Type: | NC |
Country: | Italy |
Grand Prix: | Valentino |
Date: | 27 March |
Year: | 1955 |
Official Name: | VII Gran Premio del Valentino |
Location: | Parco del Valentino, Turin |
Course: | Temporary Street Circuit |
Course Mi: | 2.609 |
Course Km: | 4.185 |
Distance Laps: | 90 |
Distance Mi: | 234.810 |
Distance Km: | 376.635 |
Pole Driver: | Alberto Ascari |
Pole Country: | ITA |
Pole Team: | Lancia D50 |
Pole Time: | 1:42.0 |
Fast Driver: | Jean Behra |
Fast Team: | Maserati 250F |
Fast Time: | 1:43.1 |
Fast Country: | FRA |
First Driver: | Alberto Ascari |
First Country: | ITA |
First Team: | Lancia D50 |
Second Driver: | Roberto Mieres |
Second Country: | ARG |
Second Team: | Maserati 250F |
Third Driver: | Luigi Villoresi |
Third Country: | ITA |
Third Team: | Lancia D50 |
The 1955 Gran Premio del Valentino was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 27 March 1955 at the Parco del Valentino in Turin. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Lancia D50; Ascari also set pole position. Roberto Mieres in a Maserati 250F finished second and Luigi Villoresi in a Lancia D50 was third. Maserati driver Jean Behra set fastest lap.[1] [2]
This was the last motor race to be held at the Parco del Valentino.[3]
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 6 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D50 | 2:40:21.2, 87.86mph | 1 | |
2 | 32 | Roberto Mieres | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | +27.1s | 5 | |
3 | 30 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D50 | +1:44.2 | 6 | |
4 | 22 | Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D50 | +1:44.8 | 8 | |
5 | 20 | Harry Schell | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | +3 laps | 9 | |
6 | 36 | Louis Rosier | Equipe Rosier | Maserati 250F | +11 laps | 12 | |
7 | 26 | Berardo Taraschi | Berardo Taraschi | Ferrari 166 | +11 laps | 14 | |
8 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | +15 laps, rear axle | 7 | |
14 | 20 | B. Bira | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F | +24 laps | 13 | |
Ret | 12 | Lorenzo Girard | Lorenzo Girard | Ferrari 500 | 44 laps, mechanical | 15 | |
Ret | 10 | Alfonso de Portago | Marquis de Portago | Ferrari 625 | 34 laps, sump | 11 | |
Ret | 34 | Luigi Musso | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 21 laps, oil leak | 3 | |
Ret | 8 | Jean Behra | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 12 laps, suspension | 2 | |
Ret | 24 | Cesare Perdisa | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | 12 laps, suspension | 10 | |
DNS | 4 | Sergio Mantovani | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Crash | - | |
DNA | 16 | Ottorino Volonterio | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati A6GCM | Car not ready | - | |
DNA | 28 | Mario Alborghetti | Scuderia Volpini | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Car not ready | - |