1955 Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 1 May 1955 at the Montjuïc circuit. 500 cc classification 125 cc classification Sidecar classification References {{MotoGP_race_report , Name_of_race = Spanish Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1955 , Previous_race_in_season = 1954 Spanish Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1955 French Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1954 Spanish Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1957 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Spain Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...

Montjuïc Circuit
The Montjuïc circuit is a former street circuit located on the Montjuïc mountain in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The circuit was also the venue for the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix from 1950 to 1968, and then hosted the event on even-numbered years until 1976. The last Formula One Grand Prix held there in 1975, is notable for both a fatal crash that led to Formula One abandoning the venue and the only occasion to date that a female driver has scored World Championship points. History By 1908 international motorsport was conducted at the Circuit Baix Penedès with the ''Copa Catalunya''. In 1923 the first Great automobile Prize of Spain in the permanent Sitges Terramar circuit was run near Barcelona. In 1932 a race was held on a street circuit with the start in the Montjuïc Park, wooded parkland on a hill above the city's harbour. The course of the 1933 east circuit of that race became the Montjuïc Circuit proper, holding the Penya Rhin Grand Prix. In 1968, Montjuïc was se ...
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