1955 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 23rd Grand Prix of Endurance

24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France...

, and took place on June 11 and 12, 1955. It was also the fourth round of the World Sportscar Championship

World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...

.

This race saw the 1955 Le Mans disaster

1955 Le Mans disaster

The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans when a racing car involved in an accident flew into the crowd, killing the driver and 84 spectators. 100 people were injured in the accident...

 with the death of 84 spectators and the injuring of over 100 more when Pierre Levegh

Pierre Levegh

Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin was a French sportsman and racecar driver. He took the racing name Pierre Levegh in memory of his uncle, a pioneering driver who died in 1904...

's Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a sportscar racing car for the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, which it won.-Technical Highlights:...

 was involved in an accident and flew into the crowd, killing the driver as well. After the incident, the other two Mercedes vehicles in the race were withdrawn (in leading position).

The 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 23rd Grand Prix of Endurance

24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France...

, and took place on June 11 and 12, 1955. It was also the fourth round of the World Sportscar Championship

World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...

.

This race saw the 1955 Le Mans disaster

1955 Le Mans disaster

The 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans when a racing car involved in an accident flew into the crowd, killing the driver and 84 spectators. 100 people were injured in the accident...

 with the death of 84 spectators and the injuring of over 100 more when Pierre Levegh

Pierre Levegh

Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin was a French sportsman and racecar driver. He took the racing name Pierre Levegh in memory of his uncle, a pioneering driver who died in 1904...

's Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a sportscar racing car for the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, which it won.-Technical Highlights:...

 was involved in an accident and flew into the crowd, killing the driver as well. After the incident, the other two Mercedes vehicles in the race were withdrawn (in leading position). This accident, the most catastrophic in motorsport history, led to great changes in the measures taken to ensure the safety of drivers and spectators. Its fallout also led to many car manufacturers pulling out of motorsport (including Mercedes), and even the temporary outlawing of circuit racing in several countries. Switzerland banned simultaneous competition between cars (i.e. except for hillclimbs), a ban which was only lifted in June 2007.

The Jaguar piloted by Mike Hawthorn went on to win the race.

Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 5.0	6	United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn John Michael Hawthorn was a racing driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex.-Biography:... United Kingdom Ivor Bueb Ivor Bueb Ivor Léon John Bueb was a sports car racing and Formula One driver from England....	Jaguar D-Type Jaguar D-type The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different...	Jaguar Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  3.4L I6	307
2	S 3.0	23	United Kingdom Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Peter Collins Peter Collins (racing driver) Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952... Belgium Paul Frère Paul Frère Paul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points...	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  2.9L I6	302
3	S 5.0	10	Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps Ecurie Francorchamps Ecurie Francorchamps was a Belgian Formula 1 and sports car racing team. Based at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and owned by Jacques Swaters, it operated between 1952 and 1954 in F1, and in sports car racing into the 1970s, e.g. with a Ferrari 512....	Belgium Johnny Claes Johnny Claes Octave John "Johnny" Claes was a racing driver from Belgium, born to a Scottish mother and Belgian father. He was educated in England at Lord Williams's School.... Belgium Jacques Swaters Jacques Swaters Jacques Swaters is a former racing driver from Belgium and former team owner of Ecurie Francorchamps and Ecurie Nationale Belge....	Jaguar D-Type Jaguar D-type The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different...	Jaguar Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  3.4L I6	296
4	S 1.5	37	Germany Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  KG	Germany Helmut Polensky Germany Richard von Frankenberg Richard von Frankenberg Richard van Frankenberg was a German journalist and race car driver.He took part in many 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1950s, as well as in races at Mille Miglia, Montlhery, Monza and Nürburgring, often with a Porsche 550, the type of car he became famous for, when crashing over the banking of the...	Porsche 550 Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche... /4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  1.5L Flat-4	284
5	S 1.5	66	Belgium Equipe Nationale Belga France Gustave Olivier	Germany Wolfgang Seidel Wolfgang Seidel Wolfgang Seidel was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 12 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 2, 1953. He scored no championship points.... Belgium Olivier Gendebien Olivier Gendebien Olivier Gendebien was a war hero and race car driver. He has been cited as "one of the greatest sportscar racers of all time".-Background:...	Porsche 550 Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche... /4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  1.5L Flat-4	276
6	S 1.5	62	Germany Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  KG	Germany Helm Glöckler Helm Glöckler Helm Glöckler was a German amateur racing driver.Glöckler raced a Deutsch-Bonnet in Formula 3 in 1951, and won the sports car racing event at the 1953 Eifelrennen with a new Porsche 550.... Guatemala Joroslav Juhan	Porsche 550 Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche... /4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  1.5L Flat-4	273
7	S 2.0	34	United Kingdom Bristol Aeroplane Company Bristol Aeroplane Company The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was a major British aviation company. In 1956 its major operations were split into Bristol Aircraft and Bristol Aero Engines...	United Kingdom Peter S. Wilson United Kingdom Jim Mayers	Bristol 450 Bristol 450 The Bristol Type 450 was a successful sports car racing prototype model, designed in 1953 by Bristol Cars and based on the abortive ERA G-type Formula Two car of 1952. Although most sources state that only three 450s were built, photographic evidence suggests that at least four were in existence at... C Open	Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors or dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The...  2.0L I6	271
8	S 2.0	33	United Kingdom Bristol Aeroplane Company Bristol Aeroplane Company The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was a major British aviation company. In 1956 its major operations were split into Bristol Aircraft and Bristol Aero Engines...	United Kingdom Mike Keen United Kingdom Tommy Line	Bristol 450 Bristol 450 The Bristol Type 450 was a successful sports car racing prototype model, designed in 1953 by Bristol Cars and based on the abortive ERA G-type Formula Two car of 1952. Although most sources state that only three 450s were built, photographic evidence suggests that at least four were in existence at... C Open	Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors or dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The...  2.0L I6	270
9	S 2.0	32	United Kingdom Bristol Aeroplane Company Bristol Aeroplane Company The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was a major British aviation company. In 1956 its major operations were split into Bristol Aircraft and Bristol Aero Engines...	United Kingdom Tommy Wisdom United Kingdom Jack Fairman Jack Fairman Jack Fairman was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 13 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 18, 1953...	Bristol 450 Bristol 450 The Bristol Type 450 was a successful sports car racing prototype model, designed in 1953 by Bristol Cars and based on the abortive ERA G-type Formula Two car of 1952. Although most sources state that only three 450s were built, photographic evidence suggests that at least four were in existence at... C Open	Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors or dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The...  2.0L I6	268
10	S 2.0	35	United Kingdom Automobiles Frazer Nash Frazer Nash Frazer Nash was a British automobile manufacturer and engineering company founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in 1922.Frazer Nash should not be confused with the unrelated companies Kaiser-Frazer and Nash Motors.-History:...  Ltd.	France Marcel Becquart United Kingdom Richard Stoop	Frazer Nash Frazer Nash Frazer Nash was a British automobile manufacturer and engineering company founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in 1922.Frazer Nash should not be confused with the unrelated companies Kaiser-Frazer and Nash Motors.-History:...  Sebring	Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors or dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The...  2.0L I6	260
