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1955 British Grand Prix
The 1955 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Aintree on 16 July 1955. It was race 6 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. British driver Stirling Moss led a Mercedes 1–2–3–4 domination of the race, to win his first Formula One race narrowly ahead of his illustrious Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. Several people, including Moss, believed that the Argentine allowed his British protégé to claim his debut win in front of his home crowd. This was, however, at Moss' inquiry, consistently denied by Fangio, who claimed that Moss "was simply faster that day." Subsequent to the race, the German, Swiss and Spanish Grands Prix were cancelled, in the wake of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, Le Mans disaster. With only one Championship round therefore remaining (the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix some 2 months later), Fangio's points advantage over Moss was sufficient to secure his third World Drivers' Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aintree Circuit
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in the village of Aintree, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. The circuit is located within the Aintree Racecourse and used the same grandstands as horse racing. It was built in 1954 as the "Goodwood Circuit, Goodwood of the North", hence the fact the two venues had so many things in common. The track was well surfaced and relatively flat – ranging from in elevation. History The circuit has hosted the Formula One British Grand Prix five times, in 1955 British Grand Prix, 1955, 1957 British Grand Prix, 1957, 1959 British Grand Prix, 1959, 1961 British Grand Prix, 1961 and 1962 British Grand Prix, 1962. In addition to the Grands Prix, which were organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, the circuit also held eleven non-championship Formula One races, known as the BARC 200, Aintree 200, first won by Stirling Moss in 1954 with the last winner being Jack Brabham, in April 1964 (Brabham had made his F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
