1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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File:Geoff Duke (1951).jpg
Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) won his last 500cc World Championship title in 1955.

The 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the seventh F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 1 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 4 September.

1955 Grand Prix season calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report
1 1 May Template:Flagicon Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc circuit Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri Template:Flagicon Reg Armstrong Template:Flagicon Faust / Remmert Report
2 15 May Template:Flagicon French Grand Prix Reims Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Template:Flagicon Duilio Agostini Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Report
3 10 June Template:Flagicon Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Template:Flagicon Schneider / Strauß Report
4 26 June Template:Flagicon German Grand Prix Nürburgring Nordschleife Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Template:Flagicon Hermann Paul Müller Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Template:Flagicon Faust / Remmert Report
5 3 July Template:Flagicon Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Colnago Template:Flagicon Noll / Cron Report
6 16 July Template:Flagicon Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri Template:Flagicon Ken Kavanagh Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Template:Flagicon Faust / Remmert Report
7 13 August Template:Flagicon Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit Template:Flagicon John Surtees Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Report
8 4 September Template:Flagicon Nations Grand Prix Monza Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Template:Flagicon Dickie Dale Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti Template:Flagicon Noll / Cron Report

Standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

500cc final standings

Pos Rider Machine ESP
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1 Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Gilera Ret 1 1 1 Ret 1 3 36
2 Template:Flagicon Reg Armstrong Gilera 1 3 2 Ret Ret 2 2 30
3 Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 3 4 3 1 19
4 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 7 5 1 Ret 4 13
5 Template:Flagicon Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 2 11 3 Ret Ret 10
6 Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 1 8
7 Template:Flagicon Pierre Monneret Gilera 10 2 Ret 6
8 Template:Flagicon John Hartle Norton 13 2 6
9 Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati Gilera 2 Ret 6
10 Template:Flagicon Walter Zeller BMW 2 6
11 Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre Norton 5 4 5
12 Template:Flagicon Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi Ret 3 4
= Template:Flagicon Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Ret 3 4
14 Template:Flagicon Léon Martin Gilera 3 4
15 Template:Flagicon Tito Forconi MV Agusta 6 4 Ret Ret 4
16 Template:Flagicon Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi Ret 4 3
= Template:Flagicon Jack Brett Norton 4 Ret 3
18 Template:Flagicon Orlando Valdinoci Gilera 4 3
= Template:Flagicon Drikus Veer Gilera 4 3
20 Template:Flagicon Bob Brown Matchless 16 11 5 2
21 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret 14 5 2
22 Template:Flagicon Peter Murphy Matchless Ret Ret Ret 5 2
23 Template:Flagicon Auguste Goffin Norton Ret Ret 5 2
24 Template:Flagicon Jacques Collot Norton 5 Ret 2
= Template:Flagicon Nello Pagani MV Agusta 5 Ret 2
26 Template:Flagicon Jack Ahearn Norton Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 1
27 Template:Flagicon Eddie Grant Matchless / Norton 14 16 6 1
28 Template:Flagicon John Clark Matchless Ret 6 1
= Template:Flagicon Ernst Riedelbauch BMW Ret 6 1
= Template:Flagicon John Storr Norton Ret 6 1
31 Template:Flagicon Firmin Dauwe Norton 6 1
= Template:Flagicon Derek Ennett Matchless 6 1
33 Template:Flagicon Hans-Günther Jäger Norton 7 8 0
= Template:Flagicon Eric Jones Norton 8 7 0
35 Template:Flagicon Florian Camathias Norton 7 Ret 0
= Template:Flagicon Gerold Klinger BMW Ret 7 0
37 Template:Flagicon Piet Bakker Norton 7 0
38 Template:Flagicon Len Aislabie Norton 20 Ret 8 Ret 0
39 Template:Flagicon Sven Andersson Norton Ret 8 Ret 0
40 Template:Flagicon William Hall Norton Ret 8 0
41 Template:Flagicon Marcel Beauvais Norton 8 0
= Template:Flagicon Alfredo Flores Norton 8 0
= Template:Flagicon Priem Rozenberg BMW 8 0
44 Template:Flagicon Bob Matthews Norton 11 9 Ret 11 0
45 Template:Flagicon Bill Collett Matchless 23 Ret 9 0
46 Template:Flagicon Derek Powell Matchless 9 Ret 0
= Template:Flagicon Percy Tait Norton Ret 9 0
48 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton 9 0
= Template:Flagicon Enrico Galante Norton 9 0
= Template:Flagicon Kuno Johansson Matchless 9 0
51 Template:Flagicon Phil Heath Norton 14 13 10 Ret 0
52 Template:Flagicon Peter Davey Norton 10 Ret 0
= Template:Flagicon Ernst Hiller Matchless 10 Ret 0
= Template:Flagicon Maurice Low Triumph / BSA Ret 10 0
55 Template:Flagicon Artemio Cirelli Gilera 10 0
= Template:Flagicon Edouard Texidor Norton 10 0
56 Template:Flagicon Robin Fitton Norton Ret 11 Ret 0
= Template:Flagicon Piet Knijnenburg Matchless 11 0
= Template:Flagicon Ray Travers Norton 11 0
59 Template:Flagicon Malcolm Templeton Matchless 30 12 0
60 Template:Flagicon John Hempleman Norton Ret 12 Ret 0
61 Template:Flagicon Mike O'Rourke Norton 12 0
= Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Scheel Norton 12 0
63 Template:Flagicon Ken Tostevin Matchless Ret 13 0
64 Template:Flagicon Heinz Schreiber Norton 13 0
= Template:Flagicon Casper Swart Norton 13 0
66 Template:Flagicon Angus Martin Norton 40 14 0
67 Template:Flagicon Peter Davey Norton 14 0
68 Template:Flagicon Arthur Wheeler Matchless 17 15 Ret 0
69 Template:Flagicon Harry Pearce Matchless 15 0
= Template:Flagicon Karl-Heinz Scheifel Norton 15 0
= Template:Flagicon Gerrit Ten Kate Norton 15 0
= Template:Flagicon Harry Turner Norton 15 0
73 Template:Flagicon Ralph Rensen Norton 33 16 0
74 Template:Flagicon Frederick Cook Matchless 18 17 Ret Ret 0
75 Template:Flagicon Ernie Oliver Norton 17 0
76 Template:Flagicon Dick Knox Norton 18 0
77 Template:Flagicon Robert King Norton Ret 19 0