11	S 1.5	40	Italy Edgar Fronteras	Italy Giulio Cabianca Giulio Cabianca Giulio Cabianca was a Formula One driver from Italy.Cabianca was born in Verona, northern Italy. He participated in 4 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1958. He scored a total of 3 championship points... Italy Giuseppe Scorbati	O.S.C.A. O.S.C.A. Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili - Fratelli Maserati SpA was an Italian brand of sports car automobiles,usually abbreviated to O.S.C.A., OSCA or Osca....  MT-4 1500	O.S.C.A. O.S.C.A. Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili - Fratelli Maserati SpA was an Italian brand of sports car automobiles,usually abbreviated to O.S.C.A., OSCA or Osca....  1.5L I4	256
12	S 1.5	41	United Kingdom MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  Cars Ltd.	United Kingdom Ken Miles Ken Miles Ken Miles was a sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his career in the USA and with American teams on the international scene.-Background:Miles raced motorcycles before he served as a tank sergeant in the British Army in World War II.-Career:After... United Kingdom Johnny Lockett	MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  EX182	MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  1.5L I4	249
13	S 1.1	49	Germany Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  KG	France Auguste Veuillet United States Zora Arkus-Duntov Zora Arkus-Duntov Zora Arkus-Duntov was a Belgian-born American engineer. His work on the Chevrolet Corvette earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette."- Early life :...	Porsche 550 Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche... /4 Spyder	Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  1.1L I4	245
14	S 2.0	28	United Kingdom Standard Standard Motor Company The Standard Motor Company was founded in Coventry, England in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay . The Standard name was last used in Britain in 1963, and in India in 1987.-1903-1914:...  Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company is a defunct British motor manufacturer. The Triumph marque is currently owned by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles from premises in London and from...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Robert Dickson United Kingdom Ninian Sanderson Ninian Sanderson Ninian Sanderson was a car dealer, sports car racing driver, and winner of the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans....	Triumph TR2 Triumph TR2 The Triumph TR2 was built between 1953 and 1955 by the Standard Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 8,636 cars were produced...	Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company is a defunct British motor manufacturer. The Triumph marque is currently owned by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles from premises in London and from...  2.0L I4	242
15	S 2.0	29	United Kingdom Standard Standard Motor Company The Standard Motor Company was founded in Coventry, England in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay . The Standard name was last used in Britain in 1963, and in India in 1987.-1903-1914:...  Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company is a defunct British motor manufacturer. The Triumph marque is currently owned by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles from premises in London and from...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Ken Richardson Ken Richardson (race car driver) William Kenneth "Ken" Richardson was a British racing and test / development driver from England.... United Kingdom Bert Hadley	Triumph TR2 Triumph TR2 The Triumph TR2 was built between 1953 and 1955 by the Standard Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 8,636 cars were produced...	Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company is a defunct British motor manufacturer. The Triumph marque is currently owned by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles from premises in London and from...  2.0L I4	242
16	S 750	63	France Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	France Louis Cornet France Robert Mougin	DB DB (car) DB was a French automobile maker between 1938 and 1961. The firm was founded by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet. It produced light sports cars with fiberglass bodies mainly powered by Panhard flat-twin engines....  HBR	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.7L Flat-2	236
17	S 1.5	64	United Kingdom MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  Cars Ltd.	United Kingdom Ted Lund Switzerland Hans Waeffler	MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  EX182	MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  1.5L I4	234
18	S 1.5	65	France Gustave Olivier	France Gustave Olivier Germany Josef Jeser	Porsche 550 Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche... /4 Spyder	Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  1.5L Flat-4	234
19	S 2.0	68	United Kingdom Standard Standard Motor Company The Standard Motor Company was founded in Coventry, England in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay . The Standard name was last used in Britain in 1963, and in India in 1987.-1903-1914:...  Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company is a defunct British motor manufacturer. The Triumph marque is currently owned by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles from premises in London and from...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Leslie Brooke United Kingdom Mortimer Morris-Goodall	Triumph TR2 Triumph TR2 The Triumph TR2 was built between 1953 and 1955 by the Standard Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 8,636 cars were produced...	Triumph Triumph Motor Company The Triumph Motor Company is a defunct British motor manufacturer. The Triumph marque is currently owned by BMW. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann and Moritz Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles from premises in London and from...  2.0L I4	214
20	S 750	59	France Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	France Georges Trouis France Louis Héry	DB DB (car) DB was a French automobile maker between 1938 and 1961. The firm was founded by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet. It produced light sports cars with fiberglass bodies mainly powered by Panhard flat-twin engines....  HBR	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.7L Flat-2	209
21	S 1.1	47	United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...	United Kingdom Edgar Wadsworth United Kingdom John Brown	Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...  T39	Coventry Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...  1.1L I4	207

Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
22	S 3.0	16	Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	Italy Luigi Musso Luigi Musso Luigi Musso was an Italian racing driver.Musso began his racing career driving sports cars before debuting on the Formula One circuit on 17 January 1954, driving a Maserati. In 1954 he won the Coppa Acerbo, a non-championship Formula One race. At Zandvoort, in the 1955 Dutch Grand Prix, Musso... Italy Luigi Valenzano	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...  300S	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...  3.0L I6	239
23	S 3.0	22	United States Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American sportsman who raced cars and yachts.He was a racing car constructor, driver and team owner; also a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector....	United States Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American sportsman who raced cars and yachts.He was a racing car constructor, driver and team owner; also a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector.... United States Sherwood Johnston	Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American sportsman who raced cars and yachts.He was a racing car constructor, driver and team owner; also a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector....  C6-R	Offenhauser Offenhauser Offenhauser was a United States of America racing engine manufacturer that operated from 1933 to 1983.The Offenhauser engine, familiarly known as the "Offy", was developed by Fred Offenhauser and his employer Harry Arminius Miller, after maintaining and repairing a 1913 Peugeot Grand Prix car of...  2.9L I4	196
24	S 5.0	7	United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Tony Rolt Tony Rolt Major Anthony Peter Roylance "Tony" Rolt, MC & Bar, was a British racing driver, soldier and engineer. He won the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans and participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix but scored no championship points.-Early life:Rolt was born in Bordon, Hampshire and... United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton	Jaguar D-Type Jaguar D-type The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different...	Jaguar Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  3.4L I6	186
25	S 750	52	France Société Monopole	France Jean Hémard France Pierre Flahaut	Monopole X88	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.7L Flat-2	145
26	S 2.0	30	France Automobiles Gordini Gordini Gordini was a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .At the beginning Gordini had close ties with Simca whose founder Henri Pigozzi shared Italian origins with Amédée Gordini....	France Jacques Pollet Jacques Pollet Jacques Pollet was a racing driver from France. He participated in 5 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 4, 1954. He scored no championship points.... Brazil Hernando da Silva Ramos Hernando da Silva Ramos Hernando João da Silva Ramos, nicknamed "Nano" is a former racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 7 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on June 19, 1955. He scored a total of 2 championship points.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:...	Gordini Gordini Gordini was a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .At the beginning Gordini had close ties with Simca whose founder Henri Pigozzi shared Italian origins with Amédée Gordini....  T15S	Gordini Gordini Gordini was a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .At the beginning Gordini had close ties with Simca whose founder Henri Pigozzi shared Italian origins with Amédée Gordini....  2.0L I8	145
27	S 750	60	Italy Automobili Stanguellini	France René Philippe Faure France Pierre Duval	Stanguellini 750 Bialbero	Fiat Fiat Fiat S.p.A., an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli. Fiat has also...  0.7L I4	136
28	S 3.0	19	Germany Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest—which was valid until year 2000—was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, which had been founded by...  A.G.	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio , nicknamed "El Chueco" or "El Maestro" , was a race car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing... United Kingdom Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE is a retired racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him among the world's elite – he is often called "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship".Moss, who raced from 1948 to 1962, won 194 of the 497 races he...	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a sportscar racing car for the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, which it won.-Technical Highlights:...	Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz W196 The Mercedes-Benz W196 was the Mercedes-Benz Formula One entry in the and Formula One seasons, winning 9 of 12 races entered in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss....  3.0L I8	134
29	S 3.0	21	Germany Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest—which was valid until year 2000—was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, which had been founded by...  A.G.	Germany Karl Kling Karl Kling Karl Kling was a motor racing driver and manager from Germany. He participated in 11 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 4, 1954. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 17 championship points.It is said, that he was born too late and too early... France André Simon	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a sportscar racing car for the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, which it won.-Technical Highlights:...	Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz W196 The Mercedes-Benz W196 was the Mercedes-Benz Formula One entry in the and Formula One seasons, winning 9 of 12 races entered in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss....  3.0L I8	130
