1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

  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)
500cc
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
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Romolo Ferri Mondial
Time 2:09.0
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

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.

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]

125cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 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 27 +1:03.9 3
5 Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 27 +2:05.7 2
6 Marcelo Cama Montesa 27 +2:06.6 1
7 Juan Atorrasagasti MV Agusta
8 Francisco González Montesa
9 Carlos del Val Mondial
10 Enrico Sirera Montesa
15 starters, 11 finishers
Source:[2][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. ^ a b c Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 173.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 23. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.


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