}} A. van Fleteren
| [[AJS]]
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|-
!colspan=6| <ref name="motorcycling" />
|}

==Sidecar classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
! Rider
! Passenger
! Manufacturer
! Laps
! Time
! Points
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Wilhelm Noll]]'''
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''Fritz Cron'''
| '''[[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]'''
| 7
| 38:21.2
| '''8'''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Willi Faust]]'''
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''Karl Remmert'''
| '''[[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]'''
| 7
| +1.1
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Walter Schneider (motorcyclist)|Walter Schneider]]'''
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''Hans Strauss'''
| '''[[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]'''
| 7
| +47.3
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Julien Deronne]]'''
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''Bruno Leys'''
| '''[[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]'''
|
|
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Pip Harris]]'''
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''Ray Campbell'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
|
|
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Jacques Drion]]'''
| {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Inge Stoll]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
|
|
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Murit]]
| {{flagicon|MAR}} Francis Flahaut
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|
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|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|CH}} [[Florian Camathias]]
| {{flagicon|CH}} [[Maurice Büla]]
| [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
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|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marcel Masuy]]
| {{flagicon|}} ?
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pierre Vervroegen]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Bogaert
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|}} "Rausens"
| {{flagicon|}} ?
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|}} T. Gobel
| {{flagicon|}} ?
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eric Oliver (racer)|Eric Oliver]]
| {{flagicon|UK}} Eric Bliss
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
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|-
!colspan=7| <ref name="motorcycling" />
|}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:1955 Belgian Grand Prix}}
[[Category:Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix]]
[[Category:MotoGP race reports]]
[[Category:1955 MotoGP race reports|Belgian]]
[[Category:1955 in Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1955 in Belgian motorsport|Motorcycle Grand Prix]]

Latest revision as of 22:16, 19 June 2023

Belgium  1955 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 July 1955
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 14.120 km (8.774 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Gilera
Time 4:35.7
Podium
First Italy Giuseppe Colnago Gilera
Second France Pierre Monneret Gilera
Third Belgium Léon Martin Gilera
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 4:53.6
Podium
First United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second West Germany August Hobl DKW
Third Australia Keith Campbell Norton
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton
Time 5:20.0
Podium
First West Germany Wilhelm Noll BMW
Second West Germany Willi Faust BMW
Third West Germany Walter Schneider BMW

The 1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 3 July 1955 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

500 cc classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 15 1:10:51.1 8
2 France Pierre Monneret Gilera 15 +43.8 6
3 Belgium Léon Martin Gilera 15 +2:35.6 4
4 Italy Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 3
5 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton 2
6 United Kingdom John Storr Norton 1
7 Australia Jack Ahearn Norton
8 New Zealand Bill Aislabie Norton
9 United Kingdom Bob Matthews Norton
10 Belgium Edouard Texidor Norton
11 Australia Bob Brown Matchless
12 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton
13 United Kingdom Phil Heath Norton
14 United Kingdom Peter Davey Norton
15 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Matchless
16 South Africa Eddie Grant Norton
17 New Zealand Fred Cook Matchless
[1]

350 cc classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 11 54:47.7 8
2 West Germany August Hobl DKW 11 +14.9 6
3 Australia Keith Campbell Norton 11 +2:14.2 4
4 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi 3
5 Italy Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi 2
6 West Germany Hans Bartl DKW 1
7 West Germany Hans Baltisberger NSU
8 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton
9 Australia Jack Ahearn Norton
10 Belgium Jules Nies Norton
11 Australia Bob Brown AJS
12 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton
13 United Kingdom Tommy Wood Norton
14 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler AJS
15 New Zealand Fred Cook AJS
16 United Kingdom Bob Matthews Norton
17 Belgium Edouard Texidor AJS
18 Belgium Pierre Vervroegen Norton
19 A. van Fleteren AJS
[1]

Sidecar classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 West Germany Wilhelm Noll West Germany Fritz Cron BMW 7 38:21.2 8
2 West Germany Willi Faust West Germany Karl Remmert BMW 7 +1.1 6
3 West Germany Walter Schneider West Germany Hans Strauss BMW 7 +47.3 4
4 Belgium Julien Deronne Belgium Bruno Leys BMW 3
5 United Kingdom Pip Harris United Kingdom Ray Campbell Norton 2
6 France Jacques Drion West Germany Inge Stoll Norton 1
7 France Jean Murit Morocco Francis Flahaut Norton
8 Switzerland Florian Camathias Switzerland Maurice Büla BMW
9 Belgium Marcel Masuy  ? Norton
10 Belgium Pierre Vervroegen Belgium Raymond Bogaert Norton
11 "Rausens"  ? Norton
12 T. Gobel  ? Norton
13 United Kingdom Eric Oliver United Kingdom Eric Bliss Norton
[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 174–177.


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