30	S 1.1	51	France Automobiles Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  et Levassor	France René Cotton France André Beaulieux	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  VM5	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.9L Flat-2	108
31	S 5.0	5	Italy Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...	France Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1... United States Harry Schell Harry Schell Henry O'Reilly Schell was an American Grand Prix motor racing driver.-Early life:...	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  121LM	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  4.4L I6	107
32	S 5.0	8	United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Don Beauman Don Beauman Donald Beauman was a British Formula One driver who took part in one World Championship Grand Prix.... United Kingdom Norman Dewis	Jaguar D-Type Jaguar D-type The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different...	Jaguar Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  3.4L I6	106
33	S 3.0	24	United Kingdom Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Roy Salvadori Roy Francesco Salvadori is a former motor racing driver and manager from England. He participated in 50 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 12 July 1952, and achieved two podiums, scoring a total of 19 Championship points.During a varied career he also won the 24 Hours of Le... United Kingdom Peter Walker Peter Walker (driver) Peter Walker was a British racing driver. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and died in Newtown, Worcestershire....	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  2.9L I6	105
34	S 3.0	12	France "Heldé"	France Pierre-Louis Dreyfus France Jean Lucas Jean Lucas Jean Lucas was a racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 11 September 1955. Lucas was then manager of the Gordini team, and when regular driver Robert Manzon was unable to race, he stepped in to take his place...	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  750 Monza	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  3.0L I4	104
35	S 750	58	France Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	France Paul Armagnac France Gérard Laureau	DB DB (car) DB was a French automobile maker between 1938 and 1961. The firm was founded by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet. It produced light sports cars with fiberglass bodies mainly powered by Panhard flat-twin engines....  HBR	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.7L Flat-2	101
36	S 1.1	48	United Kingdom Lotus Lotus Cars Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and high handling characteristics....  Engineering	United Kingdom Colin Chapman Colin Chapman Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE was an influential British designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. In 1952 he founded the sports car company Lotus Cars. He studied structural engineering at University College London, joined the University Air Squadron and learned to fly... United Kingdom Ron Flockhart	Lotus Lotus Cars Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and high handling characteristics....  Mk9	Coventry Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...  1.1L I4	99
37	S 1.1	50	France Automobiles Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  et Levassor	France Pierre Chancel France Robert Chancel	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  VM5	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.9L Flat-2	94
38	S 2.0	31	Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	Italy Carlo Tomasi Italy Francesco Giardini	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...  200S	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...  2.0L I4	96
39	S 5.0	1	United Kingdom Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British car manufacturer, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by the American Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth Springfield, Ohio...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell was a racing driver and team manager from England. He participated in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scoring a total of 9 championship points.-Driving career:Before World War II Parnell was a very successful racing... United Kingdom Dennis Poore Dennis Poore Roger Dennistoun "Dennis" Poore was a British entrepreneur, financier and sometime racing driver. Poore used his personal weath to bankroll the founding, in 1950, of the motor racing journal Autosport...	Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British car manufacturer, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by the American Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth Springfield, Ohio...  DP166	Lagonda Lagonda Lagonda is a British car manufacturer, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by the American Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth Springfield, Ohio...  4.5L V12	93
40	S 3.0	25	United Kingdom Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Tony Brooks Tony Brooks Charles Anthony Standish Brooks is a British former racing driver from England also known as the "racing dentist"... United Kingdom John Riseley-Pritchard	Aston Martin DB3S	Aston Martin Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007...  2.9L I6	83
41	S 3.0	27	France Jean-Paul Colas	France Jean-Paul Colas France Jacques Dewez	Salmson 2300S Spyder	Salmson 2.3L I4	82
42	S 5.0	3	Italy Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...	Italy Umberto Maglioli Umberto Maglioli Umberto Maglioli was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 10 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 September 1953. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 3.33 championship points... United States Phil Hill Phil Hill Philip Toll Hill, Jr., was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once said, "I'm in the wrong business. I don't want to beat anybody, I don't want to be the big hero...	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  121LM	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  4.4L I6	76
