Le Mans 1955

Race date

11 June 1955

Entries

Drivers

137

Teams

Cars	40
Classes	6
Engines	36
Tyre manufacturers	9
Classified	21
Retirements	39
Total laps	8.573

Results (99)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
6	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	Finished	307	Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb
6	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	Finished	307	Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb
6	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	Finished	307	Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb
23	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	2.	1.	Finished	302	Peter Collins / Paul Frère
10	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	3.	2.	Finished	296	Johnny Claes / Jacques Swaters
10	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	3.	2.	Finished	296	Johnny Claes / Jacques Swaters
10	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	3.	2.	Finished	296	Johnny Claes / Jacques Swaters
37	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	4.	1.	Finished	284	Helmut Polensky / Richard Von Frankenberg
66	Equipe Nationale Belge / Gonzague Olivier (B/F)	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	5.	2.	Finished	275	Wolfgang Seidel / Olivier Gendebien
62	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	6.	3.	Finished	273	Helm Glöckler / Jaroslav Juhan
34	Bristol Aeroplane Co	Bristol 450/C	Bristol	Bristol 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	7.	1.	Finished	271	Peter S. Wilson / Jim Mayers
33	Bristol Aeroplane Co	Bristol 450/C	Bristol	Bristol 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	8.	2.	Finished	270	Mike Keen / Tommy Line
32	Bristol Aeroplane Co	Bristol 450/C	Bristol	Bristol 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	9.	3.	Finished	268	Tom Wisdom / Jack Fairman
35	Automobiles Frazer-Nash Ltd	Frazer Nash Sebring	Frazer Nash	Frazer Nash 1971 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	10.	4.	Finished	260	Marcel Becquart / Dickie Stoop
40	Edgar Fronteras	OSCA MT-4 1500	OSCA	Osca 1491 S4	1101-1500	Pirelli	11.	4.	Finished	256	Giulio Cabianca / Roberto Sgorbati
41	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1489 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	12.	5.	Finished	249	Ken Miles / Johnny Lockett
41	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1489 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	12.	5.	Finished	249	Ken Miles / Johnny Lockett
49	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550/4 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1097 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	13.	1.	Finished	245	Auguste Veuillet / Zora Arkus-Duntov
49	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550/4 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1097 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	13.	1.	Finished	245	Auguste Veuillet / Zora Arkus-Duntov
28	Standard Triumph Ltd	Triumph TR2	Triumph	Triumph 1991 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	14.	5.	Finished	242	Bob Dickson / Ninian Sanderson
29	Standard Triumph Ltd	Triumph TR2	Triumph	Triumph 1991 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	15.	6.	Finished	242	Ken Richardson / Bert Hadley
63	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	D.B HCR	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	16.	1.	Finished	236	Louis Cornet / Robert Mougin
64	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1491 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	17.	7.	Finished	234	Ted Lund / Hans Waeffler
64	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1491 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	17.	7.	Finished	234	Ted Lund / Hans Waeffler
65	Gonzague Olivier	Porsche 550	Porsche	Porsche 1098 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	18.	2.	Finished	234	Gonzague Olivier / Josef Jeser
68	Standard Triumph Ltd	Triumph TR2	Triumph	Triumph 1991 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	19.	8.	Finished	214	Leslie Brooke / Mortimer Morris-Goodall
59	Georges Trouis	D.B	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	20.	2.	Finished	209	Georges Trouis / Louis Héry
59	Georges Trouis	D.B	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	20.	2.	Finished	209	Georges Trouis / Louis Héry
47	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T39	Cooper	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	21.	3.	Finished	207	Edgar Wadsworth / John Brown
1	Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd	Lagonda DP 166	Lagonda	Lagonda 4487 V12	3001-5000	Avon	—	—	Retired	93	Reg Parnell / Dennis Poore
11	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T38 Jaguar	Cooper	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	38	Pat Whitehead / Graham Whitehead
12	'Heldé'	Ferrari 750 Monza	Ferrari	Ferrari 2999 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	104	'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus) / Jean Lucas
14	Mike Sparken	Ferrari 750 Monza	Ferrari	Ferrari 2999 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	23	Mike Sparken (Michel Poberrejski) / Masten Gregory
15	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 300 S	Maserati	Maserati 2991 S6	2001-3000	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	24	Roberto Miéres / Cesare Perdisa
16	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 300 S	Maserati	Maserati 2991 S6	2001-3000	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	239	Luigi Musso / Gino Valenzano / Jean Behra
17	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T36s	Gordini	Gordini 2980 S8	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	Did not start	0	Elie Bayol / Robert Manzon
19	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SLR	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2975 S8	2001-3000	Continental	—	—	Retired	134	Juan Manuel Fangio / Stirling Moss
19T	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SLR	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2975 S8	2001-3000	Continental	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
2	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot Lago Sport	Talbot	Talbot 4532 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Did not start	0	Louis Rosier / Georges Grignard
20	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SLR	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2975 S8	2001-3000	Continental	—	—	Retired	34	Pierre Levegh (Bouillin) / John Fitch
20T	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SLR	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2975 S8	2001-3000	Continental	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
21	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes Benz 300 SLR	Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes 2975 S8	2001-3000	Continental	—	—	Retired	130	Karl Kling / André Simon
22	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-6R	Cunningham	Offenhauser 2946 S4	2001-3000	Firestone	—	—	Retired	196	Briggs Cunningham / Sherwood Johnston
23T	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
24	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	Retired	105	Roy Salvadori / Peter Walker
25	Aston Martin Ltd (GB) - Maurice Gatsonides	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	Retired	83	Tony Brooks / John Riseley-Prichard
