1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) won his last 500cc World Championship title in 1955.
The 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the seventh F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 1 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 4 September.
1955 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 1 May | ![]() |
Montjuïc circuit | ![]() |
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2 | 15 May | ![]() |
Reims | ![]() |
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3 | 10 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain | ![]() |
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4 | 26 June | ![]() |
Nürburgring Nordschleife | ![]() |
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5 | 3 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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6 | 16 July | ![]() |
TT Circuit Assen | ![]() |
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7 | 13 August | ![]() |
Dundrod Circuit | ![]() |
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8 | 4 September | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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Standings[]
Scoring system[]
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings[]
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Bold – Pole |
350cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
72 | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 32 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 18 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 17 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 14 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 13 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 11 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
Australia | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | |
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Belgium | Velocette | 3 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
New Zealand | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
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Germany | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
Australia | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
Netherlands | DKW | 2 | 0 | |
18 | ![]() |
France | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 16 | 1 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 14 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 13 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 11 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 11 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 10 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 8 | 1 | |
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Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 6 | 0 | |
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Germany | NSU | 6 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | RD Special | 2 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Velocette | 1 | 0 | |
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Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 5 | |
2 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 26 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 16 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 11 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 8 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 7 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 5 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Austria | Mondial | 4 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | |
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Germany | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
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Germany | MV Agusta | 3 | 0 | |
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Italy | Mondial | 3 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
Germany | IFA | 2 | 0 | |
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Germany | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
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Germany | DKW | 2 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 1 | 0 | |
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Italy | Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
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Germany | IFA | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
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Germany | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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- Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons
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