1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix

  1955 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	15 May 1955
Location	Reims-Gueux
Course	Public roads 8.301 km (5.158 mi)
500 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Gilera Time 2:39.0 Podium First Geoff Duke Gilera Second Libero Liberati Gilera Third Reg Armstrong Gilera
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi Time 3:02.0 Podium First Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi Second Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi Third Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi
125 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Romolo Ferri Mondial Time 3:16.8 Podium First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Second Luigi Taveri MV Agusta Third Mondial

The 1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 15 May 1955 at the Reims-Gueux circuit.

500 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Geoff Duke	Gilera	30	1:22:52.8	8
2	Libero Liberati	Gilera	30	+2:00.2	6
3	Reg Armstrong	Gilera	30	+2:22.4	4
4		MV Agusta			3
5		Norton			2
6		Norton			1
7	Florian Camathias	Norton
8		Norton
9		Norton
[1]

350 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Duilio Agostini	Moto Guzzi	24	1:16:16.5	8
2	Dickie Dale	Moto Guzzi	24	+1.2	6
3	Roberto Colombo	Moto Guzzi	24	+1:33.8	4
4		Norton			3
5		AJS			2
6		Norton			1
7	John Storr	Norton
8		Norton
9	Robin Fitton	Velocette
10		Parilla
11	Tommy Wood	Norton
12		Norton
13	P. Whelan	AJS
14		Norton
[1]

125 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	12	40:29.8	8
2	Luigi Taveri	MV Agusta	12	+18.8	6
3		Mondial	12	+18.9	4
4	Tarquinio Provini	Mondial			3
5	Angelo Copeta	MV Agusta			2
6	Romolo Ferri	Mondial			1
7	Otto Krebs	Mondial
8		MV Agusta
9		MV Agusta
10		MV Agusta
[1]

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