1955 Australian Grand Prix
1955 Australian Grand Prix | |||
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Formula Libre race | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 10 October 1955 | ||
Location | Port Wakefield, South Australia | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.09 km (1.3 miles) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 167.3 km (104 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Maybach II Special | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Cooper-Bristol Maserati | |
Time | 1'03 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Cooper-Bristol | ||
Second | Maserati | ||
Third | Talbot-Lago |
The 1955 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Port Wakefield circuit, in South Australia on 10 October 1955. The race had 22 starters. The race was held over 80 laps of the 1.3 kilometre circuit.
It was the twentieth Australian Grand Prix 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 Jack Brabham won his first Australian Grand Prix in a streamlined Cooper-Bristol that Brabham, then recently joined the Cooper team, had assembled himself and sent to Australia. It was the first time a rear-engined car won the race, although this was seen as an upset win and a rear-engined car would not win again until 1960.
Classification
Results as follows.[1]
Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
Cooper T40 / Bristol 2.0L | 80 | 1h 26m 44.43s |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Maserati A6GCM / Maserati 2.5L | 80 | 1h 26m 47.54s |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot-Lago 4.5L | 80 | 1h 26m 48.92s |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
Cooper T40 / Bristol 2.0L | 78 | |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
Vincent Special / Vincent 1.0L | 76 | |
6 | 16 | ![]() |
Rilstone Special / Vincent 1.0L | 75 | |
7 | 14 | ![]() |
Alta / Holden 2.4L | 75 | |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
Eclipse Zephyr / Ford s/c 2.3L | 75 | |
9 | 20 | ![]() |
Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.4L | 74 | |
10 | 17 | ![]() |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | 71 | |
11 | 30 | ![]() |
MG TC Special / MG 1.3L | 69 | |
12 | 7 | ![]() |
Jaguar Special / Jaguar 3.4L | 68 | |
13 | 27 | ![]() |
MG K3 / MG 1.1L | 67 | |
14 | 29 | ![]() |
MG TC / MG 1.4L | 66 | |
15 | 21 | ![]() |
AC Ace / AC 2.0L | 64 | |
Ret | 35 | ![]() |
Bugatti Type 37 / Holden 2.2L | ||
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Cooper T23 / Bristol 2.0L | ||
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | ||
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Maybach II Special / Maybach 3.8L | ||
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Cooper T20 / Bristol 2.0L | ||
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
Walton / JAP 0.5L | ||
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Cooper Mk.IX / Norton 0.5L | ||
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Cooper Mk.V / JAP 0.5L |
Notes
- Pole position: Stan Jones
- Fastest lap: Jack Brabham/Reg Hunt - 1'03
References
- ^ Howard, Graham (1986). "1955". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 206–217. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
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