The XVII Grand Prix d'Albi was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 29 May 1955 at Circuit Les Planques, Albi. The race was run over 105 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver André Simon in a Maserati 250F.[1][2] Simon also set pole and fastest lap.

1955 Albi Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Race details
Date 29 May 1955
Official name XVII Grand Prix d'Albi
Location Circuit Les Planques, Albi
Course Street circuit
Course length 1.86 mi (2.99 km)
Distance 105 laps, 195.09 mi (313.97 km)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 1:18.1
Fastest lap
Driver France André Simon Maserati
Time 1:17.1
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

This was the last occasion of the Grand Prix d'Albi being run for Formula One cars, and the last race at Circuit des Planques, which was replaced by the Circuit d'Albi in 1962.[3]

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Position Grid
1 2   André Simon Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F 2:23:22.1, 81.66 mph 1
2 4   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F +1 lap 3
3 22   Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Maserati 250F +2 laps 7
4 10   Jacques Pollet Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +3 laps 6
5 20   Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Ferrari 625 +4 laps 8
6 16   Giorgio Scarlatti Giorgio Scarlatti Ferrari 500 +27 laps 11
Ret 12   Élie Bayol Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 68 laps, rear axle 4
Ret 8   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 50 laps, transmission 2
Ret 6   Lance Macklin Stirling Moss Ltd. Maserati 250F 36 laps, water hose 5
Ret 24   Ted Whiteaway E.N. Whiteaway HWM-Alta 17 laps, engine 10
Ret 18   Michael Young M.F. Young Connaught A-Type-Lea Francis 12 laps, crash 9

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Albi Grand Prix Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  2. ^ "Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. ^ "Albi". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 2022-04-29.


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