78 Template:Flagicon John Denton Norton 19 0
79 Template:Flagicon Ken Swallow Matchless 43 20 0
80 Template:Flagicon George Costain Norton 21 0
= Template:Flagicon Jimmy Hayes AJS 21 0
82 Template:Flagicon Roy Evans Matchless 22 0
= Template:Flagicon Ivor Lloyd Norton 22 0
84 Template:Flagicon Geoff Read Norton 24 0
85 Template:Flagicon Dave Chadwick Norton 25 Ret 0
86 Template:Flagicon Frank Perris Matchless 26 Ret 0
87 Template:Flagicon Eric Pantilin Norton 27 0
88 Template:Flagicon Albert Moule BSA 28 0
89 Template:Flagicon John Surtees Norton 29 Ret Ret 0
90 Template:Flagicon Bob Rowbottom Norton 31 0
91 Template:Flagicon George Catlin Norton 32 0
92 Template:Flagicon Philip Palmer BSA 34 0
93 Template:Flagicon Ken Tully Norton 35 0
94 Template:Flagicon Terry Shepherd Norton 36 0
95 Template:Flagicon Jack Bailey Norton 37 0
96 Template:Flagicon Bill Beevers Norton 38 0
97 Template:Flagicon Bill Roberton Norton 39 0
98 Template:Flagicon Joe Glazebrook Norton 41 0
99 Template:Flagicon Ray Fay BSA 42 0
100 Template:Flagicon Ralph Wijesinghe BSA 44 0
101 Template:Flagicon Walter Hancock BSA 45 0
102 Template:Flagicon Willie Wilshere Norton 46 0
103 Template:Flagicon Frank Norris Norton 47 0
Template:Flagicon Tony McAlpine BMW Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell Norton Ret Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Chris Stormont BSA Ret Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Francis Flahaut Norton Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Ulf Gate Matchless Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Hans Haldemann Norton Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Dick Thomson Matchless Ret Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Fernando Aranda Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Bruno Böhrer Horex Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Paolo Campanelli Gilera Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Roly Capner BSA Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Louis Carr Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Louis Carter Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Phil Carter Matchless Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Eric Cheers Matchless Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Franco Chinelli Gilera Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Javier de Ortueta Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Rally Dean Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Stanley Dibben Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Anton Elbersen Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Luigi Folconi Moto Guzzi Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Bob Ferguson AJS Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Jack Forrest BMW Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Frank Fox Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Martino Giani Gilera Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Francisco González Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon John Grace Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Francesco Guglielminetti Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Wilf Herron Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Eric Houseley Matchless Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Roy Ingram Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Arnold Jones Matchless Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Harald Karlsson Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Rudolf Knees Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon George Leigh Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Robert McCracken Triumph Ret 0
Template:Flagicon George Northwood BSA Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Pierre Nicholas Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Tony Ovens Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Harry Plews Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Maurice Quincey Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Gerald Robarts Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Michael Roche Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Charlie Salt BSA Ret 0
Template:Flagicon George Salt Matchless Ret 0
Template:Flagicon W. Stewart Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Martinus van Son Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon John Williamson Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Jackie Wood Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Erich Wünsche Norton Ret 0
Template:Flagicon Georg Braun Horex DNS 0
Template:Flagicon Allen Burt Matchless DNS 0
Template:Flagicon Ricardo Galvagni Norton DNS 0
Template:Flagicon Sakari Järvimaa Matchless DNS 0
Template:Flagicon Armando Poggi Norton DNS 0
Template:Flagicon R. Siriwardena Norton DNS 0
Template:Flagicon W.H. Spence Norton DNS 0
Template:Flagicon Des Wright BSA DNS 0
Pos Rider Bike ESP
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GER
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BEL
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HOL
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ULS
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NAC
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Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas 72 United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 32 4
2 Template:Flagicon Dickie Dale United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 18 1
3 Template:Flagicon August Hobl Germany DKW 17 0
4 Template:Flagicon Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 14 1
5 Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 13 0
6 Template:Flagicon John Surtees United Kingdom Norton 11 0
7 Template:Flagicon Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 8 1
8 Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Norton 8 0
9 Template:Flagicon John Hartle United Kingdom Norton 7 0
10 Template:Flagicon Roberto Colombo Italy Moto Guzzi 7 0
11 Template:Flagicon Keith Campbell Australia Norton 4 0
12 Template:Flagicon Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0
= Template:Flagicon Auguste Goffin Belgium Velocette 3 0
14 Template:Flagicon Peter Murphy New Zealand AJS 3 0
= Template:Flagicon Karl Hofmann Germany DKW 3 0
16 Template:Flagicon Maurice Quincey Australia Norton 2 0
17 Template:Flagicon Hans Bartl Netherlands DKW 2 0
18 Template:Flagicon Jacques Collot France Norton 1 0

250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Template:Flagicon Hermann Paul Müller Germany NSU 16 1
2 Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 14 0
3 Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 13 1
4 Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 11 1
5 Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti Italy MV Agusta 11 0
6 Template:Flagicon Sammy Miller United Kingdom NSU 10 0
7 Template:Flagicon John Surtees United Kingdom NSU 8 1
= Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 8 1
9 Template:Flagicon Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU 6 0
= Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Brandt Germany NSU 6 0
11 Template:Flagicon Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 6 0
12 Template:Flagicon Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 3 0
13 Template:Flagicon Dave Chadwick United Kingdom RD Special 2 0
14 Template:Flagicon Bill Webster United Kingdom Velocette 1 0
= Template:Flagicon Helmut Hallmeier Germany NSU 1 0

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike ESP
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MAN
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GER
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NED
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NAT
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1 Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 3 1 1F 1F 1 1F 32 (44)
2 Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 1 2 2 2 NCF 26
3 Template:Flagicon Remo Venturi MV Agusta 3 2 2 16
4 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial 4 3 3 11
5 Template:Flagicon Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 5 5 3 8
6 Template:Flagicon Romolo Ferri Mondial 2F 6F 7
7 Template:Flagicon Bill Webster MV Agusta 5 4 5
8 Template:Flagicon Rudolf Grimas Mondial 3 4
9 Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini Mondial 4 3
9 Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas MV Agusta 4 3
9 Template:Flagicon Karl Lottes MV Agusta 4 3
9 Template:Flagicon August Hobl DKW 4 3
13 Template:Flagicon Bernhard Petruschke IFA 5 2
13 Template:Flagicon Willi Scheidhauer MV Agusta 5 2
13 Template:Flagicon Sigfried Wünsche DKW 5 2
16 Template:Flagicon Marcelo Cama Montesa 6 1
16 Template:Flagicon Ross Porter MV Agusta 6 1
16 Template:Flagicon Erhard Krumpholz IFA 6 1
16 Template:Flagicon Erich Wünsche MV Agusta 6 1
16 Template:Flagicon Paolo Campanelli Mondial 6 1
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FRA
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GER
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NED
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NAT
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Constructors' standings

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos. Constructor ESP
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MAN
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GER
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NED
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NAT
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1 Template:Flagicon MV Agusta 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 (48)
2 Template:Flagicon Mondial 2 3 3 3 6 18 (19)
3 Template:Flagicon DKW 4 3
4 Template:Flagicon IFA 5 2
5 Template:Flagicon Montesa 6 1
Pos. Constructor ESP
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FRA
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MAN
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GER
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NED
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NAT
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References

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