43	S 1.5	38	Switzerland Walter Ringgenberg	Switzerland Walter Ringgenberg Switzerland Hans-Jörg Gilomen	Porsche 550 Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 was a sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.Inspired by the Porsche 356 which was created by Ferry Porsche, and some spyder prototypes built and raced by Walter Glöckler starting in 1951, the factory decided to build a car designed for use in auto racing. The model Porsche... /4 Spyder	Porsche Porsche Porsche SE is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury high performance automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Piëch and Porsche families. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG , often shortened to Porsche AG, is responsible and manufacturer of the Porsche automobile line...  1.5L Flat-4	65
44	S 1.5	43	United Kingdom Connaught Engineering	United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in 7 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1952... United Kingdom Eric Thompson Eric Thompson (racing driver) Eric Thompson is a book dealer and former insurance broker and motor racing driver from Great Britain...	Connaught AL/SR	Lea-Francis Lea-Francis Lea-Francis was a motor manufacturing company that began life building bicycles.Richard Henry Lea and Graham Ingoldsby Francis started the business in Coventry in 1895....  1.5L I4	60
45	S 2.0	69	France Alexandre Constantin	France Jacques Savoye France Jacques Poch	Constantin C Barquette	Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and...  2.0L I4	52
46	S 5.0	4	Italy Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. The racing team has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929. Currently the team races in Formula One only, under the team name "Scuderia...	Italy Eugenio Castellotti Eugenio Castellotti Eugenio Castellotti was a Formula One driver from Italy.-Driving career:Castellotti was born in Lodi. After being signed by Scuderia Ferrari, Eugenio Castellotti participated in 14 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on January 16, 1955... Italy Count Paolo Marzotto	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  121LM	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  4.4L I6	52
47	S 1.1	46	United Kingdom Kieft Cars Kieft Cars Kieft Cars founded by Cyril Kieft was a British car company that built Formula Three racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton.Cyril Kieft was born in Swansea and spent his early working life in the steel industry...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Alan Rippon United Kingdom Bill Merrick	Kieft Kieft Cars Kieft Cars founded by Cyril Kieft was a British car company that built Formula Three racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton.Cyril Kieft was born in Swansea and spent his early working life in the steel industry...	Coventry Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H...  1.1L I4	47
48	S 5.0	9	United States Briggs Cunningham	United States William Spear United States Phil Walters	Jaguar D-Type Jaguar D-type The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different...	Jaguar Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  3.4L I6	43
49	S 750	57	France Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	France René Bonnet France Claude Storez	DB DB (car) DB was a French automobile maker between 1938 and 1961. The firm was founded by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet. It produced light sports cars with fiberglass bodies mainly powered by Panhard flat-twin engines....  HBR	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.7L Flat-2	44
50	S 5.0	11	United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...	United Kingdom Peter Whitehead United Kingdom Graham Whitehead Graham Whitehead Graham Whitehead was a British racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on July 19, 1952. He finished 12th, scoring no championship points...	Cooper Cooper Car Company The Cooper Car Company was founded in 1946 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles' small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England in 1946...  T38	Jaguar Jaguar (car) Jaguar Cars Ltd., better known simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquartered in Coventry, England. It has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors Ltd...  3.4L I6	38
51	S 3.0	20	Germany Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and engines which was founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest—which was valid until year 2000—was signed on May 1 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, which had been founded by...  A.G.	France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin was a French sportsman and racecar driver. He took the racing name Pierre Levegh in memory of his uncle, a pioneering driver who died in 1904... United States John Fitch John Fitch (driver) John Cooper Fitch is a racecar driver born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the postwar era...	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was a sportscar racing car for the 1955 World Sportscar Championship season, which it won.-Technical Highlights:...	Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz W196 The Mercedes-Benz W196 was the Mercedes-Benz Formula One entry in the and Formula One seasons, winning 9 of 12 races entered in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss....  3.0L I8	34