26	Lance Macklin	Austin Healey 100 S	Austin-Healey	Aston Martin 2661 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	28	Lance Macklin / 'Leslie Leston'
27	Jean-Paul Colas	Salmson Spyder	Salmson	Salmson 2328 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	82	Jean-Paul Colas / Jacques Dewez
3	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 121 LM SP	Ferrari	Ferrari 4412 S6	3001-5000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	76	Umberto Maglioli / Phil Hill
30	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1988 S6	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	145	Jacques Pollet / Hermano Nano da Silva Ramos
30	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1988 S6	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	145	Jacques Pollet / Hermano Nano da Silva Ramos
30	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1988 S6	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	145	Jacques Pollet / Hermano Nano da Silva Ramos
30	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1988 S6	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	145	Jacques Pollet / Hermano Nano da Silva Ramos
31	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 200 S	Maserati	Maserati 1986 S4	1501-2000	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	96	Carlo Tomasi / Francesco Giardini
31	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 200 S	Maserati	Maserati 1986 S4	1501-2000	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	96	Carlo Tomasi / Francesco Giardini
36	Automobiles Frazer-Nash Ltd	Frazer Nash Sebring	Frazer Nash	Frazer Nash 1971 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	33	Cecil Vard / Dick Odlum
37T	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550/4 RS 1500 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	—	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
38	Walter Ringgenberg	Porsche 550/4 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	65	Walter Ringgenberg / Hans-Jörg Gilomen
38	Walter Ringgenberg	Porsche 550/4 Spyder	Porsche	Porsche 1498 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	65	Walter Ringgenberg / Hans-Jörg Gilomen
39	Kieft Cars Ltd	Kieft	Kieft	Coventry Climax 1493 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Berwyn Baxter / John Deeley
39	Kieft Cars Ltd	Kieft	Kieft	Coventry Climax 1493 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	4	Berwyn Baxter / John Deeley
4	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 121 LM SP	Ferrari	Ferrari 4412 S6	3001-5000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	52	Eugenio Castellotti / Paolo Marzotto
40x	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1489 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
40x	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1489 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
42	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1489 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	27	Dick Jacobs / Joe Flynn
42	MG Cars Ltd	MG EX 182	MG	MG 1489 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	27	Dick Jacobs / Joe Flynn
43	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Léa Francis	Connaught	Connaught 1484	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	60	Kenneth McAlpine / Eric Thompson
45	D. Arnott	Arnott Sports	Arnott	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	Did not start	0	Jim Russell / Dennis Taylor
46	Kieft Cars Ltd	Kieft	Kieft	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	47	Alan Rippon / Ray Merrick
46	Kieft Cars Ltd	Kieft	Kieft	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	47	Alan Rippon / Ray Merrick
48	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK IX	Lotus	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	99	Colin Chapman / Ron Flockhart
5	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 121 LM SP	Ferrari	Ferrari 4412 S6	3001-5000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	107	Maurice Trintignant / Harry Schell
50	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard VM5	Panhard	Panhard 850 F2	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	94	Pierre Chancel / Robert Chancel
51	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard VM5	Panhard	Panhard 850 F2	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	108	René Cotton / André Beaulieu
52	Société Monopole	Monopole X88 Panhard	Monopole	Panhard 747 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	145	Pierre Hémard / Pierre Flahault
53	Société Monopole	Monopole X88 Panhard	Monopole	Monopole 747 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	30	Louis Navarro / Jean de Montrémy
54	Moretti Automobili	Moretti 750 Grand Sport	Moretti	Moretti 740 S4	501-750	Kléber	—	—	Disqualified	0	Lino Fayen / Rogenry Herman
55	Moretti Automobili	Moretti 750 Grand Sport	Moretti	Moretti 740 S4	501-750	Kléber	—	—	Disqualified	0	Giorgio Ubezzi / Mesnest Bellanger
56	Automobiles VP	VP 166r Renault	VP	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	26	Yves Giraud-Cabantous / Yves Lesur / André Héchard
57	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	D.B HCR	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	44	René Bonnet / Claude Storez
58	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	D.B HCR	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	101	Paul Armagnac / Gérard Laureau
60	Automobili Stanguellini	Stanguellini	Stanguellini	Stanguellini 740 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	136	Roger Philippe Faure / Pierre Duval
61	Nardi Automobili	Nardi 750 LM	Nardi	Nardi 735 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	5	Mario Damonte / Roger Crovetto
69	Alexis Constantin	Constantin Tank	Constantin	Peugeot 1413 S4 Compr.	1501-2000	Englebert	—	—	Retired	51	Jacques Savoye / Jacques Poch
7	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	186	Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton
7	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	186	Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton
7	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	186	Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton
70	Pierre Ferry	Ferry F750	Ferry	Renault 750 S4	501-750	Michelin	—	—	Reserve car	0	Jacques Blache / Louis Pons
72	Automobiles VP	VP 155 R - Renault	VP	Renault 750 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Reserve car	0	Jean-Marie Dumazer / André Héchard
73	Ecurie Rosier	Renault 4CV 1068	Renault	Renault 750 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	Reserve car	0	Jean-Louis Rosier / Jean Estager
8	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	106	Don Beauman / Norman Dewis
8	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	106	Don Beauman / Norman Dewis
8	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	106	Don Beauman / Norman Dewis
8T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
8T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
8T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
9	Briggs S. Cunningham	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	43	Bill Spear / Phil Walters
9	Briggs S. Cunningham	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	43	Bill Spear / Phil Walters
9	Briggs S. Cunningham	Jaguar Type-D	Jaguar	Jaguar 3442 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	43	Bill Spear / Phil Walters

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified