1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1955 F.I.M. 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 Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon HOL Template:Flagicon ULS Template:Flagicon NAC Template:Flagicon Pts 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 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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 Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon HOL Template:Flagicon ULS Template:Flagicon NAC Template:Flagicon Pts

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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 Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon NAT Template:Flagicon Pts 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 Pos. Rider Bike ESP Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon MAN Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon NAT Template:Flagicon Pts

Constructors' standings

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

Pos.	Constructor	ESP Template:Flagicon	FRA Template:Flagicon	MAN Template:Flagicon	GER Template:Flagicon	NED Template:Flagicon	NAT Template:Flagicon	Pts
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 Template:Flagicon	FRA Template:Flagicon	MAN Template:Flagicon	GER Template:Flagicon	NED Template:Flagicon	NAT Template:Flagicon	Pts

References

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. Template:ISBN