The 1955 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the

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on 10 October 1955. The race, which had 22 starters, was held over 80 laps of the 2.09 km (1.3 mi) circuit. It was open to

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cars of unlimited capacity. The race was promoted by Brooklyn Speedway (SA) Ltd. and was organised by the Sporting Car Club of SA Inc. It was the twentieth

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and the first to be held on a purpose built motor racing circuit after the previous 19 were held on closed streets or country roads, or on airfields modified for the purpose. Future World Champion

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won his first Australian Grand Prix in a streamlined

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that Brabham, having recently joined the Cooper team, had assembled himself and sent to Australia. It was the first time a rear-engined car had won the AGP, although this was seen as an upset win and a rear-engined car would not win again until

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Classification

Results as follows.

Notes

* Pole position: Reg Hunt''30,000 see thrilling Grand Prix'', The Advertiser , Tuesday, 11 October 1955, page 3 *

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: Jack Brabham/Reg Hunt - 1'03 * Number of starters: 22

References

External links

Image of Jack Brabham (Cooper Bristol) contesting the 1955 Australian Grand Prix, www.jack-brabham-engines.com via web.archive.org

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Australian Grand Prix