1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
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.
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| Race 5 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 3 July 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Giuseppe Colnago |
Gilera | 15 | 1:10:51.1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Pierre Monneret |
Gilera | 15 | +43.8 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Léon Martin |
Gilera | 15 | +2:35.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Duilio Agostini |
Moto Guzzi | 3 | ||
| 5 | Auguste Goffin |
Norton | 2 | ||
| 6 |  John Storr |
Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Ahearn |
Norton | |||
| 8 |  Bill Aislabie |
Norton | |||
| 9 | Bob Matthews |
Norton | |||
| 10 | Edouard Texidor |
Norton | |||
| 11 | Bob Brown |
Matchless | |||
| 12 | John Hempleman |
Norton | |||
| 13 | Phil Heath |
Norton | |||
| 14 | Peter Davey |
Norton | |||
| 15 | Arthur Wheeler |
Matchless | |||
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eddie Grant |
Norton | |||
| 17 | Fred Cook |
Matchless | |||
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350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Bill Lomas |
Moto Guzzi | 11 | 54:47.7 | 8 |
| 2 |  August Hobl |
DKW | 11 | +14.9 | 6 |
| 3 | Keith Campbell |
Norton | 11 | +2:14.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cecil Sandford |
Moto Guzzi | 3 | ||
| 5 | Roberto Colombo |
Moto Guzzi | 2 | ||
| 6 | Hans Bartl |
DKW | 1 | ||
| 7 | Hans Baltisberger |
NSU | |||
| 8 | Auguste Goffin |
Norton | |||
| 9 | Jack Ahearn |
Norton | |||
| 10 | Jules Nies |
Norton | |||
| 11 | Bob Brown |
AJS | |||
| 12 | John Hempleman |
Norton | |||
| 13 | Tommy Wood |
Norton | |||
| 14 | Arthur Wheeler |
AJS | |||
| 15 | Fred Cook |
AJS | |||
| 16 | Bob Matthews |
Norton | |||
| 17 | Edouard Texidor |
AJS | |||
| 18 | Pierre Vervroegen |
Norton | |||
| 19 |  A. van Fleteren |
AJS | |||
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Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Wilhelm Noll |
Fritz Cron |
BMW | 7 | 38:21.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Willi Faust |
Karl Remmert |
BMW | 7 | +1.1 | 6 |
| 3 | Walter Schneider |
Hans Strauss |
BMW | 7 | +47.3 | 4 |
| 4 | Julien Deronne |
Bruno Leys |
BMW | 3 | ||
| 5 | Pip Harris |
Ray Campbell |
Norton | 2 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Drion |
Inge Stoll |
Norton | 1 | ||
| 7 | Jean Murit |
 Francis Flahaut |
Norton | |||
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Florian Camathias |
Maurice Büla |
BMW | |||
| 9 | Marcel Masuy |
? |
Norton | |||
| 10 | Pierre Vervroegen |
Raymond Bogaert |
Norton | |||
| 11 | "Rausens" |
? |
Norton | |||
| 12 | T. Gobel |
? |
Norton | |||
| 13 | Eric Oliver |
Eric Bliss |
Norton | |||
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References
- Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 174–177.
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