52	S 2.0	36	United Kingdom Automobiles Frazer Nash Frazer Nash Frazer Nash was a British automobile manufacturer and engineering company founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in 1922.Frazer Nash should not be confused with the unrelated companies Kaiser-Frazer and Nash Motors.-History:...  Ltd.	Ireland Cecil Vard United Kingdom Dick Odlum	Frazer Nash Frazer Nash Frazer Nash was a British automobile manufacturer and engineering company founded by Archibald Frazer-Nash in 1922.Frazer Nash should not be confused with the unrelated companies Kaiser-Frazer and Nash Motors.-History:...  Sebring	Bristol Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors or dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The...  2.0L I6	33
53	S 750	53	France Société Monopole	France Francis Navarro France Jean de Montrémy	Monopole Sport X88	Panhard Panhard Panhard is now a French manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its current incarnation was formed by the acquisition of Panhard by Auverland in 2005. Panhard had been under Citroën ownership, then PSA , for 40 years. The combined company now uses the Panhard name...  0.7L Flat-2	30
54	S 3.0	26	United Kingdom Lance Macklin Lance Macklin Lance Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952....	United Kingdom Lance Macklin Lance Macklin Lance Macklin was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952.... United Kingdom Les Leston Les Leston Alfred Lazarus Fingleston , better known as Les Leston, is a British former racing driver from England. Les started racing in a Jaguar SS100 before acquiring a Cooper and his own Leston Special. He become a Cooper works driver in 1954 and took the national Formula 3 championship in the same year...	Austin-Healey 100 Austin-Healey 100 The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car built between 1953 and 1956 by the British Motor Corporation . It was developed by Donald Healey to be produced in-house by Healey's small company in Warwick and based on Austin A90 Atlantic mechanicals... S	BMC British Motor Corporation The British Motor Corporation was a UK vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952...  2.7L I4	28
55	S 1.5	42	United Kingdom MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  Cars Ltd.	United Kingdom Dick Jacobs Ireland Joe Flynn	MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  EX182	MG MG (car) MG Cars is a former British sports car manufacturer, which was founded in 1924.MG Cars is best known for its two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced saloons and coupés...  1.5L I4	27
56	S 750	56	France Automobiles VP	France Yves Giraud-Cabantous France Yves Lesur	VP 166R	Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan, it is currently the world's fourth largest automaker. Headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault owns the Romanian automaker Automobile Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault...  0.7L I4	26
57	S 3.0	15	Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	Argentina Roberto Mières Roberto Mieres Roberto Mieres is a former racing driver from Mar del Plata, Argentina. He participated in 17 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on June 7, 1953. He scored a total of 13 championship points.... Italy Cesare Perdisa Cesare Perdisa Cesare Perdisa, October 21, 1932–May 10, 1998 , was a racing driver from Bologna, Italy. He participated in 8 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 22, 1955...	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...  300S	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...  3.0L I6	24
58	S 3.0	14	France Mike Sparken Mike Sparken Mike Sparken was a pseudonym for Michael Poberejsky , a former racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on July 16, 1955. He scored no championship points.- Complete Formula One World Championship results :...	France Mike Sparken Mike Sparken Mike Sparken was a pseudonym for Michael Poberejsky , a former racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on July 16, 1955. He scored no championship points.- Complete Formula One World Championship results :... United States Masten Gregory Masten Gregory Masten Gregory was a racing driver from the United States. He raced in Formula One between and , participating in 43 World Championship races, and numerous non-Championship races....	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  750 Monza	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A....  3.0L I4	23
59	S 750	61	Italy Nardi Automobili	Italy Dr. Mario Damonte France Roger Crovetto	Nardi 750LM Nardi 750LM The Nardi 750LM Crosley was one of the starters for the tragic 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race. The car was famous for its twin torpedo like body work with the engine in one compartment and driver and fuel tank in the other. Joining these two sides was an upsidedown wing and this was the cars'...	Giannini 0.7L I4	5
60	S 1.5	39	United Kingdom Kieft Cars Kieft Cars Kieft Cars founded by Cyril Kieft was a British car company that built Formula Three racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton.Cyril Kieft was born in Swansea and spent his early working life in the steel industry...  Ltd.	United Kingdom Berwyn Baxter United Kingdom John Deeley	Kieft Kieft Cars Kieft Cars founded by Cyril Kieft was a British car company that built Formula Three racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton.Cyril Kieft was born in Swansea and spent his early working life in the steel industry...	Coventry Climax Coventry Climax Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump, and speciality engine manufacturer.-History:The company was started in 1903 as Lee Stroyer, but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, was relocated to Paynes Lane, Coventry, and renamed to Coventry-Simplex by H... 1.5L I4	4

Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #6 Jaguar Cars Ltd. - 4:06.6
• Distance - 4135.38 km
• Average Speed - 172.308 km/h

Trophy Winners

• 21st Biennial Cup - #37 Porsche KG
• Index of Performance - #37 Porsche KG

External links

• Le Mans 1955 from The Mike Hawthorn Tribute Site - Extensive 1955 Le Mans coverage - reports, analysis, photos/video of race + crash
• Video of accident and aftermath