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.

  1955 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date1 May 1955
LocationMontjuïc circuit
Course
  • Public roads
  • 3.791 km (2.356 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi
Time 2:02.7
Podium
First Reg Armstrong Gilera
Second Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta
Third Umberto Masetti MV Agusta
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Romolo Ferri Mondial
Time 2:09.9
Podium
First Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Second Romolo Ferri Mondial
Third Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Willi Faust BMW
Time 2:15.9
Podium
First Willi Faust BMW
Second Cyril Smith Norton
Third Eric Oliver Norton

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Reg Armstrong Gilera 53 1:50:20.4 8
2 Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 53 +31.9 6
3 Umberto Masetti MV Agusta 53 +1:19.9 4
4 Orlando Valdinoci Gilera 3
5 Nello Pagani MV Agusta 2
6 Tito Forconi MV Agusta 1
7 Giuseppe Colnago Gilera
8 Alfredo Flores Norton
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 27 58:59.9 8
2 Romolo Ferri Mondial 27 +34.7 6
3 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 27 +34.9 4
4 Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial 3
5 Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 2
6 Marcelo Cama Montesa 1
7 Juan Atorrasagasti MV Agusta
8 Francisco González Montesa
9 Carlos del Val Mondial
10 Enrico Sirera Montesa
[1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Willi Faust Karl Remmert BMW 27 1:02:02.9 8
2 Cyril Smith Stanley Dibben Norton 27 +59.5 6
3 Eric Oliver Eric Bliss Norton 27 +2:18.9 4
4 Rudolf Koch Christian Wirth BMW 3
5 Ernesto Merlo Vittorio Mussa Gilera 2
6 Roland Benz Jakob Kuchler Norton 1
7 Fron Purslow Alan Goodwin BSA
8 Bill Beevers Brian Morris Norton
9 Luigi Marcelli Lorenzo Dobelli Norton
[1]

References

  1. Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 173.
Previous race:
1954 Spanish Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1955 season
Next race:
1955 French Grand Prix
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1954 Spanish Grand Prix
Spanish Grand Prix Next race:
1957 Spanish Grand Prix
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